Configure import tags for PI

Add a tag as a measurement source to import measured value from the PI_IF interface

1. Double-click 01FC001 stream.

   

   The stream detail dialog appears.

2. Select Design Info tab.

3. Select the Edit Flow Tag button.

   

   The Edit Tag Information dialog appears.

   • To add/insert/import a tag, right-click on No. and select one of the following options:

     • New: To add a new tag.

     • Insert: To insert a tag.

     • Import: To get the tag value of current period.

4. Configure the import tag with the following properties:

   

   Legends:

   • 1. Name: Tag name used.

   • 2. Type: Tag type. The different types of tag types are F (Flow rate), I (Inventory volume), T (Temperature), P (Pressure) and L (Laboratory).

   • 3. Att: Tag attribute. There are different types of tag attributes such as, A (Average), C (Calculated). S (Sampled), T (Totalizer) and D (Daily totalizer).

   • 4. Interval: Time interval in minutes for obtaining data from RTDB. If the value is 0, it means the time interval taken to obtain data from RTDB is the same as the current period length.

   • 5. Interface Name: Interface name. For example, if you select the PI_IF interface name, the tag value is obtained from the PI server.

   • 6. Tag Name: The actual tag name used in PI.

   • 7. Eng. Unit: Engineering unit in PI.

   • 8. Default Value: Average or default measurement value of the tag. Default value can be used when the measurement point has no value in PI.

5. Select OK.

   The tag is added as a measurement source for the stream to import measured value from the PI_IF interface.

   

Configure the import tag to import the measured value from PI_IF interface

6. Select the Tools menu.

7. On the Tools menu, in the Edit Info group, select Tag.Info.

   The Edit Tag Information dialog appears.

8. Right click on No. and select Import.

   You can also copy and paste bulk PI tags in the Edit Tag Information dialog.

   

   The tags marked in green are used by DR models and the tags marked in white are registered but not used by any DR model.

9. Configure the import tags as required.

10. Select OK.

Verify if the import tag is registered

11. On the Design Info tab of the stream dialog, select the Edit Flow Tag button next to the Tag Name.

    If the tag is registered, the tag selected by default in the the Edit Tag Information dialog.

    

    • To change the stream tag, select another tag in the Edit Tag Information dialog and select OK.

      • Select OK.

      The tag of the stream is changed to the newly selected tag.

Additional information

AVEVA Production Accounting can interface with various types of RTDB tag such as Flow rate, Inventory, Temperature, Pressure, and Laboratory where PI tag values are used to provide values.