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FAQ - How to run the automation once a month

You can run the automation once a month by adding in a ‘Global Condition’. Below are the steps on how to do this. There are 2 examples, choose the one you would like to use.

EXAMPLE 1: This will run it once a month but you can’t use the ‘Button Helper’ follow these steps.

1. In global conditions click ‘+ ADD CONDITION’

   

2. In the search start typing ‘template’. Template will pop up and select it.

   

3. Copy and pase the code provide below.

• ‘0’ = Monday so if you would like to run it on Friday then replace the ‘0’ with ‘4’.

• ‘7’ is for the first week of the month.

  

{{ now().weekday() == 0 and now().day <= 7 }}

4. Then enable time, set the time you would like and because we used ‘0’ = Monday we also selected Monday.

   

5. Click save and your done . The automation should only run on the first Monday of the month.

EXAMPLE 2: If you would like to still be able to use the ‘Button Helper’ and run it once a month follow these steps.

1. In global conditions click ‘+ ADD BUILDING BLOCK’

   

2. Then select ‘Or’.

   

3. Click the 3 dots and ‘Edit in YAML’

   

4. Copy the code below and paste it in. Change it to the day you would like

• ‘0’ = Monday so if you would like to run it on Friday then replace the ‘0’ with ‘4’.

• ‘7’ is for the first week of the month.

  

condition: or
conditions:
  - condition: trigger
    id: t0
  - condition: template
    value_template: "{{ now().weekday() == 0 and now().day <= 7}}"

5. Then enable time, set the time you would like and because we used ‘0’ = Monday we also selected Monday.

   

6. Click save and your done . The automation should only run on the first Monday of the month and allow you to also use the ‘Button Helper’.

Enjoy

Blacky

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