Authorize a Custom Application as a Data Source
- Last UpdatedAug 21, 2026
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Before you can access data from an application built with the AVEVA Historian SDK, you must authorize a data source for the application with Publisher.
Note: The registration string that you receive from Publisher is specifically for the computer you are using. It cannot be transferred to a different computer.
To register your SDK application as a data source:
- Run AVEVA Insight Publisher.
- Select Authorize.
- Sign in to AVEVA Insight.
Note: You use your same sign-in credentials (email address and password) for Insight, Publisher, and Insight mobile app.
- On the Region page, select the region where the majority of your users work.
- On the Web Proxy Configuration page, if your internet access requires a proxy, type the proxy URL, or accept the prompted value.
- Click Continue.
- If prompted, sign in to AVEVA Insight Publisher.
Note: You use your same login credentials (email address and password) for Insight, Publisher, and Insight mobile app.
- Type a name for your application. This will be the name of the data source in Insight.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to finish creating the data source in Insight and start publishing your data.
- On completion of this process, copy or save the connection token information so that you can use it in your application.