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PI Interfaces

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Allow PItoPI APS connector to sync "Point Type" changes

Currently (as of PI to PI Interface AutoPointSync Connector Version 1.5.0.7), it's not possible to sync changes to "Point type". (See pg 5 of user manual). Please make this possible in a future release.
Guest over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 Declined

Allow Buffer to communicate with other buffer

Currently the PI Buffer Subsystem only has the capability to speak directly with the Data Archive. This setup can have a negative impact on your Cyber Security setup as you are not able to leverage the DMZ between the IT/OT networks as it is desig...
Shaun Longworth over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 0 Declined

PI OPCtoCSV tool to continue running and skip branches in error

The PI Interface for OPC DA is packaged with the PI OPCtoCSV tool which extracts all OPC Items. When the tool is run into error with certain branches, the tool will stop and disconnected from the OPC server/tunneller. For example: “GetItemProperti...
Ee Sheing Lee over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / General 1 Declined

Batch Framework Interfaces - Allow creation of only the Event Frame levels that exist on data source

The BES/MES sometimes contains recipes with no Procedure, or even Unit Procedure. The Batch Framework Interfaces should allow the creation of only the Event Frame levels that exist on the data source. This would need to be enabled with an interfac...
Guest over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 1 Declined

Enhance element creation to use user defined element templates

The interface can automatically create an element at each level of event frames, but the elements do not derive from a template and there is no way to specify any attributes on the element. The enhancement request is to create elements that are ba...
Guest over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 0 Declined

PI EMDVB Interface - Rename Parsed Files

PI EMDVB Interface - Rename Parsed Files.  Files that get renamed to .999 is no longer available with PI EMDVB.  This file renaming feature was very useful from a system maintenance perspective.  We would easily remove .999 from the...
Guest over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 0 Declined

Delete mode in Wonderware InBatch interface

When run in delete mode for WWInBatch interface, it uses the data source as the system of record--any open batch in SQL will be deleted. However, as abandoned or done  batches are open in WonderWare but closed in PI, the interface may delete ...
Willy Seah Wei Liat over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 0 Declined

PI BES Interface (i.e. PI EMDVB): aliasing of Unit Names

Currently the interface creates PI UnitBatches or Event Frames associated to Units (PI Units or AF Elements) determined by some placeholders specified at the "Unit Procedure" level; the default is "[AREA]\[PROCESSCELL]\[UNIT]". Moreover the inter...
MAl over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 0 Declined

Make UserID and ReviewerID available from BatchQuestion table for PI Interface for Wonderware InBatch

Currently UserID (DoneBy_User_ID) and ReviewerID (CheckBy_User_ID) cannot be read from the BatchQuestion table when using PI Interface for Wonderware InBatch. These fields are important to know who answered the question and who confirmed/checked t...
Guest over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 0 Declined

Allow PI Interface for EMDVB to have the ability to define the source system Time/TimeZone offset.

PI EMDVB interface stops because of time difference between SQL and PI servers: "Error, SQL Server is ahead of PI Server more than 30 seconds, please adjust clocks. " That means we should adjust the (SQL server) DCS clock. However 30 seconds see...
Jose Sanchez Colunga over 2 years ago in PI Interfaces / Batch Interfaces 1 Declined