Specify tag data to forward to SystemLink Cloud dashboards and WebVIs.
Before you forward data, connect your server to SystemLink Cloud.
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In NI SystemLink Web Application, click
Cloud.
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Double-click the session you want to use to forward tags.
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In the
Tags tab, specify the tags you want to forward to SystemLink Cloud.
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Click
Add Tag Search Path and type the name of the tag you want to forward. You can also use the wildcard character (*) to specify multiple paths.
Refer to the following table to see how you can use the wildcard to specify multiple paths.
Goal
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Example Tag Search Path
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Result
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I want to specify one tag path.
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Station1.Temperature
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Searches for one tag,
Station1.Temperature.
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I want to specify multiple tags using a common path.
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Station*
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Searches for all tags starting with
Station.
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Specify any keywords or properties to forward with the tag data.
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Click
Save.
Your server will forward the data you specified to SystemLink Cloud in real time until you end the connection.
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Optional:
To stop forwarding data, end your connection to SystemLink Cloud.
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Navigate back to your list of SystemLink Cloud connections.
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Check the box next to the connection you want to end.
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Click Delete.

Note
SystemLink Cloud will not forward updates to tags on SystemLink Cloud back to SystemLink
Server.
To use the tags you forwarded in a SystemLink Cloud dashboard or WebVI, refer to
SystemLink Cloud documentation.