Retrieve event frames from saved searches

Before you can retrieve event frames, you need to Specify a database.

You can use PI Builder to find event frames in a PI AF database using a search previously saved in PI System Explorer, and then retrieve those event frames into Microsoft Excel.

1. On the PI Builder tab, click Event Frames > Saved Event Frame Searches to open the Saved Search Selection window.

   The window lists searches saved in PI System Explorer.

2. In the Saved Event Frame Searches table, select the search you want to run and click Search.

   PI Builder returns the event frames in the Search Results table.

3. If desired, sort the event frames:

   • Select the Category check box to group the event frames by category.

   • Select the Template check box to group the event frames by template.

4. In the Search Results table, select the event frames you want to retrieve into Excel and click OK.

5. In the Select Object Types and Column Headers window, select the column headers to include in the worksheet, and then click OK to retrieve the event frames.

   Note: Use the Template field to retrieve attributes from a template. The attributes defined by the selected template are displayed in the Attributes Columns (from Template 'name') group in the Object Types list.