Add a screenshot in notification email delivery format
- Last UpdatedSep 12, 2025
- 2 minute read
- PI System
- PI Server 2024 R2
- PI Server
You can include a screenshot (or a static image) of the data that triggered the notification.
To include a screenshot in an email from a site that uses OIDC for claims-based authentication, you will need to add the site to the list of trusted sites. See Add a domain to the list of trusted sites for instructions on adding both Windows and claims-enabled sites to this list. Also, see the installation topic Trusted sites for screenshots.
Note: Microsoft Edge WebView2 RunTime is required to include screenshots in notifications. See Install Microsoft Edge WebView2 for screenshots.
To add a screenshot in notification email delivery format, follow this procedure.
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Navigate to the element that you want to receive the notification.
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Click on the Notification Rules tab.
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Select the notification rule that you want to add a screenshot.
Click Create a new notification rule if you are creating a new notification rule.
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Click Manage Formats in the Subscriptions pane.
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Copy the default Global Default Email format by clicking on the copy icon
in the Message pane.
Alternatively, you can create a new delivery format by clicking the new delivery format icon
.
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Click in the Message pane, and then click the link
icon.
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Enter your base address in Paste a Link window and click Continue.
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In the Display link as row, click the Screenshot radio button.
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Optional. In the Image options row, choose Format and Size from each drop down list.
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Click OK.