OSIsoft Cloud Services
Welcome to the OSIsoft Cloud Services feedback page!
We created this forum to hear your ideas, feature suggestions and feedback around our cloud offerings. For more information on OSIsoft Cloud Services, please refer to: https://cloud.osisoft.com/
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OCS DataView "Save as" function
If there is a dataview existing, which might need to be altered or edited using the UI, but the original dataview should remain (i.e., because of dependency to existing applications accessing the dataview), it should be able to save the data view under a new Id/Name in order to preserve the original one. Specifically if the initial creation of the dataview was very time consuming that would be rather helpful.
1 voteWe have added a “duplicate” function in the OCS Portal so that you can easily copy an existing data view, providing a new Id/Name on creation. We hope this helps reduce efforts in building off of other data views, and can enable templatizing of common configurations.
To duplicate a data view, navigate to the Data Views list page, click on the data view you wish to duplicate, and access the “Duplicate” option in the context menu on the right (in the data view overview pane).
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Add tooltip and doc. link for Shape selector in Data View config UI
When configuring a data view, there is switch for Shape that allows a choice of Standard or Narrow (see screenshot), but there is no information on what this selection means. Users can see the affect by choosing one or the other and clicking on the Apply button, but it would be useful to have easy access to further information via a tooltip and/or link to documentation.
1 voteTo make it clearer for users what the different data view shape options are, we have added a more informational tooltip, as well as a handy link to the documentation
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Provide Health overview for PItoOCS
As a PI System Administrator for a global company managing our OCS implementation, I need to understand when our PI to OCS connections are healthy or need attention so I can quickly determine where I need to focus effort to keep things running as expected.
3 votesWe are pleased to announce the release of a new PI to OCS Agents health tile on the OCS Home Page.
You will be able to view the health of your agents, and quickly drill into any of the available health statuses for more information.
Please log into the OCS Portal and let us know what you think!
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Visualize Strings in the Trend
I would like to be able to visualize string data (streams / asset measurements) in the Trend.
When trending asset measurements, I also want to see the attributes associated with the same asset so that I can understand the context.
3 votesNow you can visualize string and enumeration data in OCS Visual Trending. Please check out the latest feature and share your feedback with us.
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Let me copy the URL for the "get data" Data Views API call directly from the Data Views configuration page
As a Data Scientist, I want there to be an "easy copy" button so that I can quickly and easily copy the API URL that can be used to query for the Data View's interpolated data, with the parameters set in the configuration page.
This will facilitate ease-of-use for citizen Data Scientsts who will be leveraging this API call in other tools, as well as save time for both expert and citizen Data Scientists, by generating the API URL with required fields such as AccountID, Namespace, DataViewID, startIndex, endIndex, interval, etc.
3 votesThere are now two ways to navigate from a data view, directly to the API Console, automatically populating the Data/Interpolated endpoint and relevant parameters.
1) From the data view list page, click on a data view, and then open the context menu on the right side (in the data view overview pane). You will now see a “View in API Console” button
2) When editing a data view, the “View in API Console” button is present below the tableIn both cases, this function will open a new browser tab to load the OCS Portal’s API Console and pre-populate the Data/Interpolated route for that particular data view, including inserting query parameters such as startIndex, endIndex, and interval.
We’d love to hear any feedback!
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Raw data at full granularity for data scientists
Enable bulk data access to data scientists that includes the full granularity of recorded events.
6 votesData Views now includes a new data endpoint that will allow you to query your data view to retrieve the stored values for the underlying data, instead of having the data interpolated to evenly spaced intervals.
When making a data views query, you can now use either API endpoint for any data view:
…\DataViews\[ID]\Data\Interpolated
…\DataViews\[ID]\Data\StoredTo help you visualize your data set before accessing it programmatically, you can simply toggle between the Interpolated or Stored preview in the data views configuration UI.
Both the Stored and Interpolated Data Retrieval modes are also available in the OSIsoft Cloud Services Power BI Connector.
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PI to OCS - More configuration options when selecting PI tags to transfer
Allow users more flexibility and options when finding and selecting PI tags to transfer to OCS. Current implementation only allows a single PI tag name search criteria, and limits one transfer between each PI Data Archive and OCS namespace.
5 votesPI to OCS now supports a more flexible user experience when selecting PI Points for transfer. You can now search for PI Points by specifying several additional attributes such as Descriptor, Engineering Units, Point Type, Extended Descriptor, and Location Codes 1-5. Additionally, you can now build a list of PI Points by doing multiple searches, to accommodate PI Points that may not conform to a naming convention.
