🚦Rules

In this chapter you will learn everything about rules

How rules work

Rules are the conditions that must be met for an alarm to be triggered.

Using Rules you can configure in detail when an alarm should be triggered.

Rules are created for individual assets. One single attribute can be monitored per asset. With a rule, you set a threshold for this attribute. If the value of the monitored attribute rises above or falls below this threshold, an alarm is created.

Overview

Fig. 1 – The "Rules" menu with the rule overview

[A]	Menu item "Rules"	Click to open the alarm overview.
[B]	Column "Status"	Shows whether the corresponding rule is currently paused or not.
[C]	Column "Priority"	Shows the priority of an alarm. This value is configured when creating a rule.
[D]	Column "Attribute"	Shows which attribute the rule applies to. This value is configured when creating a rule.
[E]	Column "Condition"	Shows which value must be reached for an alarm to be created. This value is configured when creating a rule.
[F]	Column "Type"	Shows where the rule was created, or where it is from.
[G]	Column "Tags"	Shows the selected tags for the rule.
[H]	Column "Alarm Text"	Shows which message is displayed when an alarm is created. Configured when creating a rule.
[I]	Switch "Active rules"	If this switch ON is: Active rules are displayed If this switch OFF is: Active rules are not displayed
[I1]	Count "Active rules"	Shows how many active rules there are
[J]	Switch "Paused rules"	If this switch ON is: Paused rules are displayed If this switch OFF is: Paused rules are not displayed
[J1]	Count "Paused rules"	Shows how many paused rules there are
[K]	Sort selection	Selects whether rules are sorted functionally or geographically
[L]	rule chains	Opens the rule chains page → Rule chains
[M]	Bulk pause/start	Opens the window to start or pause multiple rules at once ↗ Pause/start multiple rules at once
[N]	Search	Click to open the search menu
[O]	Create new rule	Opens the panel to create a new rule
[P]	Create new rule in asset	Opens the panel to create a new rule directly for the corresponding asset
[Q]	Pause/activate all rules of an asset	Shows whether all rules of the asset are currently paused or activated. Click to toggle between the two states.
[R]	Pause/activate rule	Shows whether a rule is currently paused or activated. Click to toggle between the two states.
[S]	More options	Show more options.
[T]	Edit rule	Edit the respective rule. For available options -> see here
[U]	Go to	Opens the window to go to the associated elements
[V]	Duplicate	Creates a copy of the rule.
[W]	Add to bookmarks	Adds the rule to the bookmark.
[X]	Delete rule	Delete the respective rule. ⚠ Warning: If a rule is deleted, all associated ↗ alarms and entries in the ↗ alarm historyare also deleted.

Create a rule

See chapter -> Create a rule.

Edit a rule

Click on [O], to edit a rule. The available options are the same as when a -> rule is created .

Pause a rule

Click on [N], to pause a rule. As long as a rule is paused, no alarm will be created when the conditions of this rule are met.

Click again on [N], to activate the rule again.

Pause or start multiple rules at once

1. Navigate to rule management: Go to rule chains and click on [M] Bulk pause/start.

2. Select action type:

   • Select [M1] Pause rule, to pause rules.

   • Select [M2] Start rule, to activate rules.

3. Use the "Pause all" option (optional): If all existing rules are to be paused, activate the option [M3] Pause all.

4. Select assets: Enter in the field [M4] Search asset the desired asset for which the rules should be paused or started.

5. Confirm action: Click on [M5] Apply, to pause or start the selected rules. If you want to cancel the action, click on Cancel.

   ▷ The selected rules will be paused or started depending on the selection.

External rules

Rules can also be created via external integrations. These rules are in Eliona with "External" labeled, can only be edited to a limited extent, and cannot be deleted.

Another type of rules are those created by the rule engine. These rules are marked accordingly, cannot be edited or deleted. ▷ When attempting to edit such a rule, you are redirected directly to the associated rule in the rule engine.