Event rule use case: send an SMS when an SOS event occurs

In this guide, we will show how to create an Event Rule that generates an alert on-screen and SMS when an SOS signal is detected.

Requisites

• To have an SOS-compatible tracker, and the SOS input mapped in the Device Mapper.
• To have Operator user types with Phone numbers on their user properties.
• If you own your server, have an SMS provider properly set up in your server (not necessary if you have a GpsGate-hosted server).

Create your Event Rule

1. Follow the Custom event rule wizard until step 4.

2. In 4. Expressions use the following settings:

3. Select Digital Expression > SOS

4. Click on Next. 

5. Step 5. Notifications use SMS as a notification type. Click on the  button to add a new notification type.

6. Select SMS.

7. Add Recipients to the notification. Remember to select tags that contain users with phone numbers in them.

8. As a Message, you can customize your own SMS message with your own variables by inserting Variables.

9. Click on Next.

10. The step 6. Presentation, select Show in map view if you want to display a blinking icon of the map for the event.

11. Click on Next.

12. Click on to finally Save your rule.

Your application is now ready to send SMS notifications.