Products supporting future data
- Last UpdatedMar 08, 2025
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Future data in the PI System refers to time-series data that is stored with timestamps in the future. This functionality is useful for predictive modeling, forecasting, and advanced scheduling applications. The following AVEVA products support future data storage, visualization, and analysis.
AVEVA products that support future data
The table below lists the AVEVA product that support future data and the earliest versions that introduced this capability.
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Product |
Earliest version supporting future data |
|---|---|
|
Data Archive |
2015 (3.4.395) |
|
PI Asset Framework (AF) |
2015 (2.7) |
|
PI AF Client |
2015 |
|
PI Vision |
2017 |
|
PI DataLink |
2015 |
|
PI System Management Tools (SMT) |
2015 |
|
PI Collective Manager |
2015 |
Additional notes:
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PI Vision supports future data visualization, allowing users to display and analyze trends with future timestamps.
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PI Audit Viewer support auditing future PI points the same way it does historical PI points.
AVEVA products that do not support future data
Certain AVEVA products have limitations when working with future data. The table below outlines the restrictions.
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Product |
Details |
|---|---|
|
PI SDK |
While PI SDK allows reading and writing future values, it lacks Event Pipe support, restricting out-of-box future data handling for PI SDK-based applications. |
|
PI Performance Equation Scheduler (PIPESCHD) |
Future PI points cannot be used as output, input, or trigger tags for PIPESCHD. |
|
PI EFGen |
PI EFGen cannot be used to trigger event frames for future PI points. |