Understand the basics

When you use PI DataLink, you define PI DataLink functions that extract PI System data into function arrays in an Excel worksheet. A function array is a cluster of cells that contain the output from a single PI DataLink function. The following sections introduce basic PI DataLink concepts and features. Familiarize yourself with these sections before using PI DataLink to build a worksheet and retrieve PI System data.

These sections describe:

• User interface features

• Core features for working with PI DataLink

• Different approaches to build a PI DataLink worksheet, depending on your goals, needs, and resources

Videos

To learn about PI DataLink, you can also watch the PI DataLink playlist on the AVEVA Learning YouTube channel: