# MQTT Engine - Change history configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [March 24, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086 "2025-03-24T12:14:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/1 "2025-03-24T12:14:22Z")
Hello, good morning. I'm trying change the history configuration in an UDT in MQTT Engine, I'm using a script, but I have this error: [Bad\_AccessDenied("Insufficient Tag Provider Edit Permissions")]. I don't understand why, because I can change the configuration manually. ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/a/3a6985439edad16ffde19a2cf8e6ff4343a8b03a.png) Can you help me to enabled the access? Thank you. Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![DNice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@DNice](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/DNice)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/2 "2025-03-24T14:35:01Z")
Change your designer to read/write tags. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/7/7/77270478992580dd949b2deffecbb8e18fc3c3ad.png) ---
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/3 "2025-03-24T14:43:04Z")
Hello. I checked this before post and I have this option enabled. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/4 "2025-03-24T15:12:36Z")
The MQTT Engine is a read-only tag provider. I typically use reference tags inside a UDT on a local tag provider to reference the tags in MQTT Engine and to set the local history configuration. If you need to change the history configuration on the MQTT Engine UDT, I believe you need to modify the history configuration on the MQTT transmission side, but honestly, you're better off using the reference tags and UDTs on a local tag provider instead which will give you full control. ---
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/5 "2025-03-24T15:16:42Z")
Hello Michael, but if I go to change manually in the UDT I can change the history: ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/a/f/af9e6ddc701ae85b56a5d23eb88ecc349478b922.png) I want do the same but using a script to spend less time. Is it possible? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/6 "2025-03-24T18:29:20Z")
I would reach out to CirrusLink support in this case. I was under the assumption those UDTs were read-only, and I suspect that if you do modify them, that you could run the risk that an MQTT Transmission publish/birth message could overwrite those back to defaults. ---
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/7 "2025-03-25T09:42:28Z")
Hello. I need this for Store and Forward between Ignition Edge (with MQTT Transmitter) and Main Ignition (with MQTT Engine). For Store and Forward, is it necessary history in MQTT Engine for a good functionality or is it possible other way? Thank you. Best regards. ---
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/8 "2025-03-25T11:06:44Z")
I need do this, but I want use a scripting because I have a lot of tags: ![imagen](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/b/3b3f931224e46793c7f7b8137ae4cc0cae4eb54b.png) ---
**Author:** ![taguililla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@taguililla](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/taguililla)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/mqtt-engine-change-history-configuration/104086/9 "2025-03-27T09:09:45Z")
Hello. I did some modifications in the code and now it’s working, but in some case a I has enabled the history in the tag manually. Thank you. Best regards.