Create a Historian connection

To create a Historian connection, you need your assigned Historian user name and password.

To create a Historian connection

1. In the Industrial Graphic Editor, double-click the Trend Client. The Edit Animations dialog box appears

2. Click Historical Sources. The Historical Sources screen appears in the right pane.

   

3. Click the Add icon on the right side of the Edit Animations dialog box.

   

   A new server row appears in the configuration panel.

4. In Server Name, type the name of the server to which you want to connect. You can select from a list of the servers by clicking the arrow to the right of the box.

5. In Authentication Mode, select one of the following authentication modes: Windows Integrated, Windows Account, or SQL Server.

   • Windows Integrated to use the authentication of the currently logged-on Windows user

   • Windows Account to use a given Windows user authentication

   • SQL Server to use SQL Server authentication mode

6. From the Credentials drop-down, select the credentials for authentication.The Credentials field is enabled only when you select Windows account or SQL Server authentication type. The Windows Integrated authentication method uses the credentials of the user currently logged in, and disables the Credentials field.

   Note:

   - For standalone InTouch applications, the credentials are retrieved from the Application Manager. For managed InTouch applications, the credentials are retrieved from the Credential Manager of the Application Server. For more information, see Work with Credential Manager in the AVEVA™ InTouch HMI Application Development Guide.

   - By default, all named credentials are added to the Administrators group. In addition, we recommend you to add groups that the users running the application belong. This will allow the users to access the credentials even when running the application in a non-administrator mode, such as, viewing the historical data or trends in WindowViewer.

   You can also select Use username and password to enter the credentials.

   • If you are using Windows Account authentication mode, type the domain, user name, and password in the Domain, User Name and Password boxes.

   • If you are using SQL Server authentication mode, type user name and password in the User Name and Password boxes.

   where:

   Domain - The domain name in which your Windows account is validated.

   If you are logging on to the server using Windows Account or SQL Server credentials, configure the following login details:

   User Name - Your assigned Historian user name. If your system administrator has not assigned you a user name and password, you may use one of the default user accounts, which are automatically configured during a typical Historian installation.

   Password - The password that is associated with the user name. Select Remember password to have the system remember your password.

7. In Connection Timeout in Seconds, type the connection timeout in seconds. Valid values are 1 to 600.

8. In Query Timeout in Seconds, type the query timeout in seconds. Valid values are 1 to 600.

   Note: You can test the connection to the server with the information you have entered by clicking Test Connection. If necessary, you can edit the information before adding the server to the list.

9. Click OK.

   Note: The Trend Client does not validate the connection when you click OK.