Run Routine when Dismissing SHM Alarm?

[Scott_Barton]

Is there a way to run a Routine (or turn on a switch that can then run routine) whenever you cancel or dismiss an alarm in SHM?

[RobinWinbourne]

This can be done easily with CoRE.

Installation instructions and link to the CoRE wiki in post 1 of the following:

[RELEASE CANDIDATE] CoRE (Community's own Rule Engine)

UPDATE DEC 19 2017: If you are still using CoRE, please update to the latest version as soon as you can. Here’s what changed: v0.3.16e.20171219 - RC - Replaced recovery safety nets using unschedule() with a much more optimized method that does not affect ST as much as unschedule() does This is important as CoRE has been identified as a major choke point on a certain method that it uses (ST describes that as expensive in their documentation. As it turns out, it is. With ST’s help, CoRE is now able to recover from timeouts much faster and with a lot less resources than by using its own recovery safety net. You should also consider moving on to webCoRE instead, as CoRE is no longer actively maintained and only gets critical updates. Thank you Continuing in the BETA process of CoRE (mil…

[RobinWinbourne]

Here is a working example using CoRE:

[Scott_Barton]

I have CORE installed, however I’m not disarming SHM. For example, if it is armed, and SHM is accidently set off. When I go to SHM, it will show the red screen. I click on it and then dismiss the notification. That’s when I want routine to run. If I dismiss the alert, it stays the same state that it was, therefore using state changes to Disarmed will not work. Additionally the state changes to disarmed when I return home. I do not want this routine to run when I return home, only when I’ve dismissed the alarm.

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[RobinWinbourne]

Ahh… I see!!

CoRE uses every cabability in the ST documentation so I’m afraid as its not there it’s probably not possible

Only suggestion might be for you to use SHM as an empty shell (just for setting of the alarm state) and then let CoRE run all the backend.

Setup a simulated momentary button (or routine) called ‘Silence Alarm’

Using a ‘THEN-IF’ Piston:

IF
SHM is armed
AND
(Any of XYZ contact changes to open OR Any of XYZ motion changes to active)
THEN
|> put your regular SHM actions here
THEN IF
Silence Alarm switch changes to on (or routine runs)
|> run routine X

Probably needs to be a bit more complex than this but maybe it will help get you started?

You may get better results using global variables instead of then-if?

Good Luck!

[tgauchat]

When I go to SHM, it will show the red screen. I click on it and then dismiss the notification. That’s when I want routine to run.

SmartThings currently does not offer Community Developers a direct API into the SHM notification system.

It’s my personal belief that this is being kept proprietary (or for formal partners only) because such integrations are a revenue pathway – e.g., integration with the Scout central monitoring & response service, for example (and ADT Canopy, and others to follow).