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<big>The App Event page logs information about the app attributes, a description of those attributes if applicable, the value of the event, and the date and time the event occurred. Not all apps will have event information for all of the fields.</big>
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= App "Events" Page =
[[File:App Events.png|none|thumb|600x600px|link=https://docs.hubitat.com/images/9/99/App_Events.png|alt=The "App Events" page lists, [A] the "Name" of the attribute type valid for this apps type, [B] a "Description" of the app event in the next column when available, [C] the value of the event type, such as "Triggered", and [D] the "Date" and time of the app event. ]]
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The "Events" page for an app, accessible from the App Status page, maintains a history of events an app has generated. Some apps can generate events by enabling an event logging option. When provided, the Events page will list th name of the event, the value of the event, and the date and time the event occurred — all as provided by the app.
  
*<big>'''Name''' ('''A''') column shows you the type of attribute valid for the app type.</big>
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* '''NOTE:''' Many apps do not use event generation at all, meaning this page will be blank for such apps. Built-in apps with an option to enable events include Hubitat Saftey Monitor and  older versions of Rule Machine and Simple Automation Rules. Most apps ''do'' have the option to enable logs of some kind, which will appear under Logs rather than this page.
*<big>'''Description''' ('''B''') when applicable, shows the app event type. For example, this might be Notify if you were looking at the events of the Notifier App. Not all apps will display a description attribute.</big>
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* [[File:App Events.png|none|thumb|600x600px|link=https://docs.hubitat.com/images/9/99/App_Events.png|alt=The "App Events" page lists, [A] the "Name" of the attribute type valid for this apps type, [B] a "Description" of the app event in the next column when available, [C] the value of the event type, such as "Triggered", and [D] the "Date" and time of the app event. ]]'''Name''' ('''A''') column shows you the name of the event
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* '''Description''' ('''B''') shows the desription of the event, if provided by the app (it may also be blank).
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* '''Value''' ('''C''') shows the value for this event name. For example, in the case of a triggered Rule, you would see <code>Triggered</code>.
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* '''Date''' ('''D''') show sthe time and date when the event was generated. This can helpful information for troubleshooting
  
*<big>'''Value''' ('''C''') shows the state of the event type. For example, in the case of a Triggered Rule, you would see '''Triggered'''.</big>
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*<big>'''Date''' ('''D''') is a detail time and date stamp of when the event occurred. This time and date stamp together with the event value can be very helpful information in determining if your app has been triggered when expected.</big>
 

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App "Events" Page

The "Events" page for an app, accessible from the App Status page, maintains a history of events an app has generated. Some apps can generate events by enabling an event logging option. When provided, the Events page will list th name of the event, the value of the event, and the date and time the event occurred — all as provided by the app.

  • NOTE: Many apps do not use event generation at all, meaning this page will be blank for such apps. Built-in apps with an option to enable events include Hubitat Saftey Monitor and older versions of Rule Machine and Simple Automation Rules. Most apps do have the option to enable logs of some kind, which will appear under Logs rather than this page.
  • The "App Events" page lists, [A] the "Name" of the attribute type valid for this apps type, [B] a "Description" of the app event in the next column when available, [C] the value of the event type, such as "Triggered", and [D] the "Date" and time of the app event.
    Name (A) column shows you the name of the event
  • Description (B) shows the desription of the event, if provided by the app (it may also be blank).
  • Value (C) shows the value for this event name. For example, in the case of a triggered Rule, you would see Triggered.
  • Date (D) show sthe time and date when the event was generated. This can helpful information for troubleshooting