Newb to HA- 4 months in. I have already setup a few automations. I was looking to setup an automation that based on certain condition sets a variable to a certain value (to be used later by another automation).
I am probably searching incorrectly- all the examples I can find shows me coded examples- However all the HA documentation shows me how to use the GUI for implementing automations. Having a tough time putting it all together.
you kinda can’t set a “variable” to be used between automations
you’ll have to use entities → Integrations - Home Assistant
The vast majority of examples and help you will find will use the YAML configuration because there isn’t a more efficient way to you to share and us to edit/correct automations. If you need a primer on how to transcribe YAML automation configurations using the UI Automation Editor, there is a (slightly dated) tutorial available on the Resin Chem Tech Youtube channel.
Depending on your specific use case, this type of thing is usually done either through the use of a helpers entity as mentioned above, the use of Template- based entities. If you share your automations and explain the goal we can likely point you in the right direction.