current request

Supertype: MTConnect Request

Definition: requestcommunications method where a client transmits a message to an agent. That message instructs the agent to respond with specific information. to an agentsoftware that collects data published from one or more piece(s) of equipment, organizes that data in a structured manner, and responds to requests for data from client software systems by providing a structured response in the form of a response document that is constructed using the semantic data model of a Standard. to produce an MTConnectStreams Response Documentresponse document published by an MTConnect Agent in response to a current request or a sample request. containing the Observation Information Modelinformation model that describes the streaming data reported by a piece of equipment. for a snapshot of the latest observationsobserved value of a property at a point in time. at the moment of the requestcommunications method where a client transmits a message to an agent. That message instructs the agent to respond with specific information. or at a given sequence numberprimary key identifier used to manage and locate a specific piece of streaming data in an agent..