Rules in iMonnit are the foundation of alerts and device interactions that put your sensor data to use. They notify you of sensor readings, device inactivity, and battery level and interact with Local Alerts, Control Units, and Thermostats. Rules allow you to engage schedules and logic through a robust feature set. The following articles will help you understand the operations of these features.
Creating and modifying Rules
- Creating Rules in iMonnit Online—Get basic steps to create a new Rule
- Rules - Adding Devices to Trigger a Rule in iMonnit Online—Ensure you have a sensor set to trigger a Rule
- Rules - Configuring a User as a Recipient of a Rule in iMonnit Online—Set up a recipient of your Rule
- Editing a User’s Notification Details—Configure User Notification Details
- Basic iMonnit Rules for Refrigeration Systems—Watch a how-to video to configure the basic Rules for refrigeration systems
- Advanced iMonnit Rules for Refrigeration Systems—Create Advanced Rules for a refrigeration system
- Rules - Adjusting the Triggering Condition Threshold—Get the details on how to adjust different sensor triggers
- Deleting a Rule—Learn how to remove or delete a Rule
Interacting with Rules
- Disarming and Rearming Rules—See how Repeat Notifications work, how to acknowledge conditions, and how to stop Rules from sending repeat alerts
- Pausing Sensor Rules in iMonnit—Learn how to halt Notifications for a sensor without Disarming
- Deactivating Rule Alerts—Deactivate Rules indefinitely
- Rules - Testing a Rule in iMonnit Online - Steps on testing your Rules
Rule features
- Differences in Sensor Reading Rules and Advanced Rules—Get information on the different types of Condition triggers you can configure for your Rules
- Notification (alert) Delay Function—Add a delay function to Notifications
- Rules - How the Acknowledgement Mode Feature Works—Learn how your sensor behaves when a Condition trigger returns to normal
- Understanding the Snooze Setting of a Rule in iMonnit Online—Know how Snooze (Repeat Notifications) works
- Rule Snooze: Jointly vs. Independently—Find out how different triggers/sensors affect Notifications
- Enabling and Disabling Alerts for an Entire Sensor Network—Turn Alerts on and off across your IoT network
System Actions and Advanced Rules features
- Rules - Understanding System Actions—Get an introduction to System Actions to automate some Rules functions
- How to Use Text Override Values—Learn how to include macros to provide specific sensor/reading/network/account information in the text of your Notifications
- Understanding “Before and After” in Rules and Sensor Schedules—Configure a schedule for overnight operation
- Rules - How the Notify After Aware Period Advanced Rule Works in iMonnit—Learn how this Aware State Notification operates
Troubleshooting help
- Rules – Determine Why You Didn’t Receive a Notification - Figure out why you did not receive a notification you expected to receive.
- If a Rule Continues to Send Notifications Outside of a Configured Schedule—Know why it’s happening and what to do
- Setting Inactivity Alert Times—Configure Inactivity Notifications
Related articles
- Freezer Defrosters and Monnit Sensors—See how freezer defrosters might affect sensor readings and trigger unexpected alerts
- Humidity Sensor Offsets and Rule Condition Triggers—Know what to do if you get an alert from a Humidity Sensor, but the reading doesn’t appear to meet the trigger Condition threshold
- SMS Alerts: Differences Between External Provider and Direct Delivery—Understand the difference between the free SMS and paid SMS
- If a Sensor in its Aware State for More than 48 Hours Does Not Trigger an Advanced Rule—Know why it’s happening and what to do
- Control Unit - Turning On or Off a Relay with Rules in iMonnit Online—Learn how to use Rules with Control Units