After enabling the occupancy integration, it is time to start commissioning the sensors. Let's cover how you can add and commission sensors, edit- and delete sensors and the effects of editing or deleting your building.

Applies to

Sensors can be commissioned and managed by the following administrator roles:

• Subscription Administrators (Subscription Owners are automatically are assigned this role)
• Building Administrators

Add & commission sensors

1. Go to Buildings >> Building where sensors need to be added >> Sensors.
2. Click on + Add, a new sensor line is added.
3. Fill in the sensor ID and search for a location by typing either a desk or meeting room name. The location will be autofilled based on what is typed in. 
4. Finalize by pressing Add to add the sensor.

After adding the sensor, a data bar is shown to indicate the health of a sensor, and an area name is added based on the location the sensor is commissioned to.

Bulk importing sensors

The app allows you to bulk import sensors to the environment. By bulk importing, only the sensor IDs are added. After these are added you can commission the sensors to a location through the Sensors page

1. Go to Buildings >> Building where sensors need to be added >> Sensors >> Import.
2. A new window opens up where you are prompted to fill in each sensor ID. Enter all the sensor IDs in the dedicated text block. Below the text box a counter counts the number of sensor IDs entered.

     1 sensor per line

   Ensure that each sensor ID is placed on a new line. Sensors are only recognized when entered on a new line. Two sensors per line will result in a single 'combined' sensor ID. Keep a keen eye out for the sensor ID counter. 

3. Click on Import to import the added sensors. A verification message is given after the sensors are successfully added.
4. To finish off the bulk import the sensors need to be commissioned, click on the sensor entry and search for the location next to Name. 
5. Select the correct location and finalize by clicking on Done.

You could potentially run into validation errors when commissioning sensors, please check our article Validation errors for more information.

Filtering sensors

Sensor filtering is powerful, especially when you want to edit or delete specific groups of sensors. Filtering can be done on the columns Location and Floor. Depending on the set criteria (search term or active filters) the sensor overview is dynamically updated. The filter function for the column Location allows you to select:

All locations

The default selection that shows all the locations with a sensor ID. It also shows sensor IDs that don't have a location associated with them.

Unknown

All sensor IDs that don't have a location commissioned to them.

Desk

This filter will show you all the sensors commissioned to a desks.

Meeting room

This filter will show you all the sensors commissioned to meeting rooms.

The filter function for the column Floor allows you to filter on:

All locations

The default selection that shows all the locations with a sensor ID. It also shows sensor IDs that don't have a location associated with them.

Unknown

All sensor IDs that don't have a location commissioned to them.

Floor X

This filter will show you all the sensors on a certain floor. The filter list corresponds with the number of floors in the building of course.

The search functionality is a crucial element in assisting your filter. As filtering on a specific area is not possible, the search functionality can bring the desired filtering. By typing the area name you want to filter on only the sensors associated with that area or meeting room will be visible. This also works with active filters (location or floor).

Edit sensors

1. Go to Buildings >> Building where sensors need to be added >> Sensors
2. Select the row of the sensor you want to edit and a side panel is shown. In this side panel, you can edit the following items:
   1. Sensor ID
   2. Location

If you change a sensor ID, the old sensor will be replaced in your overview. The data, however, will not be lost. New data will be reported for the new sensor ID and the mapped locations. We will cover validations later in this article, but validations are checked when a new sensor ID is commissioned.

When changing the location, clear the field of any text and map it to a new location by typing the new location in the field. The incoming data will be used for the new location.

You can also decommission a sensor altogether. Do this by clearing the location field and saving the change. The sensor remains active in your overview but will not have any locations mapped to it.

Deleting sensors

1. Go to Buildings >> Building where sensors need to be added >> Sensors
2. Select the row of the sensor you want to delete and a side panel is shown.
3. Click on Delete sensor >> Yes, delete 

Editing or deleting your building

Changes like editing or deleting aspects of your building will impact the commissioned sensors. The impact depends on the action taken.

Deleting desks

The mapped sensors for this desk are decommissioned. It will remain in the sensor overview and can be remapped.

Deleting a meeting room

Identical to deleting a desk.

Delete a building

All sensors are removed from the interface, but the admin can manually add the sensors to a different building.

Related articles

• Commissioning sensors
• Validation errors
  
• Addressing sensor issues