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Categories General
Created by phsutter
Created on Aug 23, 2022

"Create or Update Data Reference" through OSIsoft.Powershell

It is already possible to create an instance of an existing AF Element Template by using the powershell cmdlet Add-AFElement with the -AFElementTemplate option. The element is then created in the AF tree, however if there are tag creation rules defined in the template, the tags are not created until you manually perform an "Create or Update Data Reference" using the PI System Explorer. It should be possible to trigger "Create or Update Data Reference" via Powershell as well, either by an additional option of the Add-AFElement cmdlet or by a separate cmdlet.
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