Configure a local connection to InfluxDB, as explained in the previous section. This instance of InfluxDB will be used to collect and store the data, and can also be used to access and view the data locally.

The External Historian requires a strategy for forwarding the data. In the External Historian option of the Properties window, go to Forwarding Strategies and click the Add button.

For the Strategy label enter FwdToRemote, and set the Local historian label to Influx1 because that is the source of the data you will be forwarding.

When finished, click OK and Apply.

Now you need to configure the target historian. In the Write data to Historians area click the Add button.

Choose a historian type, and configure it for the relevant entries specific to your target database. Please refer to Supported Historians for more information on the various options. In this example we are using InfluxDB V1.

Further down in the same dialog, you will need to configure Forwarding by checking the Enable historical data forwarding box. For the Forwarding Stategy select FwdToRemote that you configured above.

Notice that enabling data forwarding deselects the Available Points in the point picker. This is because you will be forwarding all of the points from the data.

When finished, click OK and Apply. Your data should now be forwarding to the remote historian.