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EnableExternalDataTables Class

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EnableExternalDataTables Class

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Last UpdatedDec 15, 2025
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Enables support for an AFTable to link to an external source.

This method is used to enable the PISystemFeatures.ExternallyLinkedTable feature in the PI AF SQL Server database. This feature controls support for allowing an AFTable to link to an external source.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  InternalCommand
    Cmdlet
      PSCmdlet
        OSIsoft.PowerShellOSICmdletBase
          OSIsoft.PowerShellEnableExternalDataTables

Namespace: OSIsoft.PowerShell
Assembly: OSIsoft.PowerShell (in OSIsoft.PowerShell.dll) Version: 2.2.3.0 (2.2.3.952)

Syntax

[CmdletAttribute("Enable", "AFExternalDataTables", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
public class EnableExternalDataTables : OSICmdletBase

<CmdletAttribute("Enable", "AFExternalDataTables", SupportsShouldProcess := true)>
Public Class EnableExternalDataTables
	Inherits OSICmdletBase

Dim instance As EnableExternalDataTables

[CmdletAttribute(L"Enable", L"AFExternalDataTables", SupportsShouldProcess = true)]
public ref class EnableExternalDataTables : public OSICmdletBase

[<CmdletAttribute("Enable", "AFExternalDataTables", SupportsShouldProcess = true)>]
type EnableExternalDataTables =  
    class
        inherit OSICmdletBase
    end

The EnableExternalDataTables type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EnableExternalDataTables

Properties

	Name	Description
	AFServer	Instance of the AFServer

Examples

$afServer | Enable-AFExternalDataTables

Where:

$afServer = Get-AFServer -Name "AFServerMachineName"

Enables support for an AFTable to link to an external source

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