Mastering PI Training: Your Guide to InCentrik's Complete Curriculum

PI Training is the key to unlocking the full potential of your AVEVA PI System. InCentrik's PI Training courses cover everything from building dashboards to structuring and analyzing data. Whether you want to master PI Vision, streamline workflows with PI Asset Framework, or enhance reports with PI DataLink, our training helps you turn data into actionable insights.

In this guide, we break down every course and show how you can take the next step with our free PI Asset Framework Workshop.

1. Why PI Training Matters Today

2. What is PI Vision Basic Training?

3. What is PI Vision Advanced Training?
4. What is PI Vision Administration Training?
5. What is PI Asset Framework (AF) Basic Training?
6. What is PI Asset Framework (AF) Advanced Training?
7. What is PI Datalink Training?
8. Conclusion: FREE PI Asset Framework Workshop with InCentrik

Why PI Training Matters today?

PI Training is essential for any organization that relies on real-time operational data. The AVEVA PI System is the industry standard for collecting, storing, and visualizing time-series data. Without proper training, teams can struggle to unlock its full potential. Well-trained users can turn raw data into actionable insights, streamline workflows, and improve decision-making. In today’s competitive environment, that expertise is not just an advantage, it’s a necessity.

What is PI Vision Basic Training?

PI Vision Basic Training introduces users to the fundamental tools of the AVEVA PI Vision platform. It's for business users or anyone new to PI Vision, offering clear, step-by-step skills to build displays and visualize real-time data directly from the PI System. With this training, you'll confidently create and share meaningful dashboards across your teams.

What's included:

• Navigate to the PI Vision homepage and start using Designer mode

• Build ad‑hoc displays with symbols like trends, tables, text, XY plots, and radial, vertical, or horizontal gauges

• Search for PI tags, Asset Framework (AF) attributes, and event frames

• Use menu options such as multi‑state symbols, navigation links, collections, and switch symbols

• Organize and move displays in the navigation menu; mark favorites for easy access

• Learn visualization best practices to increase adoption within your organization

• Available in English, Spanish, and Arabic to support global teams

What is PI Vision Advanced Training?

 PI Vision Advanced Training helps users go beyond the basics and master complex features in PI Vision. It is designed for individuals who already understand the fundamentals and want the ability to create dynamic, interactive displays that drive smarter decision-making.

What's included:

• Craft complex and customized visualizations tailored to operational needs

• Analyze event frames using the Events Table to uncover insights from historical patterns

• Use Asset Framework (AF) templates and collections to build reusable, templatized displays: build once, deploy many.

• Add dynamic hyperlinks within displays using PI System Explorer and AF for seamless navigation

• Work within the Ad Hoc workspace in PI Vision for flexible, real-time display creation

• Configure basic user access controls to tailor visibility and permissions

• Use collections as on-screen navigation symbols to improve user flow

• Perform basic calculations within PI Vision to surface actionable insights

What is PI Vision Administration Training?

PI Vision Administration Training teaches IT and OT professionals how to manage, configure, and maintain the PI Vision environment for reliable, secure data visualization. By the end of the course, you will understand how to control access, troubleshoot common issues, and optimize performance across your organization’s PI Vision setup.

What's included:

• Using screen tools for efficient interface navigation

• Implementing user management strategies, restrictions, and configuration best practices

• Connecting to, showing, or hiding specific PI databases as needed

• Troubleshooting basic system issues that may affect data display

This course is tailored for administrators who need to govern the PI Vision application and ensure smooth, dependable operations

What is PI Asset Framework (AF) Basic Training?

PI Asset Framework (AF) Basic Training introduces users new to the PI System to the essential skill of structuring real-time data for deeper insights. You’ll learn how to navigate PI System Explorer, build organized asset hierarchies, and put context around data to make it easier to analyze and act on.

What's included:

• Navigating and using PI System Explorer with confidence

• Organizing assets into clear hierarchical structures

• Applying templates and substitution parameters to standardize models across assets

• Defining properties for elements and attributes

• Generating PI tags

• Creating basic calculations and analyses

• Designing basic individual and templated event frames

• Setting up basic alerts and notifications to stay informed

This course sets the foundation for structuring your PI data, making it more accessible, searchable, and ready for analysis.

What is PI Asset Framework (AF) Advanced Training?

PI Asset Framework (AF) Advanced training is crafted for users familiar with the basics of PI Asset Framework who want to leverage more powerful data structuring and modeling features. InCentrik teaches how to use advanced AF tools for deeper insights and operational efficiency.

What's included:

• Master advanced features within PI System Explorer for richer data interaction

• Execute complex calculations using built-in AF functions, expressions, and rollup structures

• Build sophisticated event frames with custom schedules for precise event tracking

• Handle backfilling and management of complex analyses to ensure data completeness

• Create Asset Framework tables that unify time-series data with relational information for richer context

• Configure attribute retrieval methods for efficient and accurate data mapping

• Manage and backfill both individual and template-based event frames accurately

• Design derived element templates and manage attribute exclusions to streamline data models

This advanced course turns the Asset Framework from a data organizer into a powerful analytics tool, giving trained professionals the ability to build scalable, insightful PI System models.

What is PI Datalink Training?

PI DataLink Training teaches users how to pull data from the PI System into Microsoft Excel. It is ideal for team members with basic Excel skills who need to build reports and perform data analysis. By completing this training, you’ll confidently retrieve real‑time and historical PI data, use built‑in calculations, and visualize results within Excel.

What's included:

• Learn essential PI DataLink features and how they operate

• Search and use PI tags alongside Asset Framework (AF) attributes

• Retrieve both current and historical values from PI tags

• Build reusable daily or routine Excel reports

• Interpolate data within custom time intervals for precise analysis

• Use built-in DataLink functions to perform basic calculations

• Compare event frames and associated event frame attributes

• Create visuals with PI data in Excel charts and graphics

FREE PI Asset Framework Workshop with InCentrik

Mastering PI Training is the key to turning your PI System into a true decision-making engine. InCentrik’s complete curriculum covers everything from building dashboards in PI Vision to structuring your data with PI Asset Framework and analyzing it with PI DataLink. Whether you are new to PI or ready to refine your expertise, these courses will help you get the most from your investment.

If you are ready to take the next step, now is the perfect time to sign up for our FREE PI Asset Framework Workshop and experience the power of structured data firsthand. Sign up today! This offer expires September 30, 2025! 

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