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Canvas, possible to show details and metadata of timeseries?New

For timeseries, I can only see the datapoints itself, not details and metadata. Not urgent to have this and I understand that IndustrialCanvas is still under development. 

Pi Extractor Gap-fill Back-fill enhancementParked

The Cognite Pi extractor is currently unable to fill gaps. The only way to force the extractor to re-pull gaps is to:turn the extractor off change the state table (update first = last) change extractor config to enable backfill turn extractor onThis isn't user friendly nor is it documented. It also usually requires an IT admin with access to the extractor's VM and a person who knows where it was installed. It would be amazing to get a no-code feature to do this same thing. Here are two use cases:As an SME i notice that I'm missing data points for a failure or process. I check my source system to verify that the points are missing in CDF. I go to the Extraction Pipeline that monitors this extractor and I enter a timeframe and tag that I wish to gap-fill. As an SME my use case has changed to require more historical data. I want to pull another year's worth of data for a subset of all my tags. I enter a list of tags and set it to backfill just those tags.

Ability to download/upload a config file in extraction pipelinePlanned for development

BackgroundCurrently CDF allowsuploading a remote extraction config file via python sdk/api - for deployment engineers editing in the UI - for Fusion UI usersWe have noticed in several projects some extraction config files become huge (> 5000 lines). The UI becomes unresponsive in handling such large files. Technical users like deployment engineers are able to edit/update this config through their code but it becomes hard of non-technical users to update stuff in config files (like adding new queries to the ODBC extractor config file). RequirementIf we allow users with a download and an upload option in the UI, it will be helpful for the users to edit/update large config files within the UI. Users can use their local file editor which would be easier to handle. 

Issue with annotations when the linked resource is deletedNew

We have recently made a change to one of source systems which caused a lot of assets to be recreated in CDF with new names, ids, etc. And the old assets were deleted. I have now discovered that our annotated P&ID documents still link to these deleted assets. Is this the desired behavior you’ve intended. From my perspective I would have wanted some clearer indication that the annotation was now invalid or that it was simply deleted when the underlying resource was deleted. An annotation with a dead link is quite useless and frankly just in the way.Let’s say there are integrations reading these file and it’s annotations they would expect the linked item to exist, so if they have not implemented some error handling then the integrations would fail. It is simply to say to just implement the error handling, but it is better (though admittedly harder) to eliminate the issue at the source.Has there been some considerations on this issue? Regards,Markus PettersenAker BP - Data Delivery - CDF Tech Lead

Cognite Java sdk to be actively maintained or atleast extend support for the same from Cognite sideParked

Hello,We want to use the Change Feed from the Cosmos. And this suppport is available in only their Java or .Net sdks.Now when we want to use one of those sdks and now see on Cognite side we see that these both sdks of  Cognite are not supported by Cognite directly. So we are in problematic situation here.And hence we request to consider atleast supporting of basic things on Java or .Net Cognite sdk.Also can you clearly list out some risks for continuing usage of java cognite sdk for the time being till these sdks are only community supported ? I was not able to think of anything other than security vulnerabilities fixes.Regards,Neeraj and Tausif 

File extractor for OpenText with xECMParked

A customer has asked for the xECM for OpenText file extractor

Versioning within a data modelGathering Interest

For upcoming work we need the ability to define a subscope of a data model (example: A data model covers all aspects of a house, the subscope is the bathroom that is up for a makeover). I suggest this to be implemented as a new base class like “Cognite_versionable”. This needs to encompass both the values stored in the model, but also the structure of the model.Again - the bathroom example:Version 1: The same structure as the original bathroom just different specs (values) like for replacing stuff with better products.Version 2: Replace the shower with a bathtub and add an extra sinkIn V2 above this also means a different structure of elements linked to the bathroom.

Template task schedule for specified dateGathering Interest

We can define the template schedule for Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly but we cannot define the specified date. We have many operator round at the end of month so please improve to specify the date for scheduling. Setting the every fourth Friday cannot be helpful because the date of the fourth Friday varies by each month. For instance, see the calendar Nov 2024, the end of month is 29Nov. Even if we set 4th Friday, we have more than 1week time gap to inspect and it doesn't work.

Limitation of data refresh rate for CDF data model & PowerBIGathering Interest

I’m creating this Hub post on behalf of Celanese as user sanjeet.ad.kumar@accenture.com has raised through a support ticket #12703 that they need this feature. The goal of this initiative is that their use case requires real-time data refreshing from CDF data model whereas the current PowerBi connector only supports minimum of 30mins. According to the internal discussion, currently the CDF Power BI connector does not support DirectQuery, as it is powered by the OData API, and Power BI only supports SQL-based connectors with DirectQuery. More details can be found here: https://cognitedata.slack.com/archives/C9FL8378B/p1726133687154519

【Infield】Sorting function of issued checklistsPlanned for development

Currently, I don't think there is a fixed order in which checklists issued by Infield are displayed, but this makes it difficult to know where the checklist you are looking for is when you are looking for a checklist. I think it would be easier to find if you could sort by "Start time" in the checklist, but is this function feasible?I think the default sort order should be the most recent start time, but I would also like to see the ability to switch to oldest first.I would like to use this function for the list of checklists in the "Checklists" tab and the list of checklists in the "OverView" tab. (In "OverView", if you narrow down the checklist by search, you will not be able to use the sorting function of "Start time")

Cognite CDF: Standardize Time Series Data FieldsImplemented

Its extremely important for us to standardize Time Series data fields for Classical Data Model. Currently, the ssytem does not allow flexible modification. 

