General information

Macro is a tool used to configure system responses to certain events. System response can include one or several actions. For example, when a fire is detected—to activate voice notification, when a camera is disarmed—to send an email notification and initiate an alarm, and so on.

Macros work only within the same Axxon-domain. You cannot use objects belonging to another Axxon-domain in start conditions (see Configuring start conditions) and in macro actions (see The Domain object).

Types of macros

There are three types of macros:

Types of macrosDescription
Event rules
  • These macros can run automatically on receiving the specified events or initiated manually by the operator.
  • When an event is received, the actions in the macro are executed once
Automatic rules
Cycle macros
  • These macros can run automatically after a specified period of time, or at a random time within a specified interval.
  • Cycle macros are run on the first server in the Axxon-domain in alphabetical order available at the time of starting the macro.
  • Cycle macros are executed immediately after you save them in the system, unless they have been created outside the time schedule.
  • After completing all actions, macro is automatically restarted. Additionally, a cycle macro can be started automatically in a specified time interval, or at a random moment within the specified time interval. In this case, all actions in the macro are executed once