Help with variables in actionable notification triggered by automation and executed in script

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Hi guys,

I am really struggling to get my automation running.
My plan is to have a trigger which is either a device-tracker entering a zone or a generic alternative (e.g. manually trigger the automation). The latter optionally induces the first actionable notification to ask which car shall be charged.

The second actionable notification triggers a sequence to open the charger-door, wait that the ev-charger is plugged in and then unlock the ev-charging station.

Both actionable notifications are defined in this script:

alias: Prepare Charging
sequence:
  - alias: Set up variables for the actions
    variables:
      action_open: "{{ 'OPEN_' ~ context.id }}"
      action_close: "{{ 'CLOSE_' ~ context.id }}"
      arrived_car: "{{ arrived_car }}"
      action_chargeKIRC: "{{ 'chargeKIRC_' ~ context.id }}"
      action_chargeCarol: "{{ 'chargeCAROL_' ~ context.id }}"
  - alias: Trigger-based or Generic Execution
    choose:
      - conditions: "{{arrived_car == 'generic' }}"
        sequence:
          - service: notify.mobile_app_rusty_s_iphone_2023
            alias: Ask which Car to charge
            data:
              message: Which Car to charge?
              data:
                actions:
                  - action: "{{ action_chargeKIRC }}"
                    title: KIRC
                  - action: "{{ action_chargeCarol }}"
                    title: CAROL
          - alias: Wait for a response
            wait_for_trigger:
              - platform: event
                event_type: mobile_app_notification_action
                event_data:
                  action: "{{ action_chargeKIRC }}"
              - platform: event
                event_type: mobile_app_notification_action
                event_data:
                  action: "{{ action_chargeCarol }}"
            timeout:
              hours: 0
              minutes: 0
              seconds: 30
              milliseconds: 0
          - alias: Perform the action
            choose:
              - conditions: "{{wait.trigger.event.data.action == action_chargeKIRC }}"
                sequence:
                  - variables:
                      charger_door: cover.kirc_charger_door
                      charger_sensor: binary_sensor.kirc_charger
              - conditions: "{{ wait.trigger.event.data.action == action_chargeCarol }}"
                sequence:
                  - variables:
                      charger_door: cover.carol_charger_door
                      charger_sensor: binary_sensor.carol_charger
      - conditions: " {{arrived_car != 'generic' }}"
        sequence: []
  - alias: Ask to prepare Charging
    service: notify.mobile_app_rusty_s_iphone_2023
    data:
      message: Prepare Charging?
      data:
        actions:
          - action: "{{ action_open }}"
            title: Yes, Prepare Charging.
          - action: "{{ action_close }}"
            title: No Charging.
  - alias: Wait for a response
    wait_for_trigger:
      - platform: event
        event_type: mobile_app_notification_action
        event_data:
          action: "{{ action_open }}"
      - platform: event
        event_type: mobile_app_notification_action
        event_data:
          action: "{{ action_close }}"
    timeout:
      hours: 0
      minutes: 0
      seconds: 30
      milliseconds: 0
  - alias: Perform the action
    choose:
      - conditions: "{{wait.trigger.event.data.action == action_open }}"
        sequence:
          - service: cover.open_cover
            target:
              entity_id: "{{ charger_door }}"
            data: {}
          - wait_template: "{{ states(charger_sensor) == 'on'}}"
            continue_on_timeout: true
            timeout: "60"
          - service: lock.unlock
            target:
              entity_id: lock.keba_p30_authentication
            data: {}
          - service: notify.mobile_app_rusty_s_iphone_2023
            data:
              message: Succesfully executed Automation.
      - conditions: "{{ wait.trigger.event.data.action == action_close }}"
        sequence:
          - service: notify.mobile_app_rusty_s_iphone_2023
            data:
              message: Automation terminated.
mode: single

That’s the automation:

alias: "Trigger Script: Prepare Charging"
description: ""
trigger:
  - alias: KIRC Arrival
    platform: zone
    entity_id: device_tracker.kirc
    zone: zone.home
    event: enter
    id: KIRC-Arrival
  - alias: CAROL Arrival
    platform: zone
    entity_id: device_tracker.carol
    zone: zone.home
    event: enter
    id: CAROL-Arrival
condition: []
action:
  - service: script.prepare_charging
    data_template:
      arrived_car: |
        {% if states('Trigger', 'entity_id') == 'device_tracker.carol' %}
          cover.carol_charger_door
        {% elif states('Trigger', 'entity_id') == 'device_tracker.kirc' %}
          cover.kirc_charger_door
        {% else %}
          generic
        {% endif %}
mode: single

Unfortunately, the script stops at that point where I want to use the conditional variables ‘charger_door’ .

Can you tell me, where my problem is?

Thanks in advance.

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FYI, I edited your post to use proper backticks to format your code. this is a backtick `

You were using some other character that’s not a backtick.

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   {% if trigger.id == 'KIRC-Arrival' %}
     cover.kirc_charger_door
   {% elif trigger.id == 'CAROL-Arrival' %}
     cover.kirc_charger_door
   {% else %}
     generic
   {% endif %}
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alias: "Trigger Script: Prepare Charging"
trigger:
  - platform: zone
    entity_id:
      - device_tracker.kirc
      - device_tracker.carol
    zone: zone.home
    event: enter
condition: []
action:
  - service: script.prepare_charging
    data:
      arrived_car: "cover.{{ trigger.to_state.object_id }}_charger_door"
mode: single

I deliberately omitted the case of ‘generic’ because it’s unnecessary.

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Yes, but I wasn’t sure if he was going to add another trigger

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´Thanks guys for helping me out. Appreciate it!
As Petro stated, I wanna keep the opportunity to trigger the script additionally with a generic trigger.
Moreover, within the script the variable: ‘charger_door’ doesn’t apply the value which was taken out of the actionable notification.

Can you guide me out of it?

Thanks you guys.

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The automation you posted above can only be triggered by two specific device_trackers (kirc and carol). Until you add more triggers there’s no need to specify an ‘otherwise’ case.

That’s because all variable’s have a scope and that one’s scope is limited to where it was defined, namely within the second conditions of the choose in “Perform the action”. Outside of that, it’s undefined.

References:
Scope of variables

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