[Security/RISK] Implementing Row-Level Security for Sensitive Data in CognitePlanned for development

As we may soon will need to store sensitive data in Cognite to support specific use cases—such as information on payments made to a specific vendor—it would be highly beneficial to implement a feature that allows the creation of row-level security policies. This would allow us to apply targeted exceptions for users in the Fraud Prevention role, ensuring they have appropriate access while maintaining strict control and protection of sensitive data for other users.

Carry forward the last data point value in a state time seriesPlanned for development

I’m creating this Hub post on behalf of Aker BP ASA as user Knut vanes has raised that they need this feature. The goal of this initiative is to provide visualization of machine state changes, along with supporting information such as the duration of each state transition and the total duration of states during a time period, in Cognite Charts and other consumer applications. The team has currently added this feature implementation to the roadmap where the development work will begin soon. 

Enable large screen view of P&Id in chartsPlanned for development

Using charts, open a p&id document, there is no way to make this bigger than the tiny quarter screen.  Should be able to drag this view bigger other too small to see and if you zoom in, then just viewing a tiny area.

CDF: Semantic SearchParked

We need Semantic Search to do searches at least 500 documents in one shot. We also need simalility index on the results as well as handle pdf and microsoft office files….  

Events Start/End Time ZoneImplemented

Hello,I noticed that CDF displays the start/end time in the user's time zone, even though the API, as documented, returns "The number of milliseconds since 00:00:00 Thursday, 1 January 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), minus leap seconds." I believe that this behavior should be documented to avoid potential confusion, especially when the same timestamp is set in both the start/end time fields and metadata. The timestamps in start/end time fields are converted to the user's local time zone, while those in metadata are not, which may lead to confusion for QA Engineers. I recommend documenting this aspect to provide clarity for users. Additionally, to enhance user experience, I suggest implementing a feature that allows users to select their preferred time zone from their profile settings. All timestamps, including those in metadata, could be consistently converted to the user's chosen time zone, ensuring a uniform and clear representation throughout the application.I believe this enhancement would significantly improve the usability of CDF.Regards,Hussain

Cognite Charts: Timeseries Unit propagationPlanned for development

When creating new timeseries via calculations, the user has to manually input the unit of the resulting timeseries. This can lead to human errors and is also a repetitive task.Aim:Depending on the units of the sources and the calculation function, infer the unit of the resulting timeseries. Potentially ask the user for confirmation. Display the timeseries units within the calculation nodes.Value:Expedite the calculation creation Enhance the user experience through automation Limit data entry errors

Add tenant and project to Extraction pipeline alertsPlanned for development

With several tenants on our CDF projects and with a lot of Extraction pipelines to monitor, it is hard to sort the different emails to which environment they belong or come from.We would like to get more metadata or to be able to edit the information sent by email on the extraction pipeline alerts and also to be able to do automation on the alerts in whatever system we send them to.

Enhanced Access Management for PI ExtractorGathering Interest

Though many companies are pretty liberal with read access on tags within a PI Data Archive, some out there need to control access at a more granular level. (Often driven by the need to protect intellectual property.) Only certain groups of users should be able to see data for certain tags.In our case, we would like our access model with respect to PI data in CDF to mimic what’s in PI. In a PI Data Archive, this is governed by the datasecurity metadata field. Unfortunately, the PI extractor seems to strip off this metadata on ingestion. Without that, we’re looking at a workaround solution in which we maintain this mapping in CDF and use something like a Cognite function to apply a security category that mimics the PI tag’s data access. However, this does come with some headaches:We’ll have to maintain a separate mapping of PI tags to the right level of access (that would otherwise be present in that datasecurity metadata field). The PI tag data can’t be secured before that security category is applied.I provide all this background information in the hopes that it’s useful for developing features that are useful for this need. But if I had to make a concrete ask:Provide an option for the PI extractor to not strip off “internal bookkeeping attributes in PI” from incoming PI tags. Provide a means to apply a security category during the extraction process, itself. (Similar to how the file extractor does.)Thank you for your attention and looking forward to discussing more! 

Infield Include external id on Asset SearchGathering Interest

Currently, the asset search for template creation uses the assets/search endpoint, which according to the documentation does a "best-effort fuzzy search in relevant fields" (currently only on name and description) (as told by Mithila Jayalath). On behalf of Celanese, I would like that either this search took into consideration the external ID as well, or the list of results displayed the results’ external id. I want this to be able to determine which asset is refering to the equipment and which asset is refering to the general hierarchy, as the external ID is a easy way to determine this in our project. 

Infield Observation - use script from button "+ create observation" and implemet in MES Emulsions SystemGathering Interest

Want to be able to see the timeseries by clicking on pdf in Data ExplorerImplemented

I want to be able to see the timeseries or go to the timeseries when I navigate through a P&ID in Cognite Data Explorer.

Zoom into point cloudsImplemented

Granularity of point clouds can’t be zoomed into using the ‘Search’ version.  This can only be done in the ‘Data Explorer’ version.  It needs to be able to zoom all the way to tiny points.

Tab Title Description for tabsImplemented

Hello,Working heavily with CDF, I often have to switch between various screens including Charts, Data Explorer etc. Currently, I need to click on the tab and wait for it to load to see what page it is since the titles of the page are not displayed in the tab header. Except for CDF Charts and Data Catalog, for which page titles are correctly configured, other CDF pages have only a generic title ('Cognite Data Fusion'). This includes Data Explorer, RAW Explorer, Data Model. You can check the video attached to issue 10886  for a video of the Edge browser with vertical tabs so that you can see what I am talking about. I would have loved to attach it here but there is no functionlity to allow me to do so.

3D Object Slicing X/YImplemented

In Cognite Remote / Data Fusion, it would be good to add the ability to slice on the X/Y plane as opposed to just the Z plane to better isolate the area of interest. This is relevant to 3D CAD models as well as point clouds.