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Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Rule Machine® category Rule Machine®	3	4897	November 2, 2023
Stay Duration - Can Variable be added? [RM Version 5.1.8 (9/8/2025)] Rule Machine®	0	14	June 7, 2026
Delay or pause action when physical button pushed? Rule Machine®	2	51	June 1, 2026
Another timimg option Rule Machine®	16	73	May 30, 2026
Function Rule: doesn't using hub var for param limit parallel runs? Rule Machine®	5	46	May 30, 2026
Enable and Disable Devices in RM Rule Machine®	3	86	May 26, 2026
Rule Machine "Wait for Event" not Resetting With Motion Rule Machine® forum	3	58	May 27, 2026
Rule sometimes fails when a Z-Wave device is offline? Rule Machine®	12	104	May 26, 2026
RM error invalid operand type Rule Machine®	4	63	May 20, 2026
Between two times - Update button throws error Rule Machine®	0	49	May 13, 2026
Reminder to turn on alarm when we are all away Rules Examples	17	167	May 22, 2026
Using RM to a EchoSpeaks command...? Rule Machine®	2	62	May 8, 2026
What causes a rule to be evaluated? Rule Machine®	17	212	May 2, 2026
[C8P 2.5.0.123, RM 5.0 Rule] Wait for Event never Timed Out All things Rule Machine	2	49	April 28, 2026
Wait for event question Rule Machine®	7	149	April 26, 2026
Minor Bug with Cloning and newly separated UI- 2.5.0.123 Rule Machine® bug	2	124	April 24, 2026
PSA: Commanding a group of switches as dimmers Rule Machine®	9	100	April 23, 2026
Sunrise/Sunset time variable math Rule Machine®	7	140	April 23, 2026
[C8-Pro 2.4.4.156] Why can't I compare TWO Boolean Variables Directly in RM? All things Rule Machine	2	88	April 19, 2026
How do I send square brackets [] in POST json text All things Rule Machine	1	60	April 17, 2026
Does change a device state in RM triggers device events? All things Rule Machine	8	89	April 18, 2026
Conditional Trigger Misunderstanding Rule Machine®	49	252	April 17, 2026
Add "from Variable" to appropriate "time operations" All things Rule Machine	5	76	April 13, 2026
How to get the Matter Status of a Device Rule Machine®	2	89	April 9, 2026
Rule: Repeat action Syntax help Rule Machine®	18	94	April 4, 2026
Trip Duration Using Google Maps Rule Machine®	2	71	March 27, 2026
Another nesting question All things Rule Machine	5	113	March 27, 2026
Unable to clone rules anymore Rule Machine® bug	1	85	March 18, 2026
Bug adding Lighting Rule: Unexpected Error Rule Machine®	0	39	March 18, 2026
Multiple Trigger for Single Event All things Rule Machine	11	145	March 27, 2026