# Configure subscription

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<table><thead><tr><th width="98.33333333333331">Icon</th><th>Description</th><th>Details</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>[A]</strong></td><td>Live Data</td><td>Here you can see the incoming live data</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[B]</strong></td><td>Name</td><td>Enter a name for the subscription</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[C]</strong></td><td>Topic</td><td>Specify here the topic to be subscribed to. Corresponds to the topic in MQTT</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[D]</strong></td><td>format</td><td>Choose whether a format or multiple formats should be applied to the incoming data.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[E]</strong></td><td>Create new format</td><td>Click to create a new format.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[F]</strong></td><td>Choose format</td><td>Select which format should be applied to the incoming data</td></tr><tr><td><strong>[G]</strong></td><td>Save</td><td>Click to save</td></tr></tbody></table>


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