Adding and managing commands and command templates

Adding and managing commands and command templates

This guide explains how to add, edit, delete, and manage commands and command templates in a Zoho IOT application.

Adding commands and command templates

Command templates are added to a model, and the devices, assets, or locations created based on the corresponding models will replicate them as commands. Command templates can also be added to a model after instances are created, applying them to all derived instances.

Following are the ways commands and command templates can be added in the application.

Managing commands and command templates

Once a command and command templates are added in the application, they can be managed with the following operations.

 


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