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To force a chain to result in a condition—such as Success, Failure, or Warning—before proceeding to the next step, add a Set Chain Result event. You can also select to stop the chain with the event, such as when part of a conditional branch. 

Step 1. Add the event to the chain

1. In Chain Builder, from the Chains  device_hub tab, click Edit  create for the chain.
2. Click Chain Events  event, and move Set Chain Result  thumbs_up_down to where the event should occur in the chain.
3. Drag a link to the event from its preceding node.

Step 2. Set the result

1. Select the event's node, and click Edit  create.
   
2. Under Basic Info, enter a unique name and description to help identify the event.
3. Under Event Details, select whether the chain should result in a Success, Failure, or Warning condition.
4. Select whether to also stop the chain, and click Save.