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Version: 8.3

system.historian

Historian Functions

The following functions give you access to interact with the Historian system.

Path Syntax

The historian system functions all include a path or source parameter of some form. It is recommended to use a qualified historical path syntax that includes sys and prov to identify the Gateway and Tag Provider name, respectively. For example, the following path identifiers would result in the Historical Path Example below:

  • The name of the Historian Provider: Sample_DB
  • The Gateway name: myGateway
  • The Tag Provider name: myProvider
  • The tag folder path: Folder/New_Folder
Historical Path Example
histprov:Sample_DB:/sys:myGateway:/prov:myProvider:/tag:Folder/New_Folder

Note that this format will not work for the SQL Historian, as this historian requires the drv key-value pair to be used. Additionally, any drv syntax used in Ignition 8.1 will still work in 8.3.

SQL Historian Historical Path Example
histprov:Sample_DB:/drv:myGateway:myProvider:/tag:Folder/New_Folder

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