Data analysts who need access to time series data stored in an OSIsoft PI Server can use the File > Database → Import from OSIsoft PI Server path to import three types of data:
- Raw: raw data points with timestamps that reflect when the data were recorded
- Plot: data points that have been interpolated based on a set of timestamps and is suitable for plotting
- Interpolated: data points that have been interpolated based a set of timestamps that are directly controllable via sync time and duration options.
This import feature is built on top of OSIsoft's PI Web API, and therefore requires the PI web server to be deployed and running, in addition to the PI Asset Framework being installed and configured.
This short video shows how: