Setting person state as an action

Configuration
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when my phone is no longer on wifi I want the person state to be away.

alias: Robert Away
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.pixel_4_wifi_connection
    to: unavailable
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: homeassistant.update_entity
    target:
      entity_id: person.robert
    data: Away
mode: single
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https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/homeassistant/#action-homeassistantupdate_entity

That action doesn’t do that and cannot be used that way. The action forces an update of the entity’s data from it’s integration. It only accepts entity IDs and no other configuration variables or user input.

Your best bet is to call the device_tracker.see action on the underlying device tracker.

alias: Robert Away
description: ""
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.pixel_4_wifi_connection
    to: unavailable
conditions: []
actions:
  - action: device_tracker.see
    data:
      dev_id: pixel_4
      location_name: not_home
mode: single