Part 3. SMS

Let's create a SMS alert whenever the scale takes a weight measurement.

*Trigger notifications are currently in Alpha. Email [email protected] for an invitation to be a part of the Trigger development experience.

We are going to follow the Trigger notification setup process outlined at http://support.initialstate.com/knowledgebase/articles/834354-triggers-adding-a-trigger.

1. Make sure your weight history data bucket is loaded.
2. Click on the bucket's settings in the data shelf (under its name).
3. Click on the Triggers tab.
4. Select the data stream to trigger on (you can use the drop-down list to select from existing streams once a data bucket has loaded or you can type in the stream name/key manually; *note Safari does not support HTML5 dropdown lists). In my example screenshot above, I selected "Update".
5. Select the conditional operator, in this case 'match'.
6. Select the Trigger value that will trigger an action (manually type in the desired value). Type in lb if you are not using metric units or type in kg if you are using metric units. Whenever the stream, Update, contains "lb" (or "kg"), you will get a text message notification.
7. Click the '+' button to add the Trigger condition.
8. Select the action (select notify by SMS).
9. Click the '+' button to add the action.
10. Input any verification code if adding a new phone number to complete setup.

Your trigger is now live and will fire when the condition is met. Click done to return to the main screen.

Once setup is complete, you will get a SMS every time you weigh yourself that contains your weight, how much you weight changed since the last measurement, and a random joke / insult / compliment.

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