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AF SDK Reference

PIPoint.Summary Method

  • Last UpdatedNov 18, 2025
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PIPoint.Summary Method
Returns several summaries over a single time range.

Namespace:  OSIsoft.AF.PI
Assembly:  OSIsoft.AFSDK (in OSIsoft.AFSDK.dll) Version: 3.1.1.1182

Syntax

public IDictionary<AFSummaryTypes, AFValue> Summary(
	AFTimeRange timeRange,
	AFSummaryTypes summaryType,
	AFCalculationBasis calcBasis,
	AFTimestampCalculation timeType
)
Public Function Summary ( 
	timeRange As AFTimeRange,
	summaryType As AFSummaryTypes,
	calcBasis As AFCalculationBasis,
	timeType As AFTimestampCalculation
) As IDictionary(Of AFSummaryTypes, AFValue)

Dim instance As PIPoint
Dim timeRange As AFTimeRange
Dim summaryType As AFSummaryTypes
Dim calcBasis As AFCalculationBasis
Dim timeType As AFTimestampCalculation
Dim returnValue As IDictionary(Of AFSummaryTypes, AFValue)

returnValue = instance.Summary(timeRange, 
	summaryType, calcBasis, timeType)
public:
IDictionary<AFSummaryTypes, AFValue^>^ Summary(
	AFTimeRange timeRange, 
	AFSummaryTypes summaryType, 
	AFCalculationBasis calcBasis, 
	AFTimestampCalculation timeType
)
member Summary : 
        timeRange : AFTimeRange * 
        summaryType : AFSummaryTypes * 
        calcBasis : AFCalculationBasis * 
        timeType : AFTimestampCalculation -> IDictionary<AFSummaryTypes, AFValue> 

Parameters

timeRange
Type: OSIsoft.AF.TimeAFTimeRange
The time range over which to compute the summary.
summaryType
Type: OSIsoft.AF.DataAFSummaryTypes
A flag which specifies one or more summaries to compute over the time range.
calcBasis
Type: OSIsoft.AF.DataAFCalculationBasis
Specifies the method of evaluating the data over the time range.
timeType
Type: OSIsoft.AF.DataAFTimestampCalculation
A flag indicating what how to calculate a time stamp for each interval.

Return Value

Type: IDictionaryAFSummaryTypes, AFValue
A dictionary of AFValue, indexed by the specific AFSummaryTypes.

Exceptions

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The summaryType cannot be None.
PIExceptionError returned by the PI Data Archive.

Remarks

Count is the only summary type supported on non-numeric attributes. Requesting a summary for any other type will generate an error.

Time-weighted totals are computed by integrating the rate tag values over the requested time range. If some of the data are bad in the time range, the calculated total is divided by the fraction of the time period for which there are good values. Mathematically, this approach is equivalent to assuming that during the period of bad data, the tag takes on the average values for the entire calculation time range. The use can use the PercentGood summary to determine if the calculation results are suitable for the application's purposes.

Note Notes to Callers
This method, property, or class is not available in the legacy .NET 3.5 version of the SDK.

Version Information

AFSDK


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