How to create an event

Events are used to simplify objects monitoring. They inform you about breaking set rules like overspeeding and when an object leaves or enters a selected geofence.

Create an event

To create new event login to the web tracking platform at https://web.itrackers.com.au and do the following:

  1. Go to Settings menu located in the top panel.
  2. Click Events tab.
  3. In left bottom corner press button.
  4. Event properties window will appear.

Event section features are located in tabs depending on feature type.

Main settings

  • Active - Turns on and off event. Useful if you don’t want to receive event messages but want to keep event for further usage.
  • Event name - event name that will be displayed in events list.
  • Event type - current system version supports these events:

Available events

  • 4G Connection yes - event is triggered if 4G connection with GPS device was established.
  • 4G Connection no - event is triggered if 4G connection with GPS device was lost.
  • GPS yes - event is triggered if connection with GPS device was established.
  • GPS no - event is triggered if connection with GPS device was lost.
  • Stopped - event is triggered if GPS device is standing longer than set period of time.
  • Moving - event is triggered if GPS device is moving longer than set period of time.
  • Engine idle - event is triggered if GPS device engine is idling longer than set period of time.
  • Overspeed - object exceeded predefined speed.
  • Underspeed - object have slowed down below the specified speed.
  • Service - allows to set a reminder about vehicle maintenance work (example: change engine oil).
  • Route in - object crossed predefined route.
  • Route out - object distanced from predefined route.
  • Zone (geofence) in - object entered zone.
  • Zone (geofence) out - object left zone.
  • Time period (min) - event will be triggered if chosen event type lasts for set period of time.
  • Speed limit (kph) - sets speed limit, works with overspeed and underspeed events.
  • Parameters and sensors - trigger event regarding sensor condition.
  • Objects - select objects which data will be used to trigger events.
  • Trigger event depending on routes
    • Off - disable dependency.
    • In selected routes - event will be triggered if object goes into selected route.
    • Out of selected routes - event will be triggered if object goes out of selected route.
  • Select routes - select route from list. For multiple selection keep "Ctrl" button pressed.
  • Trigger event depending on zones
    • Off - disable dependency.
    • In selected zones - event will be associated only to selected zones.
    • Out of selected zones - event will be associated to all zones except selected ones.
  • Selected zones - select zone from list. For multiple selection keep "Ctrl" button pressed.

Time

Event time settings allows to choose exact day and time when event will be active.

  • Duration from last event in minutes - next event will be triggered only after set period of time.
  • Week days - event will be active only on chosen days.
  • Day time - event will be active in set period of time.

Notifications

  • System message - turns on and off system message. Note: system message will be seen only in used browser window.
  • Auto hide - automatically hide message after some period of time.
  • Push notification - feature is compatible with Android devices. Push notification is a type of message which is shown by Android OS itself. In order to receive push notifications, feature must be enabled in GPS Server Mobile Android app settings.
  • Sound alert - choose notification sound.
  • Message to e-mail box - turns on and off message to e-mail which is triggered by selected event. Note: notification may be sent to different e-mails, separate e-mail addresses with comma.
  • SMS to mobile phone - sends event message via SMS. Note: SMS gateway must be configured.
  • E-mail template - choose template, which will be used for e-mail notifications. E-mail templates can be created in settings, templates tab.
  • SMS template - choose template, which will be used for SMS notifications. SMS templates can be created in settings, templates tab

Colors

  • Object arrow color - as soon as event is triggered, object arrow color will be changed.
  • Object list color - as soon as event is triggered, object color in left panel object list will be changed.
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