PI DataLink for Excel Services Overview
PI DataLink for Excel Services (PI DLES) is a server version of PI DataLink for use with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS). PI DLES supports all DataLink and BatchView functions provided by Excel Add-ins in a typical PI client configuration. PI DLES enables users to retrieve data from a PI server and view it in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet format using only a Web browser. Access to real-time PI data can be expanded to many different consumers, regardless of location, or familiarity with either Microsoft Excel or PI DataLink functions.
PI DataLink for Excel Services uses Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 technologies including Excel Services and the Excel Web Access web part. Together, these Microsoft components support a majority of standard spreadsheet features. PI DLES augments these services, adding connectivity and support for PI functions.
Excel workbooks published to SharePoint document libraries can be accessed independently, or added to web part pages. The Excel Web Access web part supports connections that allow parameters to be exchanged between a workbook and other web parts, integrating spreadsheets with PI DataLink functions into the RtWebParts environment.
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