Automation with Attribute Trigger only works Once

Configuration
1

Hey Everyone,

Can anyone see what’s wrong with my Automation Configuration below. It works… but only ONCE.

This templating works fine for me with STATE values, but i have this prorblem using ATTRIBUTE values. After the first event, i either have to reload automations or reboot Home Assistant for the trigger to work again.

Any ideas?

automation:
  - alias: NOTIFICATION Ecobee Mode Changes
    trigger:
        - platform: template
          value_template: >
            {% if is_state_attr('climate.home', 'preset_mode', 'Away') %}
              true
            {% elif is_state_attr('climate.home', 'preset_mode', 'Home') %}
              true
            {% elif is_state_attr('climate.home', 'preset_mode', 'Transition') %}
              true
            {% elif is_state_attr('climate.home', 'preset_mode', 'Sleep') %}
              true
            {% endif %}
    action:
      - service: notify.slack
        data:
          title: 'Heater Mode Changed'
          message: 'Ecobee Heater set to {{ state_attr("climate.home","preset_mode") }}, {{now().strftime("%A %H:%M:%S %d-%m-%Y")}}'
2

If anyone knows why Atrribute value changes with Template Triggers don’t work, please advise. I can’t see anything wrong with the code???

For now I’ve just created a template sensor to capture the attribute value and have made an automation from that. Like below.

sensor:
  - platform: template
      ecobeemode:
        value_template: '{{states.climate.home.attributes.preset_mode }}'
        friendly_name: 'Ecobee Mode'
        entity_id: climate.home

automation:
  - alias: NOTIFICATION Ecobee Mode Changes
    trigger:
      platform: state
      entity_id: sensor.ecobeemode
    action:
      - service: notify.slack
        data:
          title: 'Heater Mode Changed'
          message: 'Ecobee Heater set to {{ state_attr("climate.home","preset_mode") }}, {{now().strftime("%A %H:%M:%S %d-%m-%Y")}}'
3

None of those are triggers.
You should use state and then conditions…

4

try this

automation:
  - alias: NOTIFICATION Ecobee Mode Changes
    trigger:
        - platform: template
          value_template: >
            {{ state_attr('climate.home', 'preset_mode') in ['away','home','tranisition', 'sleep'] }}
    action:
      - service: notify.slack
        data:
          title: 'Heater Mode Changed'
          message: 'Ecobee Heater set to {{ state_attr("climate.home","preset_mode") }}, {{now().strftime("%A %H:%M:%S %d-%m-%Y")}}'

these states may be wrong, you need to look at preset_mode and use the exact verbiage & capitalization.
['away','home','tranisition', 'sleep']

This should work for you. Your other method may not be working because you are returning a string with the value true vrs returning nothing (when false). The returning nothing portion may break the automation. The template I provided will always return a true or false.

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5

I’ll give your code a go and report back over the weekend. Thx.

6

hello.

nothing to do with the basic problem but you forgot the „sensors:“


sensor:
  - platform: template

# here:
    sensors:
      ecobeemode:
        value_template: '{{states.climate.home.attributes.preset_mode }}'
        friendly_name: 'Ecobee Mode'
        entity_id: climate.home

for me this automation works with the template sensor from @sebdoan , i just do it over the soundbox:


- alias: tvlight_dim
  trigger:
    platform: state
    entity_id: sensor.sonosmode
    to: 'TV'
  condition:
  - condition: state
    entity_id: media_player.wohnzimmer
    state: playing
  action:
  - service: hue.hue_activate_scene
    data:
      group_name: Wohnzimmer
      scene_name: Fernsehn

greez