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SetPIIdentity Class

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SetPIIdentity Class

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Last UpdatedDec 15, 2025
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SetPIIdentity Class

Set a PI Security Identity

The Set-PIIdentity cmdlet edits an existing PI Security Identity. To rename a PI Identity, use the Rename-PIIdentity cmdlet.

The connection parameter specifies which connection to a PI Data Archive to use.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  InternalCommand
    Cmdlet
      PSCmdlet
        OSIsoft.PowerShellOSICmdletBase
          OSIsoft.PowerShellSetPIIdentity

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

Syntax

[CmdletAttribute("Set", "PIIdentity", SupportsShouldProcess = true, 
	DefaultParameterSetName = "Description")]
public class SetPIIdentity : OSICmdletBase

<CmdletAttribute("Set", "PIIdentity", SupportsShouldProcess := true, 
	DefaultParameterSetName := "Description")>
Public Class SetPIIdentity
	Inherits OSICmdletBase

Dim instance As SetPIIdentity

[CmdletAttribute(L"Set", L"PIIdentity", SupportsShouldProcess = true, 
	DefaultParameterSetName = L"Description")]
public ref class SetPIIdentity : public OSICmdletBase

[<CmdletAttribute("Set", "PIIdentity", SupportsShouldProcess = true, 
	DefaultParameterSetName = "Description")>]
type SetPIIdentity =  
    class
        inherit OSICmdletBase
    end

The SetPIIdentity type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	SetPIIdentity

Properties

	Name	Description
	AllowExplicitLogin	Allow explicit login for the PI Identity
	AllowUseInMappings	Allow use in mappings for the PI Identity
	AllowUseInTrusts	Allow use in mappings for the PI Identity
	CanDelete	Allow deletion of the PI Identity
	Connection	Connection to a PI Data Archive for which to edit the PI Identity
	Description	Description of the PI Identity to set
	Enabled	Mark the PI Identity to add as enabled
	Name	Name of the PI Identity to set

Examples

Set-PIIdentity -Name PIEngineers -Enabled $false -CanDelete $true -AllowUseInMappings $true -AllowUseInTrusts $true -AllowExplicitLogin $false -Connection $con

Where:

$con = Connect-PIDataArchive -PIDataArchiveMachineName "PISRV1"

Edits the PI Identity "FloorEngineers" as can be deleted, disables the identity, allowed for use in both mappings and trusts, and disables explicit login on the "PISRV1" PI Data Archive server.

Note that $true and $false should be used to pass boolean values in PowerShell. However, you can also pass 0 for $false and 1 for $true. However, using the PowerShell boolean values helps improve read-ability.

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