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PI Point Data Quality Flags: Demystifying Substituted, Questionable, and Annotated
Unravel the meaning and impact of PI Point data quality flags: Substituted, Questionable, and Annotated. Learn how to manage and prevent data quality issues in your PI System.
Hiroshi Nakamura

Updating PI Point Security: Why PI Web API Fails & How PIthon Succeeds
Struggling to update PI Point security with PI Web API? Learn why it fails and discover the PIthon (Python + AF SDK) solution for managing PI Point security attributes.
Amit Patel
Tracking Cumulative Sensor Events with PI AF Event Frame Outputs
Learn how to use PI AF Event Frame generation analyses with 'Outputs at Close' to track cumulative counts and durations for sensor reliability across many assets.
Rafael Costa

Understanding Exception and Compression in PI Data Archive
Learn how PI System's exception and compression settings efficiently filter time-series data at the interface and archive, optimizing storage and data fidelity.
Yuki Tanaka

PI Vision Refresh Rates: Optimizing Data Display in Real-Time
Frustrated by slow PI Vision updates? Learn why non-PI Point attributes refresh every 2 minutes and how to configure AF analyses to achieve faster display rates.
Yuki Tanaka

PI Interface IDs: Understanding Location1 and Best Practices
Demystify PI Interface IDs (Location1) and learn best practices for configuring PI Points and interfaces to ensure data integrity and efficient management in your PI System.
Rachel Park

Import Excel Data to PI Data Archive: A Comprehensive Guide
Learn how to import data from Excel spreadsheets into PI Data Archive using PI DataLink, PI Connector for UFL, and AF SDK for both manual and automated processes.
Thomas Müller

Troubleshooting 'I/O Timeout' on PI Performance Monitor Interface Points
Facing 'I/O Timeout' on your PI Performance Monitor Interface points? This guide helps diagnose and resolve common causes like permission issues and network connectivity.
Pedro Almeida

Handling Bad PI Point Values in AF Analytics with BadVal()
Learn how to use the BadVal() function in PI AF Analytics to transform non-numerical PI point digital states into zeroes, ensuring clean data for calculations and displays.
Omar Al-Rashid

Troubleshooting 'Bad Input' from OPC HDA Sources in PI Data Archive
Learn why PI System tags from OPC HDA sources receive 'Bad Input' values, understand the role of Location5, and discover solutions to filter or prevent bad data.
Elena Petrov

Calculating Yesterday's PI Tag Averages in PI AF: A How-To Guide
Learn step-by-step how to configure PI AF analyses to calculate and store yesterday's average for any PI Tag, leveraging relative time expressions without creating new PI Points.
Katarina Horvat

PI Vision Daily Averages: Trending Aggregated Data Directly
Learn how to display daily averages in AVEVA PI Vision trends and tables directly using built-in calculations, without creating new PI tags or AF formulas. We also cover AF Analytics as a best practice.
Isabel Fernandez
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