OSIsoft: When and How to Use the Compare Events Function in PI DataLink [PI DL 2014 SP1]

PI DataLink 2014 introduced two Events Functions (Explore and Compare) to build reports based on Event Frames.

[00:27] When to use Explore versus Compare Functions?
[00:44] What are Child Event Frames and what do they look like?
[01:33] Example of parent child hierarchy event list with Explore Function
[01:57] Configure Explore Function for child events- specify number of child event levels
[03:05] Use case for switching to Compare Function
[03:45] Example of side-by-side parent and child event info with Compare Function
[05:25] Use and configure Compare Function
[07:33] Select child event attributes for columns to display
[08:33] Final comparison of different formats achieved with Explore versus Compare Functions

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