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Automatically apply Excel data validation to PI Builder columns

Currently, if there is a problem in the user's PI Builder sheet, the user will not know until they click on "Publish" and see the error messages. To help avoid this, consider having PI Builder apply Excel's data validation feature to columns that...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 0 Declined

1 VOTE

Include PI Server as a column option in PI Builder

A PI Server column would be a useful check to confirm which PI Server results are being published to, especially when a PI Admin has a drop down list of many PI Servers/Collectives.

Guest about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 1 Declined

1 VOTE

Throw an error if both excdev and excdevpercent or both compdev and compdevpercent are present when publishing

Currently, if you publish a PI Point configuration that contains both excdev and excdevpercent or both compdev and compdevpercent, the "percent" versions silently take priority. This means that if a user imports excdev and excdevpercent, edits onl...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 7 Declined

1 VOTE

Use PI SQL Client OLEDB for PI Builder data imports

PI Builder has a few problems: It is specific to Excel. It does not store data in tables. Imported data is static and can become outdated easily, which can lead to frequent imports, the need to publish PI Builder edits soon after import, and the r...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 2 Declined

1 VOTE

Give a more specific error message when publishing a span of 0

Currently, if you try to create/edit a PI Point to have a span of 0, an error message similar to the one below appears: Error occurred on line #, column #, while processing PI Data Archive 'PIDataArchive': [-38] Illegal Compression Deviation Speci...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 0 Declined

1 VOTE

Provide drop down list of enumeration values in PI Builder

When an attribute column is added in PI Builder where you have an attribute using an Enumeration Set for it's Value Type, it would be nice to have a drop down list appear in the cells. This would allow you to choose a value out of the available op...

Guest about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 1 Declined

1 VOTE

Change "PI AF Builder" to "PI Builder" in the tooltip of the Feedback button

Once upon a time, the add-in was called "PI AF Builder", but not anymore. Please edit the tooltip to reflect the current name of the add-in.

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 0 No status

1 VOTE

Have greater consistency between PI Builder and PI DataLink

PI Builder and PI DataLink both have Settings, About, Help, and Feedback buttons. Please consider some of the following actions to create a more consistent user experience across both add-ins: Use the same set of icons. Use a similar layout for th...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 0 Declined

1 VOTE

When building AF output tags with PI Builder - can't create as Base instead of Classic

No option in PI Builder to declare point type of Base vs Classic.

Guest about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 1 No status

1 VOTE

AutoFit the columns in PI Builder's "About"

In the PI Builder tab in Excel, if you click on "About", a window similar to the one in "Before AutoFit.png" will appear. There is not enough room for the full Name to show, and the Assembly Version has much more space than it needs. If we AutoFit...

Kenneth Barber about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / PI Builder 0 No status

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