Run the desktop Asset Extractor

After the application is downloaded and extracted, it is ready to be run. No installation is required other than extracting the executable program from the ZIP archive. Although it is possible to retain the files for future use, it is recommended that you download the latest version from PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS each time you use the Asset Extractor.

1. Navigate to the directory in which the Asset Extractor files were extracted from the .ZIP file.

2. Double click the executable file: PI Asset Extractor for Esri ArcGIS.exe.

   The PI Asset Extractor for Esri ArcGIS window opens.

   You might receive an application run security warning when opening the extractor. Click Run.

3. In the PI Integrator for Esri ArcGIS window, enter the address of the layer that you want to extract.

   You should enter the address of an ArcGIS Feature Layer. The feature layer should be exposed using the MapServer or FeatureServer. You can include an Esri-specific query to restrict elements to a specified element subset. For example, if you are extracting oil well data, you might want to restrict the query to show only wells that are located in a particular state.

4. Click Load features.

   If successful, the following message is displayed:

   Features loaded! Choose the desired Asset Name and you're ready to generate the XML export.

5. From the drop-down list of asset names, select the asset name to use to generate the XML. When finished, click Save as XML.

   The Save As window opens.

6. Specify a file name in which to save the XML data.

   The data is now ready for use. You can exit the application by clicking the close icon.