Modify an entity attribute in an automation

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Hello everyone,

Can someone tell me if it is possible to change an attribute of an entity via an automation? If so, how would I do that best?

Thanks for any reaction

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What type of entity?

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You might get more helpful answers if you ask about the problem you are trying to solve instead of skipping to the solution you’re considering.

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ariston
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Thanks for your response!

I have an integration ariston (see attachment) and would like to adjust the temperature via an automation. Is this possible?

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i think you have to make a sensor from that attribute and then you can make an automation of that sensor state

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Thanks for your response!

But as far as I know I can’t adjust the value of a sensor via an automation??

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Sure, just select a trigger and the action would be something like this

action: climate.set_temperature
metadata: {}
data:
  temperature: 30
target:
  entity_id: climate.thuis
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Sorry, but I have already tried this and it seemed logical to me. But then the attribute ‘Temperature’ does not change! That is why this question.

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You cannot adjust the sensor itself. It is what it is and shall be that forever. You don’t change it. You make a template sensor that sits next to it with your adjusted value in it and use that. That’s how HA does stuff.

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Please share the Automation code you currently have…

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Oei, is it possible to explain this a little. I test a lot with HA to learn a lot but apparently I am not there yet!! :unamused:

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I don’t have one yet, I don’t know where to start. The goal is just to be able to turn the thermostat temperature up or down.

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And

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Reach back out when you have a thermostat

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There are actions for this listed on the Climate documentation page. See: Climate - Home Assistant

However you have already been given an example of this above by Liquid_cooled.

So we need to find out why this happened:

But then you say you don’t have an automation.

So if you do not have an automation how did you try the action?