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Over Speed ALert - 3 times

DaveMcD-1714
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I wanted to make a rule that if a driver was say speeding 10mph over the speed limit for more then 10 seconds it would give an audible alert, which is straight forward to create. Is there a way to make a new sub rule that says if that rule is triggered say more then 3 times in one hour then an email alert is sent?

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The only way to do this is to use a custom report. You'll need to set the report look at the last hour's worth of data, set it to run as often as possible, and then change the SendReport field in the report template to use a formula that will resolve to True only if there are 3 exceptions or more. This way it'll only send the report if there are 3 exceptions in an hour and ignore it if there aren't 3 exceptions.
So for example, set the report to run like this:
User uploaded image 1
And then set the SendReport field to something like:

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Hi
of course you can create a custom rule.
1. Go to Rules and Groups > Rules.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Name tab, give the rule a name.
4. Go to the Conditions tab and select Add speed limit.
5. Select Exceeded limit and enter 10 km/h.
6. Click Add duration and select Greater than 10 seconds.
7. Click Save.

EishiFUN
Community Administrator

Hey @DaveMcD-1714 ,

Thank you for asking your question in our community. I dont think there is any easy built in way to make a rule like this to see if they broke the rule 3 times. I feel like there might be some kind of way to do this with custom report. One of our community members may know a way to do thi. @ssartor-1546 have you tried to solve something like this or can think of some way to achieve it?

Have a good one!
Eishi FUN

DaveMcD-1714
Original Poster

HI, I have made the rule no problem, it was the second part of the question I was looking for some ideas. I want an email notification if that happens 3 times in one hour, that is the part I am struggling to work out. Thanks Dave

The only way to do this is to use a custom report. You'll need to set the report look at the last hour's worth of data, set it to run as often as possible, and then change the SendReport field in the report template to use a formula that will resolve to True only if there are 3 exceptions or more. This way it'll only send the report if there are 3 exceptions in an hour and ignore it if there aren't 3 exceptions.
So for example, set the report to run like this:
User uploaded image 1
And then set the SendReport field to something like:

Agreed. This would be the best way. I would also be weary of doing this, if you have a fleet of a significant size. You will almost certainty be getting an email every hour if you do. Instant/frequent notifications should normally be reserved for critical or egregious behavior like possible collisions or speed > Xmph. You don't want to overwhelm whomever has to keep up with the incoming emailed alerts.

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