Activate Room Lighting App from Rule

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Hi - I was trying to figure out if a rule can Activate something like a Room Lighting app. I was looking for something that was the equivalent of clicking the activate button when configuring the app. I assume I could create a virtual device that is used for activating the app and turn that on in the rule, but that seemed like an unnecessary extra device.

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Yeah, you can do that. There are two choices: one is just like the Activate button and ignores Conditions that Limit Activation, and the other honors those limitations. Look here:

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You can also pick a particular Mode or Period if applicable.

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Awesome - thanks. I looked in Run Custom Actions, didn't think to look here.

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FWIW, the Rule 5.1 docs has a "List of Actions" section that spells out where everything can be found:

Combined with maybe your browser's search feature, this may be a quicker way to find actions than digging through each menu if you aren't sure. (But questions are certainly welcome too, and this isn't me discouraging that!)