This functionality was released in version 1.4.84.0 on August 12, 2020. Please log into OCS and download and install this latest version of PI to OCS to enable these features.
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Y-Axis Modes Aren't Self-Explanatory
There are three views of the traces. The “stacked” view where each trace is separately displayed is clear. But it isn’t obvious to me what the difference is between the other two views.
1 voteWe have added different icons for each Y-axis mode. Please check it out and let us know what you think!
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Programmatic access to large tabular data sets
Ability to define and query a shaped and formatted tabular time-series data set as a data view for use in data science and advanced analytics applications. .
OCS stream data is interpolated at a given interval. Any time period can be queried and retrieved, and the data can be re-shaped to fit requirements of downstream applications.
0 votesWith the release of OCS data views, you can now create and shape tabular views of OCS stream data, and query the view on demand using the OCS REST API to return time-aligned interpolated data
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Stacked Trend
Besides the single-scale and multi-scale trend modes, I also want to stack the trends on top of one another so that traces don't overlap, and each trace has its own Y-axis scale.
0 votesThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Hide / Show Traces
As an end-user of the Trend app, when visualizing multiple variables in a trend, sometimes I want to hide a few of them so I can focus on the rest. Once done, I want to add the hidden traces back to the trend so I can see the whole picture.
0 votesThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Quick Time Ranges
As an end-user of the Trend app, I want to be able to pick from a group of pre-defined time ranges so that I can easily set the start and end time on the trend.
0 votesThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Trend Session Recovery
As an end-user of the Trend app, I want to be able to recover my trend session when I accidentally close the browser window or when there's a power failure so that I don't have to start from scratch again.
0 votesThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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UOM Support in OCS Data Views
As a data scientist, I want to know the UOMs for the data I am accessing and analyzing so that I have a more complete understanding of the data.
3 votesData views now supported including units of measure (UOMs) in your data sets! You can expose the UOM of a stream property or metadata field in two different ways:
- Inside a column header by using the field label token {Uom} in your field label, useful if all of the data in the column is reported in the same UOM
- In a separate column next to the corresponding data field, by editing the field and checking the “Include UOM as column” box, useful if the data in that column may have varying UOMsIf you have any feedback on these new features, please let us know here on the Feedback Forum!
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Include Calculated Data in OCS Data Views
As a data scientist, I often want to include calculated features in addition to the stream property data. Examples include min, max, average, etc. calculated at the same frequency as the interpolated stream property values.
1 voteData views now allows you to add OCS summaries into your dataset.
Summaries will let you easily enhance your data sets beyond just field values – there are 12 summary types ready to choose from including min, max, mean, count, standard deviation, and more! See the full list in our docs here: https://ocs-docs.osisoft.com/Content_Portal/Documentation/SequentialDataStore/Reading_Data_API.html#get-summaries
To add a summary to your data view, click the “+Add” button, and then use the form filters to find the field and summary types that you want to include. Select one or multiple to add them into your data view as new columns.
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Support Assets in OCS Data Views
Support creating data views utilizing assets instead of individual streams.
3 votesOCS Data Views now support the ability to query assets in addition to streams.
When creating a query in your Data View, you can choose Asset as your query type. Please refer to the OCS Documentation for information on Asset Search syntax for querying assets by Asset Name, Id, Type, Metadata and Stream References.
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Automated Creation of Stream Metadata from Stream Names with Delimiters
Ability to parse meaningful metadata from stream names to add context. Utilize the delimiters in a stream name to define a pattern for parsing metadata.
Stream metadata enriches the sequential data, and is valuable to OCS users for data organization, easier finding of desired data, and richer analysis.0 votes -
OCS Trending URL Parameters
Ability to support URL parameters for data, time, etc. in the OCS Trend page.
3 votesOSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending supports URL parameters for data items, time range, and Y-axis mode. You can copy your trend session URL and sent to your colleagues, so it’s quick and easy to get on the same page about what’s happening.
This functionality can also be used to bookmark trends you frequently use within your web browser.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Multiple Trend Cursor Summary Calcs
Ability to see summary calculations / statistics (min/max/avg/duration) between successive trend cursor marker lines SO THAT a user can easily understand what happens during the cursor times.
1 voteThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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Trend Easier Cursors for Trace min & max
Ability to have an easy way to set cursors exactly at a selected trace's minimum or maximum SO THAT a user doesn't need to find them manually.
0 votesThe feature has been completed and released in OSIsoft Cloud Services (OCS) visual trending.
Please check it out and let us know what you think.
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