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Add Population Standard Deviation to Calculated Data as a calculation mode

As an end user, I would like to retrieve the population standard deviation in PI DataLink.  This option is available in the AFSummaryTypes enumeration: https://techsupport.osisoft.com/Documentation/PI-AF-SDK/html/T_OSIsoft_AF_Data_AFSummaryT...
Jeremy Roberts over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 0 Declined

Add AFTimestampCalculation options to Calculated Data

PI DataLink currently uses Auto to return the timestamp.  As a power user, I would like to be able to choose between Auto, EarliestTime, and MostRecentTime for the timestamp returned for a value when a summary calculation is done. https://te...
Jeremy Roberts over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 0 Declined

Continue to support/modify the PI Trend Add-In for Excel DataLink that was in 2014 on into 2016 and beyond.

This add-in allowed for a trend to be created within an Excel Spreadsheet without first dumping the data to the sheet.  It was an easy trend to make and it updated with current live data when requested (F9). There is a work around to get thi...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 8 Declined

Improve Error Dialog When Element Attribute Path Length is too long

e.g Current Value, When Selecting an attribute whose path length > 255 characters, throws an Excel Error "Unable to Set the FormulaArray Property of the Range Class". 255 characters is an excel limitation, Datalink should not allow such a selec...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 2 Declined

Support named ranges to avoid issue KB01369

Excel places named ranges in formulas when a cell has a named range (instead of cell references). Excel formulas become more readable this way. Datalink should support defined named ranges too. Editing a Datalink array formula directly in Excel a...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 11 Evaluating

Percent questionable in PI DataLink

Add an option for PI DataLink functions (such as Calculated and Sampled data) to show "Percent Questionable" similar to the option available now for calculating "Percent Good".
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 1 Declined

Display a parameter tooltip (IntelliSense) when typing functions manually

Please add a tooltip or equivalent to show the arguments of the PI DataLink functions when you are entering the functions manually, similar to the tooltips that appear when you use native Excel functions.
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 0 Declined

Eliminate the "calculation basis" argument for Calculated Data

Consider eliminating the "calculation basis" argument (time-weighted versus event-weighted) for Calculated Data. Reasons: Average already has 2 calculation modes, 1 for each calculation basis. Minimum, maximum, and range produce the same value whe...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 1 Declined

Compressed Data and Tables

Compressed Data should be able to (or have the option to) query multiple tags and return the results as a single table/array of information, instead of independent columns of data. Returning independent columns of data results in rows being mismat...
Matt Voll over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 2 No status

Provide support of Element Attribute Value Retrieval Method by Time Not Supported when retrieving sampled data with a Time interval provided

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Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI DataLink™ / Functions 1 Declined