Windows Credential Manager for authentication

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Last UpdatedAug 06, 2025
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PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch 5.1.10
Interfaces

As a security best practice, PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch stores any credentials that you enter during interface configuration to Windows Credential Manager. This interface uses the following credentials to authenticate with:

PI Data server
PI Asset Framework

Storage of credentials within Windows Credential Manager benefits you by:

Caching credentials for future authentication, so that you do not have to re-enter them.
Removing any reference to passwords within the interface instance .ini file.
Encrypting the credentials.

Tip: For more information on where to configure credentials that PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch uses for authentication, see the Server Information tab.

Credential creation

When you configure an interface using the PI Event Frames Interface Manager, PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch temporarily writes the credentials that you enter to the applicable .ini file. These settings remain in the .ini file until you start the interface.

After you start the interface, it makes the following updates:

All credentials are saved to Windows Credential Manager.
Within the interface .ini file, any reference to passwords are removed.

Credential storage

After you start PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch, the credentials that it uses for authentication with PI components and data sources are listed in Windows Credential Manager.

The following table lists credentials for PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch:

Credentials	Name
PI Data server	EMDVBCS_X_PI
PI Asset Framework	EMDVBCS_X_AF
Batch interface data source	EMDVBCS_X_Source_Y

Notes: X is a placeholder for an interface instance Service ID. Y is a placeholder for a data source instance number.

To update credentials

If you need to update the credentials that the interface uses for authentication, edit the configuration settings for the instance using PI Event Frames Interface Manager.

From Interface Selection, select the applicable PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch instance.
From Server Information, update the credentials used to authenticate with PI Data server or PI Asset Framework.
From Source, update the credentials used to authenticate with a data source.
Select Save Settings to update the credentials within the instance configuration.
Restart the interface to update the credentials within Windows Credentials Manager.

PI Interface for Emerson Syncade Batch