Container message examples
- Last UpdatedAug 19, 2026
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Header
omfversion: 2.0
messagetype: schema
action: create
messageformat: json
Body
[
{
"containers": [
{
"id": "Tank-101.Measurements",
"typeid": "TankMeasurements",
"name": "Tank 101 measurements",
"description": "Pressure and temperature measurements for Tank 101",
"datasource": "Plant-A-OPC-UA",
"tags": [
"Plant-A",
"Tank-101"
],
"metadata": {
"area": "Storage",
"sourceProtocol": "OPC UA"
}
"extrapolation": "forward",
"propertyoverrides": {
"Pressure": {
"minimum": 15,
"maximum": 30
}
}
}
}
}
]
Delete container message
If the action header value is delete, then only id and typeid are required. All other keywords are ignored.
Header
omfversion: 2.0
messagetype: schema
action: delete
messageformat: json
Body
[
"containers": [
{
"id": "Tank1_PressureMeasurements",
"typeid": "TankPressure"
},
{
"id": "Tank2_PressureMeasurements",
"typeid": "TankPressure"
}
]
}