Variables

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Variables

You have the possibility to use variables on different actions which will be replaced by appropriate content when the action is executed. There are two types of variables - common and sensor specific. The common ones are available for all sensor while the specific ones not.

Please be careful if you use an action for different types of sensors as some variables might be invalid for a particular sensor.

List of common variables:

Date and Time

[[$Time$]

Represents the current time.

[$Date$]

Represents the current date.

[$DateAndTime$]

Represents the current time and date.

Sensor

[$Name$]

The name of the sensor as defined by the user.

[$Description$]

The description string.

[$ShortSensor$]

A short description of the sensor and its configuration containing only important information..

[$Sensor$]

A description of the sensor and its configuration.

[$CountCurrentStatus$]

Specifies how long the sensor is in the current state.

[$CheckInterval$]

The check interval. This value is not in use for event based sensors.

[$Comment$]

The comment of the sensor as defined by the user.

Sensor Data

[$Status$]

A status string that, among other things, indicates whether an action took place when a condition was evaluated to be true.

[$SensorData$]

This variable generates an overview of all the data collected by the particular sensor.

[$ShortSensorData$]

This variable generates an overview of the important data collected by the particular sensor.

[$CheckExceptionMessage$]

Information string of a possible exception.

[$CheckTime$]

The exact time the check was performed.

[$ResponseTime$]

The time that elapsed during the check operation, this can be zero e.g. for event based sensors.

[$StatusFlag$]

The status indicator 'Ok', 'Warning' or 'Error'.

Condition

[$ConditionName$]

The name of the data value used in the condition.

[$MatchedConsecutively$]

Specifies how often the conditions matched consecutively.

[$Value$]

The reference value used in the condition.

[$Operator$]

The operator used in the condition..

[$ConditionMatched$]

Represents which condition matched.