Container messages

A container message defines a destination for data events of a given dynamic type. You must send a type message to create the dynamic type before you can send the container message.

To PI Web API, a container message represents one or more PI points.

When the dynamic type is simple or has exactly one value property, the container has exactly one PI Point; when the dynamic type is complex or has more than one value property, the container has a separate PI point for each regular property, which has keywords such as "isIndex" or "isQuality" set to "false".

The container message's contents and dynamic type populate the fields of the PI points such as their names, descriptions, and engineering units.

Note: Deleting a container deletes all PI Points associated with the container.