Manual alarm_control_pannel - changed_by: null (Solved)

Configuration
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I have configured the manual alarm control panel and everything functions properly in terms of triggering, arming, disarming. However, I am trying to use the “changed_by” attribute data in my SMS/email message, no matter how the alarm is triggered my changed_by: attribute is allays null.

Here is my relevant config:

alarm_control_panel:
  - platform: manual
    name: house
    trigger_time: 600
    disarm_after_trigger: false
    pending_time: 0
    delay_time: 0

- alias: 'Trigger alarm while armed away'
  trigger:
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.front_door
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_window_1
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_window_2
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_window_3
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.dining_window_1
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: bbinary_sensor.dining_window_2
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_room_sliding_door
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_window
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_window_1
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_window_2
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_window_3
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_window_4
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kid_s_room_window
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.basement_window
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kitchen_shock_sensor
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.dining_shock_sensor
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.lving_shock_sensor
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.basement_door
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.alarm_rf_touchpad
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.downstairs_bedroom_window
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.kid_s_room_sliding_door
      to: 'on'
    - platform: state
      entity_id: binary_sensor.basement_opening
      to: 'on'
  condition:
    - condition: state
      entity_id: alarm_control_panel.house
      state: armed_away
  action:
  - service: alarm_control_panel.alarm_trigger
    entity_id: alarm_control_panel.house

Here is what happens when I trigger the alarm:

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Any help debugging this would be appreciated.

Thanks!

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Never mind I worked out the issue by using this in my actions:

  - service: notify.sms
    data_template:
      message: 'triggered: {{ states[trigger.entity_id.split(".")[0]][ trigger.entity_id.split(".")[1]].name }}'
      title: "Home Alarm"