Learn about analysis templates

To apply an analysis to an element, you specify the element directly as you create the analysis. However, to apply an analysis to a group of elements (created from the same element template), it is much more efficient to use an analysis template than to apply the analysis individually to each element.

An analysis template defines the form of an analysis. Analyses derived from it are all similar but have specific input and output attributes. Analysis templates let you take advantage of your PI AF hierarchy. Every element derived from an element template automatically acquires analyses from its analysis templates.

You create an analysis template on an element template in much the same way you create an analysis on an element. When you add or change an analysis template on an element template, those changes propagate to every element derived from the element template. Deleting an analysis template deletes all analyses derived from it, except for analyses tied to notifications.

With PI Server 2015 R2 and later versions, while creating an analysis template on an element template that is derived from a base element template, you can choose input attributes from attribute templates that are defined on derived as well as base element templates. Similarly, you can map analysis outputs to derived as well as base template attributes.

Note: An analysis derived from an analysis template cannot be removed from an element directly.

To create specific types of analysis templates, see:

• Create an expression analysis template

• Create a rollup analysis template

• Create an event frame generation analysis template

• Create an SQC analysis template