I've only had my ISY for two weeks, and I can already see that good bookkeeping can be very important for a successful system. With dozens of devices and hundreds of scenes and programs, you need a way of keeping track of what's what. I've developed my own system of scene and device names, but I'm not sure if it is the best system, or if it will serve me well as the system grows. It would be helpful if some of you ISY veterans could share how you use device and scene names and folders to keep track of your system. Screen shots of your device tree and program tree might also be helpful. Thanks for sharing how you do it.

I started my system before there were folders available in which to organize devices, so I used a naming convention: DDD RRR Description

 

DDD is a three-character designation of device type

RRR is a three-character designation of room

Description is self evident

 

Were I to do it over again, I might swap DDD and RRR. Or I might simply use a short description. Using mobilinc, devices show up with truncated names, and using a naming convention such as this often results in ambiguous device names displayed.

 

Since the introduction of folders, I have created one for each room, including "exterior". All devices now go into a room folder.

 

I expect that "best" will be in the eye of the beholder.