Action Rule List

In the List tab, you can add, edit, enable, disable, and delete action rules. Surveillance Station uses two kinds of rules to automate a variety of surveillance functions: triggered and scheduled. Triggered action rules are executed when certain event conditions are present. Scheduled action rules are executed according to schedule. A list of all events and actions can seen at Action Rule.

To add a triggered action rule:

  1. Click Add to create a new action rule.
  2. Enter a name for the action rule in Name.
  3. Select Triggered from Rule type.
  4. Select either Interruptible or Uninterruptible from Action type. Interruptible rules will not ignore other newly triggered action rules. The newly triggered action rule will be executed instead of the originally triggered action rule. Uninterruptible rules will ignore other actions rules, continuing to execute the originally triggered action rule until the action is complete.
  5. Click Next to continue.
  6. In the Event window, configure the following parameters that will be used to trigger the action rule.
    1. Event source: Select the event source used to trigger the action rule.
    2. Server: Select which server the event source is connected to.
    3. Device: Select the specific device used to trigger the action rule.
    4. Event: Select the type of event used to trigger the action rule.
  7. Click Next to continue.
  8. In the Action window, configure the following parameters that will be used to execute the action rule.
    1. Action device: Select the action device type used to execute the action rule.
    2. Server: Select which server the action device is connected to.
    3. Device: Select the specific device used to execute the action rule.
    4. Action: Select the type of action used to be executed. Depending on the selected action, additional parameters will be available for configuration.
  9. Click Next to continue.
  10. In the Schedule window, determine when this action rule will be active by selecting cells on the grid. You can select an entire day by clicking on a day and a specific time by clicking on the hour.
  11. Click Finish to save the action rule.

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To add a scheduled action rule:

  1. Click Add to create a new action rule.
  2. Enter a name for the action rule in Name.
  3. Select Scheduled from Rule type.
  4. Click Next to continue.
  5. In the Action window, configure the following parameters that will be used to execute the action rule.
    1. Action device: Select the action device type used to execute the action rule.
    2. Server: Select which server the action device is connected to.
    3. Device: Select the specific device used to execute the action rule.
    4. Action: Select the type of action used to be executed. Depending on the selected action, additional parameters will be available for configuration.
  6. Click Next to continue.
  7. In the Schedule window, determine when this action rule will be active by selecting cells on the grid. You can select an entire day by clicking on a day and a specific time by clicking on the hour.
  8. Click Finish to save the action rule.

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To edit an action rule:

  1. Select an action rule from the list and click Edit.
  2. Modify settings in any of the Rule Information, Event, Action, and Schedule tabs.
  3. Click OK to save your changes.

To enable/disable an action rule:

  1. Select an action rule from the list.
  2. From the Enable drop-down menu, click Enable to enable the selected action rule or Disable to disable the selected action rule.

To delete an action rule:

  1. Select an action rule from the list and click Delete to delete the selected action rule.
  2. A confirmation prompt will appear. Click Yes to continue.

Action Rule Status

Surveillance Station displays two unique statuses for action rules when the action rules are not functioning normally.

Action Rule Priority

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Device Status Changes

The following describes various action rule behavior for device status changes.