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Presented by

Connecting the

Inquisitive Enterprise

with Power BI for

Office 365 and the PI

System

Curt Hertler, Partner Solutions Architect, OSIsoft, LLC


• From Data to “Decision Ready” Data

• Evolution of Microsoft Self-Service BI Tools

• Success Stories

• Example: “Ontario Wind Generation”

• Power BI for Office 365

• Example: “Improving Predicted Generation”

• Power Query for Excel

• PI Web API

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Overview


From Data to “Decision Ready” Data

Data “Decision Ready” Data

Always up-to-date

Analyze data anywhere

Converse with your data to get

answers

Easier and more direct access to

organizational data in Excel

Power BI for PI Web APIPower Query

Access to analytical tools

Access to data

Knowledge to use


2010

Evolution of Microsoft Self-Service BI

PI OLEDB Enterprise

PowerPivot


2010 2011


PI OLEDB Enterprise

PowerPivot

PowerPivot Gallery


2010 2011 2012


PI OLEDB Enterprise

PowerPivot

Power ViewPowerPivot Gallery


2010 2011 2012 2013


PI OLEDB Enterprise

PowerPivot Power View



2010 2011 2012 2013 2014


PI OLEDB Enterprise PI Web API

PowerPivot Power View Power Query


Power BI


Sustainable “Decision Ready” Performance ReportingCentrica Energy

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Objective

• Provide immediate

performance reporting

for 10 fold expansion

in wind business

Outcome

• Configured concise,

scalable reports

based on PI AF using

PowerPivot for Excel


Data Tables to “Decision Ready” AnalysisCarnegie Mellon University – School of Architecture

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Objective

• Increase the value of

monthly utility usage

and costs data for

1600 branch offices

Outcome

• Rapid delivery of

standard reporting in

Excel 2013


Making “Decision Ready” AccessiblePSE&G

Objective

• Share a vision of

making substation

asset health analysis

available to domain

experts.

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Outcome

• Provision an Office

365 tenant with

Power BI

• Prototype with Excel


Example - “Ontario Wind Generation”

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Data Sources:

Ontario Power Generation: www.ieso.ca

Weather Underground: www.wunderground.com

http://www.ieso.ca/

http://www.wunderground.com/


Power View in Excel 2013

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Overview Weather Effects Geographical

PI Data Access

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BI functionality for

Office 365

• Analysis Anywhere

Power BI App

• Ask and Answer

Power BI Q&A

• Easier Data Access

Power Query for Excel 2013

PI Web API – OData Feature

• Scheduled data refresh

Power BI for Office 365

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Power BI App – Windows 8

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Analysis Anywhere

• Free app on Windows Store

• Displays Power View

reports posted in

SharePoint for Office 365

• Supports most Power View

visuals

• Exposes view filters for

additional analysis


Power BI Q&A

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“Show generation by site by wind direction as column chart.”

Ask and Answer

• Ask ad hoc questions using

natural language

• Answers returned with

Power View visuals

• Access to all Power BI data

• Additional visuals and

analysis supported from the

browser


Example - “Improving Predicted Generation”

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Future Data coming in PI Data Archive 2014

Predicted

Generation

Weather Effects ?

Wind speed – turbine velocity

Wind direction - geography

Temperature - mechanical

Humidity - air density

Prediction

Errors



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Free Add-In for Excel 2010 or 2013

• Access to useful data sources

• Popular relational databases

• Hadoop, Microsoft Exchange, Facebook, etc.

• OData Feeds, like the PI OData feature of the

PI Web API



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Free Add-In for Excel 2010 or 2013

• Shape datasets for Power View analysis

• Remove columns and filter rows

• Insert calculated columns

• Reformat text and numeric data

• Append and merge

• Author and share of scripted queries in Power BI for

Office 365


PI Web API’s OData Feature

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CTP available on vCampus

• Connect to PI AF by URL

• Easy navigation to AF

attribute data by element

template

• Dataset types

• Snapshot

• Archive

• Interpolated

• Summaries

http://localhost/PIOData/WindFarms/T

http://localhost/PIOData/WindFarms/T


Sharing Queries in My Power BI

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Excel-centric Data Architecture

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Relational DataPI System Hadoop


Data Stewardship Architecture

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Relational DataPI System Hadoop

Power BI for

“Compressor

Performance”“March

Operating

Targets”

“Feedstock

Costs”

“Substation

Loads”“Physical

Properties”

“Reactor 304

Event Frames”

“Predicted

Yields”“Substation

Loads”

“Work

Orders by

Asset”

Excel Users

with

Power Query Search


Additional Information

OSIsoft Resources• Product & Partner Expo – BI Demonstration Pod

• “Enabling the PI Data Scientist” – Training Day 1:00 – 2:30

• For Everyone www.osisoft.com

• For SRP Customers learning.osisoft.com

• For vCampus Members vcampus.osisoft.com

– “Builders' Café Webinar Series: Preview of PI Web API” – OSIsoft vCampus

– PI Web API – CTP available on OSIsoft vCampus

• For EA Customers, contact your EPM

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http://www.osisoft.com/

learning.osisoft.com

vcampus.osisoft.com


Curt Hertler

[email protected]

Partner Solutions Architect

OSIsoft, LLC

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