Learn about Searches

PI DataLink offers two ways for you to search for data items:

• Search tool

  With the Search tool, you can find PI points or PI AF attributes, either by searching for matching text or by exploring a Data Archive or a PI AF database. Depending on how you open the tool, it inserts the found points or attributes into your worksheet or into a function task pane.

• Asset Filter Search function

  With the Asset Filter Search function, you can find PI AF elements that match a criteria, and filter those elements based on attribute values. The function can return the filtered elements or selected attributes of the filtered elements. The function can paste the filtered assets into your worksheet as values or as a function array.