Device Matching Rules (DMR)

A Device Group Rule (DGR) contains one or more Device Matching Rules (DMR). Each DMR adds or removes devices from the group, based on a set of criteria you define.

Each DMR requires the following:

Order

An ordinal value that indicates the order in which the DMR is interpreted. It is important to understand that you may receive different results based on how you arrange your DMRs.

Operator

An operator that determines the logic by which devices are added as members of the group. See Rule operators for a list of operators.

Negate (!)

The negate option reverses the result of the operator. The Smart Device Group example contains a DMR using the negate option as an example.

Rule Types and Arguments

A drop-down list that contains the different kinds of information you can use to determine what devices are added to a Smart Device Group. The rule type you select determines the criteria, or arguments, that are available for implementing a rule. See Rule types for a list of rule types.