Rule Machine - Get peer assistance here with setting up rules

[bamarayne (Jason "The Enabler" as deemed so by @Smart)]

Continued from other thread…

@twodaend. Take a look at this spreadsheet of how I set up my rules. My automations have been pretty rock solid even through the meltdown.

Use this as an example for ideas on how to build your system.

Smart Things Programming.xlsx

How to Efficiently Use Rules (RM)

I’m still starting out and I’ve created a few rules, but I’m wondering if I’m doing things in the most efficient manner. For example, I created 2 rules for bathroom lighting. The first rule runs during my home and nights modes and will turns on the lights via motion and will keep them on if the door is closed. The lights will turn off after 1 minute of no motion. The second rule runs during my sleep or ready for work mode and does the same thing but sets the dim level to 30 and will turn off after 30 second. I have similar rules for my kitchen but I’m noticing that I have to create one for each mode as what the basic premises is to have the lights come on dimmer and shut off soon if it is really late or early in the morning vs during the normal day. I’m wondering if having almost ide…