Creating event-to-actions

You can create event-to-actions to automatically trigger an action based on events that occur in your system, such as sounding an alarm or recording a camera.

1. Open the Automation task and click the Actions view.
2. (Optional) From the Domain list, select a subject domain.
   When you select a domain, the page only displays configured actions that are associated to events in that domain. The filter also applies to all subsequent event selection drop-down lists.

   You can select the following domains:

   • All
   • Access control
   • ALPR
   • Automation
   • Intrusion detection
   • Video
3. Click Add an item ().
4. (Optional) From the When list in the Event-to-action dialog box, select an event type.
5. In the From option, click Any entity and select an entity that triggers the event.
   By default, the event-to-action occurs when any entity triggers the event type you select. If you select a specific entity, you might have to set other parameters. For example, if you select a door, you must also select a door side.
6. From the Action list, select an action type and configure its parameters.
   For example, if you select the Send an email action, you can create an email template message that can include fields that are related to the report or event. In this case, using the {CardholderName} field, you could create the message: Unauthorized access attempt by {CardholderName}.
7. In the Effective option, select a schedule when this event-to-action is active.
   If the event occurs outside of the defined schedule, the action isn’t triggered. For example, you might want to sound an alarm only when a window is opened during the weekend. By default, Always is selected.
8. If the entity is located in a different time zone from your system, enable the Use source time zone option to configure the schedule's start and end using the time zone of the source entity's server.
   Note:

   This option is only available for cameras, video units, access control units, and doors.
9. (Optional) Disable the event-to-action by turning off Enabled.
   Event-to-actions are enabled by default. You can temporarily disable them for maintenance or troubleshooting without affecting the settings. The status of an event-to-action is indicated by a green icon () when enabled and a gray icon () when disabled.
10. Click Save.
    The Save button is only available when all the arguments required by the event-to-action type are specified.