Create Macros

To create a macro, click the Create button in the list.

Then do as follows:

1. Enter the name of the macro (1).
   

2. Select the macro triggering mode  (2):

   Mode	Event-driven	Cyclic
   Newer	Manual execution only (see Working with Dialog Board).	Disabled, manual execution is possible
   Always	Always on	Always on
   Time time schedule	Runs within the selected time schedule (see Creating schedules). Initiated by the user at any time.	Runs within the specified time schedule..

3. If you need to include a macro in the control menu on the current layout, select the corresponding check box (3, see Macros control).

4. To configure event-driven macros, click  and select one or more trigger events (4, see Configuring filters for event-driven macros).

   Note

   To delete an event from the filter, click the  button.

5. Add one or more actions into the macro (5, see Settings specific to actions). Click the button to do this. When the macro starts, all actions are performed simultaneously. To delete an action, click the  button.

   Note

   The macro command can be executed for a group of cameras (see Creating a system of groups and subgroups).

   Note

   To hide the start conditions and action for the macro, click the action name.

6. A cyclic macro can be launched at a specified time interval, or at a random moment within the specified time interval. To configure this action, do as follows:

   1. In the Heartbeat Interval field, specify a time interval in HH:MM:SS format (1). For example, if you set the interval to 8 hours and leave the Random checkbox (see 6b) unselected, the macro will be launched every 8 hours. The macro will be launched according to cycle settings even if the actions from its previous launch are not complete In this case, several instances of the same macro will be executed simultaneously.
      

   2. In the Launching Interval field, specify a time interval in HH:MM:SS format (1). For example, if you set the interval to 8 hours and leave the Random checkbox (see 6b) unselected, the macro will be launched every 8 hours.  

      Attention!

      If the macro is linked to a time schedule, and the random moment falls out of schedule, no launching occurs.  

7. To save the macro, click the Apply button.

   Attention!

   By default, created macros are available only to users from the admin group (see Creating and configuring roles).

Macros configuration is complete. Created macro are listed. If the macro is disabled (Never mode), it is grayed out.

You can copy macro commands. To do it, follow the steps below:

1. Select the macro to copy.
2. Click Create.

This creates a new identical macro.

To remove a macro, select it in the list and click Remove.