Local Execution Question

[josh]

@hoops129

You’re talking about a virtual button in my Hubitat to execute the rule, right?

Yes, you can create a virtual device in Hubitat and then authorize that in SharpTools.

So from SharpTools, you could flip the Virtual Switch on… then in Hubitat’s Rule Machine, you could build a rule that would react to the switch turning on.

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You could either have the Hubitat rule turn the virtual switch back off or Hubitat’s Virtual Switch can be configured with an ‘Auto Off’ Setting which makes it act like a bit like a button (stateless):

Hubitat Virtual Button Device

Depending on what you are trying to accomplish, there are a few options. For example, you could add a Virtual Momentary Switch. What’s the goal of the Hubitat Virtual Button? (eg. how do you plan on using it?) Edit: Here’s some more details on how to make a Virtual Switch into a momentary switch on Hubitat. Open the Devices page in your Hubitat administration UI Click Add Virtual Device [image] Provide a Name, Network ID, and select Virtual Switch as the Type [image] From the device page, …