Switch assets shown in symbols

For displays that show the asset list, you can switch the assets shown in the display for other assets. Some displays let you switch multiple assets. Depending on the display configuration, switching an asset might affect only instances of that asset in the display or might affect child assets also.

1. Click the asset list in the title bar to open the Switch Asset menu.

   If the asset list has a plus + sign next to the name of the asset, you can switch more than one asset in the display.

2. If you can switch more than one asset, then from the From list, select the asset in the display that you want to switch.

   

3. From the To list, select the asset that you want to switch with the asset on the display.

   Note: If the asset list is long, use the Filter field to filter the list of assets. Type text found in the asset name.

   You can use the wildcard character * to match any number of characters; you can use the wildcard character ? to match a single character. AVEVA PI Vision automatically assumes a leading and trailing * in any text that you type.

AVEVA PI Vision updates symbols in the display to show data for the selected asset. Depending on the display and configuration, all assets might change, or only matching assets might change. See Configure asset lists.

If assets are not based on the same template and an attribute is not defined for a new asset, then the display shows "No Data" for that attribute.

If assets are based on the same template and an attribute is excluded from the new asset, then the display shows "N/A" or a blank for that attribute. To hide symbols with excluded attributes, configure the multi-state to hide bad data. See Excluded attributes.