Creating a New Connection String

To create a new connection string for a new data source

1. Install Historian Publisher. As installed, it is configured to work with InTouch.
2. Repurpose Publisher for an SDK application by doing the following:
   1. Browse in Windows Explorer to the install location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Wonderware\HistorianPublisher\x64
   2. Edit the aahCloudConfigurator.exe.config file and set the value of the PublisherProcess entry to an empty string.
   3. Rename aahPublisherPrerequistes.dll to something else, so it will not be loaded.
   4. If you want to manually install a certificate (which can be “self-signed”) and use that for the encryption, set the value of PublisherThumbprint to the certificate’s thumbprint.
      (If you want the registration token to be encrypted with the computer’s machine key, skip this step.)
3. Run Historian Publisher.
   1. Log in to https://online.wonderware.com using your AVEVA Insight credentials.
   2. Give the data source a unique name.

When you finish, you can find DataSourceReg.txt file in your Documents folder. It contains the encrypted connection string.