Object categorization

PI System Explorer allows you to organize objects into categories. Categories are essentially object groups that you define yourself. Their purpose is to help you find objects more easily. When you search for an object, you can use the category as a filter to reduce the list of results. Define as many categories as you like. Objects can belong to multiple categories.

For example, suppose you have a set of elements representing tanks. Half of the tanks are manufactured by ACME company, and the other half are manufactured by EMCA company. To locate tanks by manufacturer, create an ACME category and an EMCA category.

Each object type has its own categories. You cannot apply categories from one object type to an object of another type. For example, you cannot apply an element category to a table. PI AF supports the following category types:

• Analysis

• Attribute

• Element

• Notification Rule

• Reference Type

• Table

Videos

For information on how to create categories, watch this video:

For information on how to assign categories, watch this video:

For information on how to group by category, watch this video: