Configure default point properties

Each new PI Ping point is created with default point properties so that standard point information does not need to be entered for each new point. Before you can create new PI Ping points, you have to configure these default point properties.

Default point properties are editable and stored on the local Data Archive server for each Windows user. For a list of what values can be used, see Point attribute values for PI Ping.

1. Under Collectives and Servers, select the server or collective.

2. In the System Management Tools pane, select IT Points > Ping.

3. Click Default Point Properties on the toolbar.

4. Change the properties displayed in the Edit Default Point Properties dialog box.

   • The fields available match those provided in the Point Property pane . When entering values, the field background turns yellow when an invalid character is entered.

   • Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel all changes.

   • Click the arrow to access the menu of options for properties that have a set number of choices, such as Point Type.

   • Use the Tag field to change the default format of automatically generated points. By default, PI Ping points use this format:

     [Prefix][Delimiter][Ping Source][Delimiter][Ping Target]

   • where:

     • Prefix is the prefix used in the name of new Ping points

     • Ping Source is the name of the Ping source, either the Data Archive name or interface node name. You can manually enter this value.

     • Ping Targetis the name of the Ping target, either the host name or the IP address of the remote machine.

     • Delimiter is the delimiter used to separate each element in the name, which must be a single character valid for the point name.

       To change the format of the Tag default property:

       1. Click the arrow next to the Tag field.

       2. Select the field for each default property formats and edit your changes. When entering values, the field background turns yellow when an invalid character is entered.

          You can configure whether the host name or IP address of the remote machine should be shown in the InstrumentTag property of new PI Ping points. To change this setting, select the Ping Target field and use the drop-down menu to select Host Name or IP Address.

          

       3. Press Enter to save or Esc to cancel all changes.

       4. Click the arrow again to close the dialog box.

5. Click Reset to set all values to match the system default, if necessary.

6. Make other desired changes and click OK to save them to the local machine, or click Cancel to discard all changes.

   Note: Point properties that differ from default values are shown in bold font.

   For more information, see PI point access permissions.