List of supported value types
- Last UpdatedDec 13, 2024
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- PI System
- PI Server 2024 R2
- PI Server
The following tables list the attribute types or value types that PI Builder supports for attributes, attribute templates, and extended properties. PI Builder also supports the Enumeration Set value type for attributes and attribute templates (corresponds to the AFEnumerationValue attribute type in a PI Builder worksheet). See List of value formats for more information.
Supported basic types
|
Value type in PI System Explorer |
Attribute type in PI Builder worksheet |
|---|---|
|
Boolean |
Boolean |
|
Byte |
Byte |
|
DateTime |
DateTime |
|
Double1 |
Double |
|
Guid |
Guid |
|
Int16 |
Int16 |
|
Int32 |
Int32 |
|
Int64 |
Int64 |
|
Single1 |
Single |
|
String |
String |
1Floating point
Supported array types
|
Value type in PI System Explorer |
Attribute type in PI Builder worksheet |
|---|---|
|
Boolean Array |
Boolean[ ] |
|
Byte Array |
Byte[ ] |
|
DateTime Array |
DateTime[ ] |
|
Double Array1 |
Double[ ] |
|
Guid Array |
Guid[ ] |
|
Int16 Array |
Int16[ ] |
|
Int32 Array |
Int32[ ] |
|
Int64 Array |
Int64[ ] |
|
Single Array1 |
Single[ ] |
|
String Array |
String[ ] |
1Floating point
Supported object types
|
Value type in PI System Explorer |
Attribute type in PI Builder worksheet |
|---|---|
|
<Anything>1 |
Object |
|
Attribute |
AFAttribute |
|
Element |
AFElement |
1Supported but not recommended.