Add a screenshot in notification email delivery format

With PI AF 2017 R2 and later, a screenshot or a static image of the data that triggered the notification can be included in an email. To add a screenshot in notification email delivery format, follow this procedure. For more information on security, see Add a domain to the list of trusted sites and the installation topic Configure trusted sites for screenshots.

Note: Microsoft Edge WebView2 RunTime is required to include screenshots in notifications in PI Notifications 2018 SP3 Patch 5 or later. See Install Microsoft Edge WebView2 for screenshots.

1. Navigate to the element that you want to receive the notification.

2. Click on the Notification Rules tab.

3. Select the notification rule that you want to add a screenshot.

   Click Create a new notification rule if you are creating a new notification rule.

4. Click Manage Formats in the Subscriptions pane.

5. Copy the default Global Default Email format by clicking on the copy icon in the Message pane.

   Alternatively, you can create a new delivery format by clicking the new delivery format icon .

6. Click in the Message pane, and then click the link icon.

7. Enter your base address in Paste a Link window and click Continue.

8. In the Display link as row, click the Screenshot radio button.

9. Optional. In the Image options row, choose Format and Size from each drop down list.

10. Click OK.