Events are not updating

[pugazhendhi.m]

Hi All,

I am noticing the RM and other simple automation rules are not logging the events after approximatelsy 20-07-2020.

I am doing any thing wrong. Please let me know, if I need to furnish additinal logs.

Thanks,

Pugazhendhi M

[bertabcd1234]

You aren't doing anything wrong; the last hub update, 2.2.2, introduced an option to enable or disable the creation of events from Rule Machine, Motion Lighting, and Simple Automation Rules. Here's what the option looks like in the latter:

It is similar in RM and ML.

You do not need to have this option enabled; the app will work the same either way. It can be useful for troubleshooting--either the app events or logs--if you are trying to track down if or when something happened. Otherwise, some people prefer to keep these options disabled, perhaps because it's a tiny bit less work for the hub (probably why they were added). See here for a bit more:

"Enable app events" for Motion Lighting?

Some apps, specifically Rule Machine, Motion Lighting, Simple Automation Rule, Hubitat Safety Monitor, and HSM Rule all send app events when they do things. These are for diagnostic purposes. The first three apps on that list now have the option not to send these events. The value of these events is that they are recorded in the Events section of the App Status page (click on the Events button). This is useful if you think an app didn't do something it was supposed to do (e.g., the light did…

[pugazhendhi.m]

Ah,

Spoken too soon, Thanks a lot for the pointers. I am troubleshooting a rule which does not cancel the delayed actions. Now I know what to look for.

Thanks again,

Regards,
Pugazhendhi M