Administrative client applications

Administrative applications are applications that allow you to configure access permissions. Examples are PI SMT, Point Builder, Module Database Builder, and so on. When you upgrade to PI Server 3.4.380, your existing access permissions are converted to the new model. New versions of most administrative tools can display access permissions for either the old or the new model, depending on the version of the connected Data Archive.

Older versions of administrative applications cannot interpret new-model access permissions unless the access permissions are compatible with the old model. The display of incompatible access permissions depends on the specific client tool. Typically the tool will show:

owner: PIUserIncompatible

group: PIGroupIncompatible

PIUserIncompatible and PIGroupIncompatible are built-in PI identities included in the PI Server 3.4.380 installation.