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However, when using MQTT Store and Forward where historical events will be published, there are some caveats to be aware of.
MQTT Engine Historical Event Processing
MQTT Engine has two ways to process historical events and insert the historical data into Ignition's Tag Historian module
- Write historical events directly to the database, via the Historian, bypassing the Tag.
- Write historical events to the Tag instead of directly to the Historian.
Writing historical events directly to the database, via the Historian, bypassing the tag
The configuration parameters required to write historical events directly to the database, via the Historian, bypassing the Tag are shown below.
MQTT Engine
Under the MQTT Engine Settings General Tab, navigate to the Miscellaneous Settings and ensure Store Historical events is selected

Tag History Configuration
History must be enabled on the tag but the only property used from the tag history configuration is the Storage Provider.
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Writing historical events directly to tag
There are several reasons why you might need to write directly to the tag which include:
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The configuration parameters required to write historical events to the Tag instead of directly to the Historian are detailed below.
MQTT Engine
Under the MQTT Engine Settings General Tab, navigate to the Miscellaneous Settings and ensure Store Historical events is de-selected

Tag History Configuration
History must be enabled on the tag but the two settings required are:
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If you are using MQTT Transmission, under the MQTT Transmission Settings for your transmitter, navigate to the History Settings and ensure that In-Order History is selected. This ensures that when the Edge side client comes back online and flushes history, it will flush the oldest historical events first (in order) before sending live Tag changes events to Engine. 
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