Configure a publication

Since v12.0.0, Eliona can act not only as a subscriber, but also as a publisher of MQTT messages.

This chapter explains the interface with which you can use Eliona as an MQTT publisher.

Procedure

1. Follow these steps in ↗ Broker details -> Create new publication. ▷ The «Configure Publication» menu opens

2. Configure the publication as desired

3. Click on Save [C]

The «Configure Publication» menu

Element	Title	Details
[A]	Topic preview	In this section you see a preview of the incoming data
[A1]	Section «Configuration»	In this area you specify details for the publication.
[A2]	Name	Give the publication a name
[A3]	Topic	Enter the topic here under which Eliona should publish messages
[A4]	format	Select which format should be applied to the publication
[A5]	Create new format	Click here to create a new format. ▷ Opens the «Functions» menu
[B]	Assets	In this section you select the assets whose data should be published. ◈ Assets are selected based on ↗ tags selected.
[B1]	Browse tags	Select one or more tags here. Assets that are assigned the selected tags appear in field [B4]
[B2]	Assets without tags	If this field is enabled, all assets that are not assigned any tags are selected and appear in [B4]
[B3]	Selected tags	Here all tags that were selected in [B2] are listed
[B4]	Preselection of assets	All assets that meet the criteria set in [B1] and [B2] are listed here. ⚠ These assets have not yet been selected!
[B5]	Select assets	Activate the checkbox for the respective asset to enable this asset for publishing.
[B6]	Search in the preselection	Searches the assets selected in [B4] .
[B7]	More options	Opens more options for the selected asset.
[C]	Save	Click here to save the selection.