Automation

Automation

EvTrack supports integration with external APIs via the Automation Module.

Instructions

1. Add New Automation Entity
2. Browse to the new entity, click on the Actions tab and click on the “Add” button:
3. Configure the REST API Call parameters.
4. Browse to the new entity, click on the Events tab and click on the “Add” button.
5. Select the Event Type, Source Entity and Action:
6. Confirmed or Troubleshoot the integration via the System Settings > System Logs

Step 1:

Add New Automation Entity

Step 2:

Browse to the new entity, click on the Actions tab and click on the “Add” button:

Step 3:

Configure the REST API Call parameters.

Please make sure that the correct Media Type is configured to match the Body Payload

Example JSON Payload with Template Placeholders

<#setting time_zone='GMT'>

{

"licensePlate": "${credential.uniqueIdentifier}",

"cameraId": "${accessControlPoint.id}",

"timestamp": "${createdTime?number_to_datetime?string["dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm"]}",

"location": "Main Rd Exit"

}

${createdTime} is defined as Unix timestamp and can be transformed with Freemarker Date functions by casting (${createdTime?number_to_datetime) it to a Date object.

https://freemarker.apache.org/docs/ref_builtins_date.html

Once casted any of the Date functions can be used, ie:

${createdTime?number_to_datetime?string["dd.MM.yyyy HH:mm"]}

Step 4:

Browse to the new entity, click on the Events tab and click on the “Add” button.

Step 5:

Select the Event Type, Source Entity and Action:

Step 6:

Confirmed or Troubleshoot the integration via the System Settings > System Logs

Annex A: Available Variables