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Setting context to parent element in PI Vision navigation link

Alistair

I have an AF hierarchy of Company→Area→Site→Line with associated PI Vision displays for each level. It's easy to set the context when navigating down the tree but I can't see any way to do so on the way back up.

If I'm viewing the Line Detail display for MyCompany → Areaβ → SiteG → Line4, I want the 'Up' link to take me to the Site display for MyCompany → Areaβ → SiteG. But instead, it takes me to MyCompany → Areaα → SiteA. I can't see any way of using the current context to inform the target context when we are going up the hierarchy.

Is it possible to do this, and if so, how?

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    And a further option: display the attribute as a Value symbol. Then the link works. Hide the Value, UoM & Date and change the Name to 'Up' or '▲' or whatever.

     

    But at this point, it becomes apparent that the link, whether in a Table or a Value, always opens in a new tab! That make both these solutions invalid for the use case.

     

    The only other possibility is to have a separate web site with a separate sidebar or top-bar for navigation, and host PI-Vision in a iFrame.

     

    The ideal solution is still to enable 'Add Navigation Link' to take its URI from an AF Attribute. Is this in the roadmap at all?

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    And a further option: display the attribute as a Value symbol. Then the link works. Hide the Value, UoM & Date and change the Name to 'Up' or '▲' or whatever.

     

    But at this point, it becomes apparent that the link, whether in a Table or a Value, always opens in a new tab! That make both these solutions invalid for the use case.

     

    The only other possibility is to have a separate web site with a separate sidebar or top-bar for navigation, and host PI-Vision in a iFrame.

     

    The ideal solution is still to enable 'Add Navigation Link' to take its URI from an AF Attribute. Is this in the roadmap at all?

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