Get started with PI Builder

With PI Builder, you can work with PI points and PI AF objects in Microsoft Excel. Using Excel, you can create, retrieve, edit, and delete PI points and PI AF objects. Topics in this section describe common tasks and information useful for working with PI Builder.

PI Server connections

To retrieve and publish PI AF objects, PI Builder must connect to a PI AF database (on a PI AF server). To retrieve and publish PI points, PI Builder must connect to a Data Archive server. You must connect to a PI AF database or Data Archive server before you can retrieve or publish data. If your organization uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication, you will be prompted to select OIDC or Windows based authentication the first time you connect to a PI AF database or Data Archive.