The more that I have been attempting to create rules and actions, I’m constantly running into an issue trying to use “modes”. The key issue is that currently “modes” are really “states” and it appears that only one can be active at a time. This is a huge limitation in the design of a system where …

No question, it would be nice to be able to have more than one type of mode. That said, Presence is already separate from mode. Each person can have a separate presence indicator, and those can be used in routines and other rules. So you can already have a rule for (mode = home and son = present)…

[image] Humancell: Currently, I’m unable to find ways to create rules that will handle this type of intersection of states … or having multiple states active. You can create one or more Virtual Switches to represent various States, or you can create a custom Device Type with custom Attributes…

+1 use Virtual Switches as variables-flags-tags-states unrelated to exclusive-modes. You get total flexibility and unlimited complexity that will make you wistful for the simplicity of modes. You create “Virtual Switches” in IDE. https://graph.api.smartthings.com/login/auth

I spent a little time looking through the “SmartApps” that I have been using, and do not see anywhere that “Presence” can be utilized or accessed? For example, I want certain notifications to occur - sent to me - when no one is home, or when my son is home, but not when I am home. Right now, the S…

Try Rule Machine, I think it will do everything you want: [image] Rule machine - as per the app developer, this app is no longer available for new installs, distribution, or support Community Created SmartApps Rule Machine is no longer available.

Definitely Rule Machine! As I’m reworking several apps, this single app I’m coming to find is a very powerful app. The logic is outstanding in it.

Modes are really "states" ... can we add tags, or ...?

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JDRoberts December 1, 2015, 1:01am 6

Try Rule Machine, I think it will do everything you want:

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Modes are really "states" ... can we add tags, or ...?

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