# SqlTag Historian without SQL Bridge

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-historian-without-sql-bridge/4181>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [March 21, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-historian-without-sql-bridge/4181 "2012-03-21T01:42:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![stevekr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@stevekr](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/stevekr)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-historian-without-sql-bridge/4181/1 "2012-03-21T01:42:28Z")

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Hi folks.

I have been looking at Ignition and have been quite impressed so far.

I just had one question that would be good to get a definitive answer for.

Basically I have installed Ignition on a Linux box and am running the free OPC-UA + Vision Panel edition.

I have the following modules installed:

Module Configuration  
Name Version Description License State   
ActiveX 2.4.0 (b70) Adds ActiveX components to the Vision module. Free Loaded   
Allen-Bradley Drivers 1.4.0 (b192) Allen-Bradley driver suite for the OPC-UA module. Activated   
Modbus Driver v2 2.4.0 (b196) A driver for communicating with devices via Modbus-TCP. Activated  
OPC-UA 1.4.0 (b379) A cross-platform OPC-UA server. Activated  
Siemens Drivers 1.4.0 (b139) Siemens S7-300, S7-400 and S7-1200 drivers. Activated l  
UDP and TCP Drivers 1.4.0 (b95) Drivers for receiving and parsing UDP or TCP packets. Activated  
User Manual 1.4.0 (b184) The Ignition user-manual and context-sensitive help system. Free   
User Manual (MES) 1.4.0-rc1 (b120306) The MES module user-manual and context-sensitive help system. Free   
Vision 6.4.0 (b428) A module that provides web-launched HMI/SCADA clients. Activated

But can still add an external SQL database as an historical SQLTags provider. I have found that when I do and select the relevant history settings for the tag in designer the values are logged to the SQL server. While I can’t run queries or access the data from within Vision Panel, it is quite useful in that I can use external reporting tools with data logged in the database.

I don’t have the SQL bridge installed at all and was just wondering whether this was normal behaviour or just some kind of oversight/bug.

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**Author:** ![Colby.Clegg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/colby.clegg/32/3282_2.png) [@Colby.Clegg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Colby.Clegg)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/sqltag-historian-without-sql-bridge/4181/2 "2012-03-21T15:32:40Z")

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Hi,

Yes, it’s an oversight. The SQLTags History feature is normally enabled by the SQL Bridge. This will be corrected soon. Your account exec can work with you to accommodate your system requirements.

Regards,