Data Types

Data types are used to define message body structures.

Creating a new Data Type

In Project Explorer, right-click on Data Types > New.

When a new Data Type is created it is given the name DataTypeX, where X is the next incremental Data Type number. This name can be changed.

Properties

In the Property Editor:

Add or remove any number of property/fields to the data type by pressing Add Property or Remove Property.

Name	Description
Property Name	Name of the property. This name must contain only ASCII characters and not contain any spaces. It will be used in the scripts to access the property. (e.g. the property ‘barcode’ will be accessed using myMessageBody.barcode)
Type	Default = Integer Choice of Boolean, Integer, Unsigned Integer, Float and String
Size	Default = 4 The size of the property in Bytes. (Boolean are size 1)