In the rule you created you should see a "Local Variables" section lower down. For the sensor name use %device%, etc. I am not sure about location however. I would suggest naming the sensors so that the location is obvious. So, if you set sensor 3 to "Hall Bathroom Sensor" or a more descriptive name. When you use the variable, "There is a leak detected by the %device%". Then it would come out as "There is a leak detected by the Hall Bathroom Sensor". Whatever device triggers the rule will populate the variable %device%.
Thank you. So now we have the basic rule build, the visual rule builder and the rule machine. It seems like there might be an opportunity to simplify? (Perhaps a single tool that can expose capabilities if needed?)
Your statement is somewhat ironic. The other apps are for simplification. Some were added as Rule Machine can be a bit much for most. Definitely not the most intuitive. Anything you can do in the other apps can be done in Rule Machine. Not true the other way round. Just an FYI, you posted in the Rule Machine forum, hence my assumption.
I had one automation saying Hey, the fridge door is open. Close it! and its passive-aggressive tone made me chuckle every time it triggered. Key word is "had" since my wife threatened to trash the "small black box" if she hears it one more time
Fair point. Although logically when I went to post, I was thinking, "hmm, where should I post this question..." then I found this forum. Are there forums then for the other rule builders?
Have you changed your hub's default voice (used when playing TTS audio notifications via Sonos) to "Brian"? I'm curious if he sounds like the Butler you had in mind.
Rule Machine was given it's own forum given the nature of the beast, I'm guessing. There is a generic forum for built-in apps. Not a big deal as long as you get an answer. I was just pointing out my assumption.
On a related note, how do I save the āBrianā setting?
If I go to devices, select the speaker, change the drop down under Speak/Voice Name to Brian, then click save preferences. It keeps reverting to Mathew.
Edit: found it. ā To change the default text-to-speech (TTS) voice on Hubitat, you can go to Settings > Hub Details > Default Text To Speech (TTS) Voiceā
(Not sure why it doesnāt also work under device setting though).