Discover events

Use the Events pane to view events related to assets in the display.

1. Click the Events tab, located below the Assets tab, to open the Events pane.

   The Events pane lists the events that match the criteria saved with the display. The default criteria finds events that are related to assets in the display and active during the time range in the display.

   

   Listed events have the following conventions:

   • Events in progress are marked with an asterisk (*).

   • Events with default attributes show the event name followed by the default attribute in parenthesis.

2. Configure the Events pane to update the events listed:

   • Select the Automatically refresh the list check box to have AVEVA PI Vision automatically update the list periodically (every 5 seconds by default) and whenever you change the time range of the display.

   • Click Edit Search Criteria to change the criteria that determines the listed events. For more information, see Search for events.

   Any changes are saved with the display.

3. Learn more about the listed events:

   • Click an event to view its start time and end time.

     The Attributes pane below the Events pane shows the attributes of the selected event. Administrators define event attributes (the key parameters of the event) in PI System Explorer.

     

   • For events with child events, such as a root cause, click the arrow next to the event to drill down to the child event.

   • To apply the time range of an event to all symbols on the display, right-click the event and then click Apply Time Range.

     AVEVA PI Vision updates the time range of the display to match the time range of the selected event.

If you configure the display to automatically refresh the event list, then after you close the Events pane, a blue circle appears in the Events tab whenever AVEVA PI Vision detects a new event.