PI ProcessBook & PI DataLink
Content:
Day 1
Introduction to the PI System (module 1)
• Overview of the PI System
• PI Point Database
• PI System Data Flow
• Time formatting
Common client tool dialog boxes (module 2)
• Tag searches
• Server connections
• Tag attributes
• PI System login
Introduction to the PI ProcessBook (module 3)
• Overview of the PI ProcessBook
• Setting preferences
• Tendency use and construction
• Creating a ProcessBook
• The use of static and dynamic objects
• ProcessBook exercises
Day 2
Introduction to the PI DataLink on MS-Excel (module 4)
• Overview of the PI DataLink
• Setting preferences
• PI DataLink access and use
• The use of filters on PI DataLink functions
• Inserting tendencies into Excel spreadsheets
• Errors and limitations
Day 3
PI ProcessBook advanced functionalities (module 5)
• Dataset use
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
• Better practices for ProcessBook and ActiveView
• Introduction to VBA on ProcessBook
• New versions of the PI ProcessBook
PI DataLink advanced functionalities (module 6)
• DataLink advanced functions
• Composing better reports with DataLink
• Better practices
• New versions of the PI DataLink
Introduction to the PI Module Database (module 7)
• Introduction to the Module Database, Aliases and Properties
• MDB structure examples
• PI Module Database structure navigation
• Use of MDB on PI ProcessBook displays
• Use of MDB on PI DataLink reports
• Advanced tag and module search functions
Prerequisites:
This course is administered through Windows 2000/XP, and was made for students familiar with these platforms. You will also need to open and close files, search different directories for files and use menus and toolbars.
An entire day is spent using Microsoft Excel, therefore knowledge on the use of this software is a prerequisite for this course.
No prior knowledge of PI System applications is required.
Day 1
Introduction to the PI System (module 1)
• Overview of the PI System
• PI Point Database
• PI System Data Flow
• Time formatting
Common client tool dialog boxes (module 2)
• Tag searches
• Server connections
• Tag attributes
• PI System login
Introduction to the PI ProcessBook (module 3)
• Overview of the PI ProcessBook
• Setting preferences
• Tendency use and construction
• Creating a ProcessBook
• The use of static and dynamic objects
• ProcessBook exercises
Day 2
Introduction to the PI DataLink on MS-Excel (module 4)
• Overview of the PI DataLink
• Setting preferences
• PI DataLink access and use
• The use of filters on PI DataLink functions
• Inserting tendencies into Excel spreadsheets
• Errors and limitations
Day 3
PI ProcessBook advanced functionalities (module 5)
• Dataset use
• Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)
• Better practices for ProcessBook and ActiveView
• Introduction to VBA on ProcessBook
• New versions of the PI ProcessBook
PI DataLink advanced functionalities (module 6)
• DataLink advanced functions
• Composing better reports with DataLink
• Better practices
• New versions of the PI DataLink
Introduction to the PI Module Database (module 7)
• Introduction to the Module Database, Aliases and Properties
• MDB structure examples
• PI Module Database structure navigation
• Use of MDB on PI ProcessBook displays
• Use of MDB on PI DataLink reports
• Advanced tag and module search functions
Prerequisites:
This course is administered through Windows 2000/XP, and was made for students familiar with these platforms. You will also need to open and close files, search different directories for files and use menus and toolbars.
An entire day is spent using Microsoft Excel, therefore knowledge on the use of this software is a prerequisite for this course.
No prior knowledge of PI System applications is required.