How to automatically set scene without applying it

Configuration
1

Hi all,

I have the following automation (working fine, setting the brightness of some lights to 30 % and turn them on, using a qubino z-wave din dimmer)

- id: '1573565345132'
  alias: Licht Flur OG morgens
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - at: '5:40'
    platform: time
  condition:
  - condition: time
    weekday:
    - mon
    - tue
    - wed
    - thu
    - fri
  action:
  - data:
      entity: scene.flur_og_morgen
    service: scene.turn_on

Now I would like to set the brightness back to 100% the next time the dimmer is triggered by a monostable switch.

What I have here is

- id: '1573574013038'
  alias: Dimmer Flur OG
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - device_id: 6c470383fba24bc49da94f28fc6dd5c2
    domain: switch
    entity_id: switch.qubino_goap_zmnhsdx_din_dimmer_switch
    platform: device
    type: turned_off
  condition: []
  action:
  - data:
      entity: flur_og_normal
    service: scene.turn_on

Unfortunately it does not work as expected, the brightness is not reset.

Help highly appreciated. If more data required I can deliver but not within the next 7 hours :slight_smile:

Thanks upfront
Ralf

2

The entity is incorrect, you forgot the “scene.” before “flur_og_normal”. Should be:

  action:
  - data:
      entity: scene.flur_og_normal
    service: scene.turn_on
3

Ouch :face_with_raised_eyebrow: :upside_down_face::slightly_smiling_face:

Dumb me!

Thanks Burningstone

4

You’re welcome :slight_smile:
Was there no error in the log, something like “flur_og_normal is not a valid entity id”?

5

To be honest, I’m not really familiar with the HA logs. Sometimes I find a message, sometimes I don’t. Will double check just for the sake of future users.

But at least I can say, I could save the automation in the gui.

6

Here you go:

2019-11-13 08:10:08 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.automation] Error while executing automation automation.dimmer_flur_og. Invalid data for call_service at pos 1: extra keys not allowed @ data['entity']

I’m not sure if that would have helped me like your easy explanation but hey, at least there was an error message :slight_smile:

7

Okay, maybe this would have helped. For the next time you have an issue, I suggest you post any errors you get in the log related to your issue.

8

Will do, as this will help me to better understand the log and possible error situations before posting such easy questions.

I will double check the physical effect tonight when back home. (It’s easy to use a gui remote, but pressing monostable switches is not…)