On another topic, you don't want to put a minute delay between your IF-THEN and your ELSE-IF statements.
Time between 12:00 AM and 8:30 AM is true between 12:00:00.000 and 8:29:59.999
Time between 8:31 AM and 7:00 PM is true between 8:31:00.000 and 6:59:59.000
Any time between 8:30:00.000 to 8:30:59.999 will satisfy the ELSE statement.
Additionally, I'm not sure how the first nested IF-THEN can even be true. If the time is between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM then it can't also be between 12:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Maybe that was the point of editing this rule, not sure. If not, you may want to take a look at your logic again and perhaps change or simplify this rule.
where is the delay ? There was another thread a while ago that 8:30 (in the end time) is actually 8:30:59 and not 8:30:00 while 8:30 (in start time) is 8:30:00
anyways.. will close this out as I have redone the rule from scratch and removed the old one
If Time IS 8:30 AM then that is true between 8:30:00.000 and 8:30:59.999. That is not the same as Time BETWEEN 12:00 AM and 8:30 AM. Since you're using between bump them right up next to each other, otherwise you have a minute dead spot in your rule.
Time of day: "Time is 8:30 AM" will be True from 8:30:00 until 8:30:59.999
Between two times: "Time between 12:00 AM and 8:30 AM" will be True from 12:00:00.000 until 8:29:59.999
I just had the same issue with a rule. I was editing it and something went wrong and now I can't edit, clone or export it. I assume it is still running. @bravenel assuming I can't export it then I imagine there is not much you can do? Thanks.
Not sure what the "same issue" is. But if you can't edit the rule, you will need to remove it and recreate it. Without knowing the exact sequence of steps to recreate the problem, there isn't anything I can do.
I did end up recreating the rule but kept the old one disabled just in case. The steps I went through:
Existing rule - been using for a while
Went in and inserted a Wait on expression successfully.
Then attempted to copy this expression to another part of the rule.
Copied it fine
Went to insert it and got the same error as OP - Error: Cannot invoke method getDisplayName() on null object
Now I get this error each time I try to edit the actions on the rule and can't clone or export it.
Not sure if that provides any more help - but will delete the rule soon if there is nothing more to be gained.
Wait for Expression: mZone-Kitchen motion inactive
And mZone-Kitchen is a Zone Motion Controller with several motions sensors in it. I didn't try to do it again. I just recreated the rule and created the lines manually.
