About this guide

The PI DataLink User Guide provides a detailed description of product features and a complete reference to PI DataLink functions. The content of the PDF and Help versions of the guide is identical.

This guide assumes that you have knowledge about PI System concepts. Consult the Data Archive and PI AF documentation for more information about those products. Knowledge of Data Archive and PI AF will help you understand terms used in PI DataLink.

You might also find the training materials helpful. These include the exercises that AVEVA uses in PI DataLink training courses.

You can download the training materials and documentation for other AVEVA products from Customer Portal. You can view documentation on https://docs.aveva.com/.

Terminology change

AVEVA is revising its terminology to reflect the growth of the PI System from its original single-server architecture. In the revised terminology, PI Data Archive refers to the component that stores time-series data (formerly called PI Server), and PI Server refers to both PI Data Archive and PI Asset Framework. This document uses the revised terminology.