Forwarders

forwarders can stream points and processed events to sinks docid xydmq2ondgpvofwgkcmi the configuration of the forwarders determines which data to forward, along with possible extra forwarder specific settings for the sink general configuration when configuring a forwarder, the following fields are available name description enter a unique name description description enter a description (optional) enabled description enable/disable the forwarder sink description select a sink type sparkplugb forwarder configuration reload interval description enter a reload interval, this interval determines how often the forwarder checks for objects to forward default 5m good points only description toggle whether or not to only forward points with status good default disabled select assets default disabled toggle all assets to forward all events/points or select assets for which to forward the events select asset properties for which to forwards the points select measurements default disabled toggle all measurements to for points for all measurements/calculations or select measurement labels for which to forward points generic mqtt forwarder configuration reload interval description enter a reload interval, this interval determines how often the forwarder checks for objects to forward default 5m forward points on measurements description toggle whether to forward measurement data default disabled forward points on asset properties description toggle whether to forward asset property data default disabled good points only description toggle whether or not to only forward points with status good default disabled on change description toggle whether to only send points when the value changes default disabled forward events description toggle whether to forward events default disabled select measurements toggle all measurements to for points for all measurements/calculations or select measurement labels for which to forward points select assets toggle all assets to forward all events/points or select assets for which to forward the events select asset properties for which to forwards the points measurement topic template description enter the topic to forward measurements on there are a couple of template variables available to determine the topic based on the data asset property topic template enter the topic to forward asset property points on event topic template enter the topic to forward events on for both topics there are a couple of template variables available to determine the topic based on the data message templating for measurements, the mqtt message can be templated there are a couple of example templates available to get you started for a detailed overview of the capabilities of the templating engine, see the templating docid\ vhg ki7 hi7vb dubwn4f once you’ve written your template, you can test it by clicking the test button event publishing events are published once once they get the state processed when configuring the event publishing, you can specify the mqtt topic where these events will be sent the topic can be customized using template variables to dynamically generate the topic name based on the event data this allows for more flexible and organized event management for example, you might use a topic structure like events/{assetid}/{eventtype} to categorize events by asset and type, making it easier to subscribe to specific types of events in your mqtt client additionally, you can control which events are forwarded by selecting specific assets or event types, providing fine grained control over the event data that is published