Overview of the Tag Search window

You can create a query to retrieve specific PI points from Data Archive in the Tag Search window. You can search by both PI point attributes and PI point snapshot values, and also apply filters to narrow query results. All PI point attributes can be searched.

Click PI Points > Find PI Points on the PI Builder tab to open the Tag Search window.

There are three ways to search for PI points:

1. Click the Show/Hide arrow (2) to add the most frequently searched PI point attribute fields to the Tag Search window.

   Note: You must type the name of the PI point attribute directly into the Tag search text box (1) if it is not populated in the field. You can include any PI point attribute in your search criteria. See PI point columns for a complete list of PI point attributes.

2. Click the Add Criteria down arrow to add more search criteria fields to the Tag Search window.

3. Type your query string in the Tag search text box (1).

   

4. Tag search text box: Query strings appear in this text box as you enter and select search criteria in the populated fields. You can also type a query string into this text box and then click the Search button to retrieve and view query results.

5. Tag match down arrow: Click to filter results (Contains, Starts With, Exact Match, Ends With). You can also view and select from a list of recently used queries.

6. Show/hide down arrow: Click to add common search fields (Name, Point Source, Data Type, Point Class, Value) to the window as shown above.

7. Add Criteria down arrow: Click to view and add more search criteria fields to the Tag Search window.

8. Search button: Click to search for matching PI points based on query criteria.

9. Column list down arrow: Click to select what column headings appear in the query results list.

10. Query results list: After you specify search criteria and click the Search button, matching PI points are displayed here.

11. OK button: Click the OK button to populate your Excel spreadsheet with query results.

12. Reset button: Click the Reset button to clear search criteria from the Tag search text box.