# 8.3 Storage Provider **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition83\ **Created:** [June 2, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-storage-provider/115801 "2026-06-02T11:58:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shindig](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/shindig/32/8955_2.png) [@Shindig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shindig)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-storage-provider/115801/1 "2026-06-02T11:58:56Z")
Hi I'm using 8.3.6 and it's a trial version but I've set up a historian (DB table historian) under services which is Running but it does not appear in the tag properties under storage provider as I would like to archive data. Am I missing something somewhere? I've the DB set up and it's valid Thanks Sinéad ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-storage-provider/115801/2 "2026-06-02T12:05:46Z")
The DB Table Historian is read-only. It exists so that data stored in ordinary tables by other means (SQL Bridge module's transaction groups, typically, or scripts) can be displayed in power tables and other components that expect a historian as their data source. ---
**Author:** ![Shindig](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/shindig/32/8955_2.png) [@Shindig](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Shindig)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/8-3-storage-provider/115801/3 "2026-06-02T12:47:10Z")
@pturmel Thanks Phil.... I've now set it up as an SQL Historian