PDI Administrative User Tasks

After deploying and configuring PDI for the first time, an administrative user must periodically perform certain tasks in response to various scenarios. The following table lists those scenarios and tasks.

Scenario	Task	Notes
The synchronization process adds new OPC Tag records to the GE Digital APM database.	Link the new OPC Tag records to related assets.	None
A tag that is used in GE Digital APM has been removed from the process historian.	If you want the corresponding OPC Tag record to be removed from the GE Digital APM database, remove all uses of the record in GE Digital APM. -or- If you want to continue using the OPC Tag record in GE Digital APM, restore the corresponding tag to the process historian.	You can easily view tags that have been removed from the process historian on the Systems and Tags page.
You want to store readings in the GE Digital APM database to support custom reports or workflows.	Modify the corresponding OPC Tag record to specify how many readings to store and for how long.	None

Scenario

Task

Notes

The synchronization process adds new OPC Tag records to the GE Digital APM database.

Link the new OPC Tag records to related assets.

None

A tag that is used in GE Digital APM has been removed from the process historian.

If you want the corresponding OPC Tag record to be removed from the GE Digital APM database, remove all uses of the record in GE Digital APM.

-or-

If you want to continue using the OPC Tag record in GE Digital APM, restore the corresponding tag to the process historian.

You can easily view tags that have been removed from the process historian on the Systems and Tags page.

You want to store readings in the GE Digital APM database to support custom reports or workflows.

Modify the corresponding OPC Tag record to specify how many readings to store and for how long.

None