Using Signal Policies to Trigger Webhook Actions

Before you begin

You must sign in to the SOTI MobiControl web console as a user with Manage Webhooks and Manage Signal Policies permissions.
You must have already created a webhook (see Creating a Webhook).

About this task

After creating a webhook, you must configure a signal policy to specify events and conditions that trigger the webhook and select the payload information to include in the webhook message.

Procedure

The steps below describe how to create a signal policy

Select Main Menu > Policies > Signal
In the Signal Policies panel, select the New Signal Policy icon .

Enter the signal policy name and description

In the General tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, enter a Name and Description for the signal policy and select Next.

Define the conditions for the signal policy to detect

In the Conditions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, select Add Condition.
In the Adding Condition panel, enter the conditions that trigger the signal policy. In this example, the signal policy must detect when Apple devices have less than 1 GB of memory. This step adds a condition to filter Apple devices.
In the Conditions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, select the Add icon to add another condition. This condition detects devices with less than 1 GB of available memory. This condition, together with the previous one creates a signal policy that detects when an Apple family device has less than 1 GB of memory.
Select the values as displayed below and select Add.

Note: You can add conditions to create more complex signal policies.

Select the device groups that the signal policy applies to

The Conditions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel lists the conditions you have added.

Note: In the blue box, All conditions must apply for the signal policy to trigger. You can change this to Any to make the signal policy trigger when any of the conditions apply.

Specify a target group of devices to apply the signal policy to by choosing Select Device Groups.
Select Add to add the device group and then select Next in the Conditions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel.

Select the trigger webhook action and the select information to include in the webhook message payload

In the actions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, select Add Action.

In the Adding Action panel, select Trigger Webhook from the Action drop-down list. Select the Webhook for this policy to trigger. Enter a Subject for the signal policy. Select the attributes from the Source Attributes table to include in the webhook payload. Use the search bar to find specific device attributes. Select Add.

Note: When using the search bar to find device attributes, the Selected value in the blue box may change based on the attributes returned in the search.

Note: A signal policy can choose from several different types of actions. Refer to the following table of signal actions from the Adding Signal Policy Actions section:

Option	Description
Relocate Device	Automatically move devices that trigger the policy from their current device group to another of your choice.
Send Email	Send an email notification to recipients indicating the policy triggered. Add email contacts to the To, CC, and BCC fields. Important: Separate the addresses with a semicolon, and do not use spaces. Use the (macro) button in the Subject and Message fields to add dynamic information, such as Device ID or Policy Name, to the email. Remember: For Custom Attribute and Custom Data to be selectable from the macro menu, you must first create them.
Set Custom Attribute	With this action, the user can set the value of a custom attribute on a managed device. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, Apple, Linux, Windows Desktop Classic, Windows Mobile/CE, and Windows Modern.
Trigger Alert	Send an alert to the SOTI MobiControl notification panel. Use the (macro) button in the Alert Title and Message fields to add dynamic information, such as Device ID or Policy Name, to the alert.
Trigger Webhook	Send automated JSON or XML data to a URL when the policy triggers. From Webhook, select a predefined webhook. Specify a Subject for the destination URL and select Source Attributes to include it in the payload. Important: You can define webhooks in Global Settings > Services > Webhook. See Using Signal Policies to Trigger Webhook Actions.
Allow SOTI Hub Access	Enables SOTI Hub access for a device that SOTI MobiControl has blocked or did not have access to. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, and Apple.
Allow SOTI Surf Access	Enables SOTI Surf access to a device that SOTI MobiControl has blocked or did not have access to. This action only applies to devices that have SOTI Surf installed. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, and Apple.
Block Exchange Access	This action triggers when you activate a Signal policy. Once SOTI MobiControl blocks access, the selected devices no longer connect to the Microsoft Exchange Server Enterprise Resource Gateway. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, Apple, Windows Mobile/CE, and Windows Modern.
Block SOTI Hub Access	This action triggers when you activate a Signal Policy. This temporarily blocks device users from accessing content in SOTI Hub. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, and Apple.
Block SOTI Surf Access	This temporarily blocks device users from accessing SOTI Surf. This action only applies to devices that have SOTI Surf installed. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, and Apple.
Clear SOTI Hub Cache	Clearing the SOTI Hub cache is an action that deletes all downloaded content, except mandatory files, from SOTI Hub on devices.
Clear SOTI Surf Cache	Clearing the SOTI Surf cache is an action that deletes all downloaded content, except mandatory files, from SOTI Surf on devices. This action only applies to devices that have SOTI Surf installed. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus, and Apple.
Log Out Shared Device	SOTI MobiControl remotely signs out all users currently accessing the device at the same time. When you log out of a shared device, you are remotely signing out all the current users from the device. Note: The supported platforms are Android Plus and Apple. They are only applicable to devices that have a shared device configuration.
Send Message	Send a message directly to devices that the policy triggers. You can limit the message's Display Duration on the devices and choose a Type of message, such as Error or Warning.
Send Script	Important: This selection only applies to conditions that include managed devices. Starting with SOTI MobiControl 2024.1.0, there is a Device Initiated option to enable device-side evaluation and execution of legacy scripts on supported devices. See Configuring Signal Policy Settings. Send the following types of scripts to devices when the action triggers: Legacy JavaScript PowerShell 32-bit Compatibility PowerShell Native Choose a script from Execute Script, then select the delivery method. Tip: The Execute Script list populates from the Manage Scripts dialog box comprising earlier saved scripts. See Manage Scripts and Sending Scripts to Devices for more information.

In the Actions tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, a summary of the added actions displays. Select Next.

Note: You can make the signal policy trigger more actions by selecting the Add icon.

Optionally define the signal policy scheduling, activation and deactivation dates and times

In the Scheduling tab of the Create Signal Policy panel, specify when the signal policy is in effect. Select Always to put the signal policy in effect immediately and indefinitely. Select Custom to specify the days and time during each week that the signal policy is in effect. In this example, the signal policy is active every Tuesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

Note: The default activation date and time when selecting Always as the Schedule Type is the date and time of the creation of the signal policy. By default, the deactivation date is not set, so the signal policy is in effect indefinitely.

In the Advanced Settings part of the Scheduling tab, you can set activation and deactivation dates and times. If the optional Set Deactivation Date is not set, the signal policy remains in effect indefinitely. You can deactivate the policy by editing the policy and adding a deactivation date and time, or by deleting the signal policy.

In the example below, the signal policy is in effect from 8:00 AM on June 12, 2023 to 10:00 PM on June 30, 2023.
Select Finish to complete the creation of the signal policy. The newly created and activated signal policy displays in the Signal Policies panel.

Results

You are now able to create a signal policy, associate it with a webhook and select information to include in the webhook message payload.

What to do next

You can edit the webhook (see Editing Webhooks) or delete it (see Deleting Webhooks). You can also edit the signal policy to trigger under different conditions, trigger more or different webhooks or trigger different actions, such as run a script or send email. You can also edit the signal policy to change the information included in the webhook message payload.