Hi guys,
maybe noob question, but …
How do I combine a cron based rule with when Item received update rule
Means, I just want to exceute the rule, which is triggered with a update of an item just between 7 - 17.
steve1
March 19, 2017, 12:15pm
2
Trigger from the item update and check the current time in the rule action before doing anything else. The rule will still trigger during 7 - 17 time period but it won’t do anything if the current time is not in that range.
rossko57
March 19, 2017, 1:10pm
3
If you are likely to develop several similar rules involving time periods, you may find this approach useful
[Edit] Adde link to Time of Day State Machine
For years now I’ve let this Design Pattern post get out of hand so I’m going to rein it in a bit now. It’s really expanded away from what it’s originally intended to be (i.e. a way to illustrate how to code a time based state machine) into a thread that is mostly about the example, Time of Day. It’s partially my fault for naming the thread “Time of Day”. But there are better alternatives for Time of Day in specific and time based state machines in g…
