Patch displays with PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids

PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids patches existing AVEVA PI Vision displays so that elements renamed or moved and attributes renamed on a PI AF server automatically update if the display is newly opened or actively running. The utility requires one parameter to specify the AVEVA PI Vision server. An optional second parameter specifies the path to a CSV file. If you do not specify the path, the output is logged to PIVisionPatchDisplayAFidsOutput.csv in the current directory.

1. Run PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids.exe from the %PIHOME64%\PIVisionUtilities directory with the server and log file location parameters specified in the following format, where <server> refers to the AVEVA PI Vision server from which displays are requested and <logFile> refers to the location of the CSV file where the PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids logs its processes:

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids <server> [<logFile>]

   Note: If you open PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids.exe without specifying a parameter, the utility displays help text to help you format the command.

   The following are example commands you can use:

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids "https://server.int/PIVision"

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids "https://server.int/PIVision" "C:\custom path\output.csv"

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids "https://server.int/PIVision" .\output.csv

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids /?

   PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids requests all of the displays on the server that you provided, reads and updates them as needed, and reports any errors.

2. If PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids reports any errors, open the PIVisionPatchDisplayAFidsOutput.csv log file for more information.

   Note: If you did not specify a location for the PIVisionPatchDisplayAFidsOutput.csvlog file, it defaults to the directory where PIVisionPatchDisplayAFids.exe is located.