AVEVA™ PI System™ Feedback Portal

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AVEVA™ PI Server

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Installer screen should read 'PI Data Archive Install Directory' instead of 'PI Data Archive Directory'

For an upgrade - misleading - could be interpreted as the folder where PI archives currently reside.
BruceMcCamant about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 No status

Add Archive Statistics to AFSDK

I would like to be able to request current Event Queue, Primary Event Queue, and Archive Events counters programmatically in order to perform my own throttling when backfilling from external systems. This becomes especially important if you also h...
Le vi about 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Data Archive 1 No status

Export Multiple Audit Logs into one XML/TXT File

The pidiag -xa utility doesn't support selecting a folder location and exporting the contents to a single XML/TXT file. This would be very helpful for bulk auditing actions.
Guest over 1 year ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Data Archive 1 No status

Document and have a dialouge that informs the user that Analysis backfilling does not observe compression settings.

Currently when backfilling an analysis with the PI Buffer Subsystem turned on, all values are sent to the PI Data Archive uncompressed. This is because values are perceived as out of order and these settings are not observed. This should be mentio...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Help / Documentation / Videos 0 Declined

Add information about analyses are handled in derived templates and overriding templates

So there is absolutely nothing in the PSE user guide about how analysis templates are handled in derived templates. And while it appears that it is possible to override an analysis in the base template by creating one with the same name, there is ...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Help / Documentation / Videos 0 No status

Change process to release security patches

Hello, whenever Osisoft identifies security issues on PI / PI AF, they deliver fixes through the next release of these applications. This is not convenient as upgrading to a new release is a risk that we don't like to be forced to take and has a ...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Security 1 No status

Rename or add descriptions for Read, Write, Read Data, and Write Data permissions in PI System Explorer

In PI System Explorer, the definitions of the Read, Write, Read Data, and Write Data permissions are not clear from their names. Their names are also misleading. For example, Read permission can be interpreted as "General Read", making Read appear...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Security 1 Declined

Allow sorting of Database Security Identities

There should be some type of sorting feature for the Security Identities/Securities listed in the Database Security section of System Management Tools. A simple fix would be to allow us to remove an identity, re-add it and have that appear on the ...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Security 0 Declined

Consistently name the local groups that PI adds

Some examples of names of the local groups that PI adds are: AFQueryEngines AFServers PI Buffering Administrators PI Connector Administrators PI Web API Admins Please consider making the naming more consistent. For example: PI Asset Framework Que...
Kenneth Barber over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 Declined

In future releases of PI Server, provide an installer that does not install itself in Windows Programs & Features.

Regulations and rules require pre-installation approval and documentation of all programs installed on a machine. Please provide an installer or a method of installation that prevents the installer from appearing in Programs & Features. Furth...
Guest over 2 years ago in AVEVA™ PI Server / Installation 0 Declined