What are 'People' and 'Group' Event rules and how to configure them

Event rules allow an Action to be processed when a Person performs a specified action on the Cloud Node system. Tapping/clicking the Event Tab will open the Event dialogue.

To create an Event Rule, tap/click the yellow plus (+) icon next to Rules.

By default, the Access tab will be selected.

Name - Enter the name for the Event Rule

Schedule

Tap or click this field to select between Always, Recurring, or Single Date

Below is an explanation of each Schedule Type and how to configure it

Always - The rule will always be processed.

Recurring - The rule will be processed only during the selected time frame each week.

Start Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will begin or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will begin.

Stop Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will end or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will end.

Days - Select the days of the week the rule will be processed. By default, Monday-Friday are selected.

Single Date - The rule will only be processed for the specified timeframe on a single day.

Start Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will begin or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will begin.

Stop Time - Tap/click the digits to enter the specified time (in 24H format) the rule will end or tap/click the calendar icon to use a visual clock to set the specified time the rule will end.

Day - Tap/click the field to enter the day or the calendar icon to use an on-screen calendar to select the day when the rule will be processed 

Action

An Event rule requires both a 'Trigger' and an 'Action' for the rule to be processed. For more information regarding the different Triggers and Actions, please refer to the article 'What are 'People' and 'Group' Event "Triggers" and "Actions"?'

Trigger - Tap/click the Trigger field to select the Event result that will cause the rule to be processed. 

Action - Tap/click the Action field to select what will occur when the rule is processed.

Source Device - Tap/click the plus (+) icon to select the Device(s) where the selected Trigger condition can occur to be processed for the rule. After tapping/clicking the checkbox to select the Device(s), tap/click Add to add the Device(s) to the rule.

Target Devices - Target Devices are the Device(s) where the selected Action will occur and at least one Device must be selected. The Target Devices option is displayed for all Actions except for 'Send Email'.

Tap/click the plus (+) icon next to Target Devices, then tap/click the checkbox next to Target Device to include, and tap/click Add. 

• Same as Source Devices - When the Target Device will only be the Source Device, tap/click the checkbox for this option. 

Save - The Save button does not appear until changes have been made to the Event rule.