Vision Library+ / Guide
Symbol guide
The symbol guide is organized by operational task. Each category begins with a selection table, followed by articles that use the same setup, usage, configuration, and troubleshooting structure.
Overview
The symbol guide is organized by operational task. Each category begins with a selection table, followed by articles that use the same setup, usage, configuration, and troubleshooting structure.
| Category | Best for | Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Charts & analysis | Comparing trends, distributions, periods, asset performance, or process relationships | Combo Chart+, Asset Comparison Bar Chart+, Event Analytics KPI, Box Plot+, Heatmap+, Histogram+, Pie Chart+, Waterfall Chart+, Sankey+, Radar Chart+, Asset Treemap, ProfileView+, Duval Triangle, FFT+, Period Comparison Chart+ |
| Event Frames & downtime | Reviewing event timing, duration, categories, trends, comparisons, and playback | Events Table+, Event Analytics Chart+, Event Comparison Chart+, Event Filter+, Gantt Chart+, Event Analytics Pie, Event Analytics Pivot, Playback Tool+ |
| Data entry & tables | Capturing readings, notes, samples, and structured records | Manual Data Entry+, Manual Input Table+, Quick Input+, AF Table+, Time Series Table+, Asset Comparison Table+, Manual Input Form+ |
| Navigation & display controls | Moving between displays, assets, time ranges, and related content | Navigation Menu+, Navigation Button, DateTime Picker+, Asset Select+, Web View+ |
| Alarms & status | Showing current values, operating ranges, alarms, and locations | Value+, Linear Gauge+, Radial Gauge+, Alarm Sound+, Map+, Alarm Table+ |
Alphabetical index
AF Table+; Alarm Sound+; Alarm Table+; Asset Comparison Bar Chart+; Asset Comparison Table+; Asset Select+; Asset Treemap; Box Plot+; Combo Chart+; DateTime Picker+; Duval Triangle; Event Analytics Chart+; Event Analytics KPI; Event Analytics Pie; Event Analytics Pivot; Event Comparison Chart+; Event Filter+; Events Table+; FFT+; Gantt Chart+; Heatmap+; Histogram+; Linear Gauge+; Manual Data Entry+; Manual Input Form+; Manual Input Table+; Map+; Navigation Button; Navigation Menu+; Period Comparison Chart+; Pie Chart+; ProfileView+; Quick Input+; Radar Chart+; Radial Gauge+; Sankey+; Time Series Table+; Value+; Waterfall Chart+; Web View+.
Glossary
- AF attribute: A value or configuration field associated with an AF element.
- AF element: An asset or logical object in an AF hierarchy.
- Data source: A PI Point, AF attribute, asset, event-frame field, or other input used by a symbol.
- Display time range: The shared PI Vision start and end time applied to symbols that follow display time.
- Event frame: A PI System record with a start time, end time, and contextual attributes.
- Multi-state: Conditional colors or styles applied from configured states or limits.
- PI Point: An individual time-series point in the PI Data Archive.
- Symbol time range: A time range maintained by one symbol independently of the display range.
