Search for events of a specific parent event

You can use the Explore Events and Compare Events functions to show information only about events with a specific parent event. To limit retrieved events to a particular parent event, open the function task pane and specify the path to the parent event in the Database field. You can specify the path using a cell reference.

1. Retrieve the event path to the parent event into a worksheet.

   1. Use the Explore Events function to find the parent event.

   2. From the Columns to display list, select the Event path check box to include the column in the output.

      You can also include other columns.

   3. Select OK to retrieve the data into the worksheet.

      

2. Reference the parent event path in the Explore Events or Compare Events function.

   1. In the same worksheet or another worksheet, select the cell where you want PI DataLink to start inserting the function array that contains the child events.

      Remember that the new array must not overlap any other function array.

   2. On the PI DataLink tab, in the Events group, select either Explore or Compare to open the corresponding function task pane.

   3. In the Database field, clear the existing entry to the current database, and then select the cell in Event path column that corresponds to the parent event for which you want to find events.

      PI DataLink inserts a cell reference to the worksheet cell into the task pane.

      

3. Specify any other criteria to find the desired child events and the columns to display, and then select OK to insert the function array into the worksheet.