Limitations in AIM-A
- Last UpdatedDec 12, 2025
- 3 minute read
The following table outlines limitations of the AIM Advanced solution:
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Description |
Value |
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Characters disallowed in IDs uploaded to AIM-A. |
{,},| Curly brackets, { and }, are replaced with round brackets, ( and ) respectively, when uploading IDs via the AVEVA Data Pipeline. |
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Characters disallowed in contexts uploaded through the AVEVA Data Pipeline. |
", <, >, :, *, ?, \, /, ASCII characters 0-31, Windows reserved keywords. Must conform to Windows file and folder name standards. |
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Characters disallowed in file and folder names uploaded through the AVEVA Data Pipeline. |
", <, >, |, :, *, ?, \, /, ASCII characters 0-31, Windows reserved keywords. Must conform to Windows file and folder name standards. |
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Characters disallowed in XML Data uploaded to AIM |
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Load Reporting Retention Policy |
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Maximum file name length |
120 characters |
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Maximum file path length (including file name) |
420 characters |
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Maximum file size for 1D Registers |
5 GB |
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Maximum length of Root Context in the Data Pipeline |
15 characters |
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Maximum number of pages when viewing files in the Dashboard using the PrizmDoc Viewer |
10,000 |
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Maximum number of files that can be uploaded per transaction for Data Pipeline |
1000 |
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Maximum PDF file size that can be viewed in the Dashboard using the PrizmDoc Viewer |
900 MB |
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Maximum size of 3D model files (with average complexity) for importing (tag scraping supported). |
1 GB |
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Maximum size for RVM model file |
20 GB |
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Maximum size for ZGL model file |
9 GB |
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Maximum size of video files (mp4, mov, wmv, avi) |
1 GB |
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Minimum screen resolution for viewing in the Dashboard |
1024 x 768 |
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Mouse-over Tag Highlighting |
Tag highlighting on mouse-over is not supported for 2D file types such as xml (DEXPI). This also affect other actions that are applied on the selected tag like Highlight, Select in View and Visual Report where the colour does not change. |
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Supported 1D file types (tag scraping not supported) |
csv, json, txt, xml, xls, xlsx, tsv |
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Supported 2D file types (tag scraping supported) |
dwg, dxf, dgn, docx, doc, pdf, ppt, pptx, svg, xls, xlsx, xml (DEXPI) |
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Supported 2D file types (tag scraping not supported) |
jpg, png, dot, dotx, rtf, xlt, xlts, xltm, pot, pps, potx, ppsx, vsd, vsdx, vdx, odt, ott, fodt, ods, ots, fods, odp, otp, fodp, odf, odg, otg, fodg, dwf, html, htm, xhtml, xhtm, msg, eml, dcm, dicom, dcim, dicm, tif, tiff, jpeg, jp2, jpc, gif, psd, psb, bmp, dib, pct, pic, pict, wmf, emf, pcx, dcx, ras, pcd, tga, tpic, cal, cals, ico, cur, ncr, xwd, sgi, wbmp, sct, wpg, xbm, pbm, pgm, ppm, img, cut, etf, xlsm, mp4, mov, wmv, avi |
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Supported 3D file types (tag scraping supported) |
dwg, dxf, nwd, ifc |
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Supported 3D file types (tag scraping not supported) |
rvm, zgl |
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Timeout for reloading 3D models when focus on the Dashboard is lost or switching back to a tab in AIM - Advanced or Discovery |
10 mins |
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Timeout for importing 3D files |
20 hours (this allows for ZGL files of up to around 9 GB to be processed) |
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Timeout in the Dashboard for long running operations (for example, opening large files, expanding complex tree views, exporting large amounts of data, performing complex searches) |
60 seconds |