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Hi community, please help with the trigger in this blueprint

blueprint:
  name: Update Entity Offset
  description: Update the offset attribute of an entity based on another sensor's state
  domain: automation
  input:
    sensor_to_monitor:
      name: Zigbee Sensor to Monitor
      description: The sensor whose state will be used to update the "offset" attribute
      selector:
        entity:
          domain: sensor
          device_class: temperature
    entity_to_update:
      name: Tado Entity to Update
      description: The entity whose "offset" attribute will be updated
      selector:
        entity:
            domain: climate
    threshold:
      name: Threshold
      description: The maximum difference between the two sensors to trigger the automation
      selector:
        number:
          min: 0
          max: 10
          step: 0.5
          unit_of_measurement: "°C"
variables:
  entity_to_update: !input entity_to_update
  sensor_to_monitor: !input sensor_to_monitor
trigger:
  platform: numeric_state
  entity_id:
    - !input sensor_to_monitor
    - !input entity_to_update
  value_template: "{{ (states(sensor_to_monitor)|float - state_attr(entity_to_update, 'current_temperature')|float)|abs }}"  
  above: !input 'threshold'

action:
  - service: tado.set_climate_temperature_offset
    data:
      offset: "{{( state_attr(entity_to_update, 'offset_celsius')|float if state_attr(entity_to_update, 'offset_celsius') is not none else 0 ) + ((states(sensor_to_monitor)|float - state_attr(entity_to_update,  'current_temperature')|float) if states(sensor_to_monitor) is not none and state_attr(entity_to_update, 'current_temperature') is not none else 0 ) | round(1)}}"
    target:
      entity_id: !input entity_to_update

Everything works, but the trigger is just not getting values from the two variables.
If the trigger is put into dev tools → templates with appropriate names, value is being calculated correctly.

Thanks!

2

Variables do not render until after the trigger, no matter where in the BP you put them. You must use trigger_variables to do what you are trying to do.

If this fixes your issue please consider clicking solution button.

3

Thanks @Sir_Goodenough,
although I understand the logic behind the suggestion, I don’t get how to properly change my trigger with the correct sintax. Can you give me a hand maybe?
Thanks!

4

I sent a link with the exact section of syntax on how to do use trigger_variables.

Would you like me to copy pieces of that and paste it here?

It’s just a matter of adding trigger_ to the word variables.

5

OKkay understood. Did it myself thanks for the hint.

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