Can anyone tell me how to access the group of a SmartThings device when an event is triggered? It doesn’t seem to be a property of an event (it’s just coming back with NULL instead of the actual group name).

I’m also interested in the answer to this. I’d like to be able to set the group for the child devices I create if the group was preconfigured from my mac client.

I would also like to be able to access this. In the device listing on the website it looks like a property of a device - so why isn’t it available in a smartapp? /Ed

Groups it seems were designed to designate rooms associated with devices (kitchen, bedroom etc.) http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/introduction/smartthings-concepts.html?highlight=group http://docs.smartthings.com/en/latest/introduction/smartthings-concepts.html#groups It would be great to us…

[image] RobertSloan: It would also be great to have a way to access a devices group via the api for exampledevice.displayGroup Totally agree. I cannot see a reason why groups can not be child objects under “location”. At very least, an API should exist to enumerate groups and to query if a de…

Discussed already in many variations… Just a few examples… NB: Like Windows and Linux, the latter discussions mention that Thing should have the ability to appear in multiple places via Shortcuts (soft tiles), with a view selectable for each shortcut. This is but only one possible way to implement…

Does the Solution Module app type describe this? From Types of SmartApps These apps exist within the dashboard of the SmartThings app interface, and are containers for other SmartApps. The idea behind Solution Module SmartApps is to combine SmartApps that, in the real world, intuitively go togeth…

[image] llamas: Of course, this seems a little at odds with the SmartApps as connecting objects with UI focused on configuration rather than data presentation and control of state. I’m not sure I understand your question…

[image] llamas: Of course, this seems a little at odds with the SmartApps as connecting objects with UI focused on configuration rather than data presentation and control of state. Many home automation protocols often several different types of groups. Rooms. Useful for both the network its…

Good answer… Can we put it in a FAQ?

Accessing group within a SmartApp

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tslagle13 (Tim Slagle) November 11, 2014, 3:02pm 3

The groups are just that. “Groups”

they are not actionable or managable by a smart app.

Get rooms in SmartApp?

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Accessing group within a SmartApp

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