Interval Of Action - Improvement

Harvey Turner

January 26, 2026 15:03 Edited

Has there been any update on the improvement of the ‘interval of action’ feature yet, to:

‘Action the first event then ignore subsequent events until the timeout expires’ ? 

 

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  Miguel Câmara

  • Authorized Reseller

  January 27, 2026 10:34

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  Hi,

  I have already upvoted this request.
  I really wish Nx would see how much this way is required by most of the partners.

  I honestly have no way of justifying “Why” it works the way it does at the moment.

  I have asked, and there was some explanations provided, but I don't see the logic why having this “special” way of processing a “interval of action” and have the most standard way applied in all kind of event logic.

  When something happens (Server down, camera down, etc) I want to receive the notification immediately and every 1 hour while it is still happening.

  The logic would be:

  • Is Event triggered?
  • NO:
    • Return null
  • YES:
    • Time since last_action_time < then “interval”?
    • YES:
      • Return Null
    • NO:
      • Send Email
      • Set last_action_time = now

  It feels simple logic to me, and this is desirable.

  Many times me or my partners failed to see the 1 message about server failure, and since it doesn't repeat, we will only notice it again when we connect to the system for checkup.

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  Andrew Sharrem

  • Authorized Reseller

  January 29, 2026 21:03

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  Nx Powertoys is a inexpensive 3rd party application that addresses the “Interval of Action” issue.

  It enables and disables Nx Rules (as a group) via softtriggers, other rules, schedules & timers, allowing for better logic handling.

  The youtube channel has a setup video of Nx Powertoys that gives an example of ARM & DISARM setup. There are lots of amazing logic scenarios that you can do with the simple management of VMS rules.

  • Presence sensing using timers - supports re triggers without the final event issue.
  • Enable vehicle detection rules only when a person is detected
  • Inject (generic) timed or scheduled events that trigger rule actions

  https://nxvms.com/integrations/876-nx-powertoys

   

  In the case of Miguel Câmara “email every hr when server is offline”, unfortunately there is no opposing Nx generated event to “server offline”, i.e. “server online”. Likewise for “camera disconnected”. My friends at “Art of Logic” have a cloud server health monitoring solution that I believe does what you need.

  Nx Powertoys does generate a server status list - currently designed for recording Server Hardware ID exports for record keeping. It is conceivable that Nx Powertoys could automatically generate a server status change event back into Nx as a generic event, that triggers an email rule. Reach out for a chat to get it as a feature request. They specialize in these type of great requests that Nx don't get around too. 

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