How to trigger a Routine with a button press

[JDRoberts]

You can use the following approach. The FAQ just goes one step further to remind people that they can set the SHM alarm state in the routine.

FAQ: use a button controller to turn on a virtual switch to run a routine to change SHM alarm state (SmartThings Classic)

You want to press a button on a minimote or other button controller and change the alarm status of smart home monitor. Fortunately, that one’s doable, although like many features in SmartThings, it’s not intuitive. create a routine that sets the alarm status the way you want it. You will probably need two routines, one for arming and one for disarming, but that’s up to you. https://support.smartthings.com/hc/en-us/articles/205380034-Routines#What_To_Do_With_Routines Two) create a virtual switch. here’s the FAQ. Three) there is a smart app in the marketplace section of the official mobile app that can tie a routine to a switch. This has been around for a long time and is very popular. It Uses the old terminology of “hello home phrase” instead of “routine”, but they …