URI Builder data references

In previous versions of PI Notifications, you could define a web link or a link to a client application such as PI WebParts or AVEVA PI Vision as content within a notification. However, because the links were disconnected from the elements and attributes in PI System Explorer, only users with PI Notifications installed were able to go find objects referenced in the email notification itself. Also, you could only include dynamic content as a value of a parameter.

With URI Builder in PI AF 2016, you can configure data references that create dynamic links on event frames, transfers, elements or models, and include the same Attribute references in String Builder and List of PI AF substitution parameters as other data references such as String Builder or Formula. URI Builder conforms to standard syntax rules (described in the Requests for Comments document RFC 3986 URI Generic Syntax) and automatically handles the escaping of characters which are complex and cumbersome to enter manually. It supports generic web links (that use http and https schemes), as well as AVEVA PI Vision links.

You can also use PI Notifications 2016 to send the link to other users via electronic mail, an instant messaging client, or a client application such as AVEVA PI Vision.