Step 3 - Create a container and send it in OMF Container message

Next, create a container that uses the dynamic type created. The container acts as the destination for our application's time-series data. The PI Web API creates PI Points in response to container messages.

Note: Containers can only be created using dynamic types. Static types are used for static data, which your simple application does not send.

Headers

omfversion = 1.2
messagetype = container
messageformat = json
action = create

Body

[

{

"id": "container1",

"typeid": "DataType"

}

]

This creates a PI point named container1 in the PI Data Archive. You can use PI System Management Tools to check this by navigating to the Points/Point Builder, and then searching for the PI point named container1. See the PI System Management Tools guide for more information.