Yes, I am aware that I could simply trigger using the "on state " if I only had one trigger but I plan on expanding and adding a motion sensor for each room.
Since I am new to HA and using a new feature I prefer to test one trigger at a time. Makes it easier for me to find and fix my errors.
I tried your suggested code and no luck. I can accomplish what I need to using delays and setting the automation mode to restart so I don’t want to take up a lot of your time . I was excited to use the new feature you shared.
Can you elaborate on what you mean by “no luck”? Did it fail to pass Check Configuration or did it fail to trigger or did it fail to execute its actions as expected? If it triggered, you can inspect its trace.
Sorry for the delay. It is not showing up as an automation but I see this in the log. Do you have any idea why its pointing to the config file if the issue is for automation?
Invalid config for [automation]: required key not provided @ data['action']. Got None required key not provided @ data['trigger']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 584).
Invalid config for [automation]: not a valid value for dictionary value @ data['action'][0]['choose'][0]['sequence'][0]['entity_id']. Got None. (See /config/configuration.yaml, line 584).
The example I posted above passes Check Configuration on my system with no errors. Clearly you are doing something wrong.
Where did you paste this example into your system? In the automations.yaml file with your other automations? If you did, post a fragment of that file showing the example and its nearest neighbors.
Sorry, I thought I had hit reply apparently I did not. I thank you for your help . I needed to fix something else in my automation file and the issue is resolved now. Thanks again.
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