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title: "Adding State-Based Rules"
description: "Alarms with state or condition-based rules alert about the important condition or state changes. To add a rule for a specific condition or state change: On the Rules tab, click Add."
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# Adding State-Based Rules

Alarms with state or condition-based rules alert about the important condition or state changes.

To add a rule for a specific condition or state change:

1. On the **Rules** tab, click **Add**.
2. At the **Choose Rule Type** step of the wizard, select the necessary trigger type.
3. Click **Next** and select the necessary rule condition. 

   Available options depend on the alarm type. For the full list of alarm rules, see [Alarm Rules Reference](appendix_rules_alarms.md).

4. At the **Define Rule** step of the wizard, specify conditions (or other settings, as applicable) for the alarm rule.
5. Specify alarm severity.

   For details, see [Alarm Severity](severity.md).

6. If you want to put the rule in action for the alarm, make sure that the **Enable this rule** check box is selected.

   If you clear this check box, the rule settings will be saved, but the rule will be disregarded.

7. Click **Finish**.

   [![Add State-Based Rule](images/alarms_add_state_rule.png "Add State-Based Rule")](images/alarms_add_state_rule.png){.toggle scale=70}

8. Repeat steps **1–7** for every state-based rule you want to add to an alarm.