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Bulk Actions

Bulk Actions let you configure or manage many devices at once instead of one at a time, handy when you roll out a fleet of CHESTER devices that should share the same configuration, firmware, tags, or labels.

Selecting Devices​

On the Devices page, tick the checkbox next to each device you want to include (or the header checkbox to select them all). The BULK ACTIONS button shows how many devices are selected. Click it to open the Bulk Actions dialog.

Devices page with three devices selected and the BULK ACTIONS button active

Running an Action​

The dialog shows the number of selected devices and offers five tabs, one per kind of action. Tick Save as batch (track progress) to record the operation as a batch so you can follow its progress afterwards, then click RUN to apply the action to every selected device.

Config​

Send app config commands to every selected device, the same as a Config downlink, applied in bulk. Enter the commands as Text or JSON. For CHESTER wM-Bus deployments you can also import device addresses from a file.

Bulk Actions dialog on the Config tab with app config commands

Firmware​

Update the firmware of every selected device over the air. Enter the firmware identifier to roll out (see Firmware).

Bulk Actions dialog on the Firmware tab with a firmware identifier field

Tags​

Add, remove, or replace tags on the selected devices. Choose the operation (Add / Remove / Replace) and pick the tags to apply.

Bulk Actions dialog on the Tags tab with Add / Remove / Replace operations

Comment​

Set, append to, or clear the comment on the selected devices (up to 500 characters).

Bulk Actions dialog on the Comment tab with Set / Append / Clear operations

Labels​

Add/update, remove, or replace labels (name–value pairs) on the selected devices.

Bulk Actions dialog on the Labels tab with name and value fields