Dashboard button to run automation

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I have created a couple of simple automations to open blinds at sunrise, and close at sunset and tried to make a set of buttons to run the preset states of the blinds, but they don’t work as expected. I can go to automations and click “run actions” what I ended up with was buttons that enable or disable the automation. I poked around at the options in the card, but couldn’t find run action. Is it not possible, or am I missing something obvious?

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What you need is a script
An automation is triggered by something like a state change or a time
But you like to run just some steps with a button

For this a script would be the best

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any chance you could provide an example script for “run actions for automation”?

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A script is nothing else then an automation without the trigger
Paste your automation herr

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ok, that worked! took a bit of experimenting but just found the correct combination. Simple scripts that point to the open and close automations, and point the card at the script. The key to making it work in the card was to select toggle under tap behavior optional :grin: Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

automation to open blinds at sunrise and set tilt based on temperature forecast. more direct sun in the winter and less direct sun in the summer.

alias: Blinds Open in the Morning
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: sun
    event: sunrise
    offset: "30"
conditions: []
actions:
  - if:
      - condition: numeric_state
        entity_id: weather.forecast_route_bb_meteorologisk_weather
        attribute: temperature
        below: 75
    then:
      - device_id: 2173c11ff8c99593256aaf1fbe5b2ec9
        domain: cover
        entity_id: 0c0fe1e0f6011cc493945db51f712a40
        type: set_tilt_position
        position: 25
    else:
      - if:
          - condition: numeric_state
            entity_id: weather.forecast_route_bb_meteorologisk_weather
            attribute: temperature
            above: 74
        then:
          - device_id: 2173c11ff8c99593256aaf1fbe5b2ec9
            domain: cover
            entity_id: 0c0fe1e0f6011cc493945db51f712a40
            type: set_tilt_position
            position: 75
mode: single

script to run with dashboard button

sequence:
  - action: automation.trigger
    metadata: {}
    data:
      skip_condition: true
    target:
      entity_id: automation.open_blinds_in_the_morning
alias: Blinds Open Bedroom Button
description: ""

then a simpler automation and script to close at sunset regardless of temperature.