WTH can't we test/start/trigger an automation by a trigger id?

Month of "What the heck?!"
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When creating an automation while using trigger id’s, but there is currently no way to activate the automation with a specific trigger id for testing purposes, and also to start a specific automation from the dashboard.

Currently you have a create a separate helper just to start an automation with a specific trigger id. This can be quite cumbersome and makes it more complicated then necessary.

For example, you could add a button to the triggers in the 3 dot menu in the automation to start the automation with the selected trigger.

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You can just add a light as your trigger and toggle the light.
Or a door sensor.

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Not sure if this helps, but go to the developer tools and click the states tab.
Now find your entity that triggers your automation and click the blue text.
In the top of the page you will now have your sensor data and you can change the sensor and click the set state button.
This Will change the state of your entity.
It will usually change back within a few seconds, when the update routine is run.

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Related to Issue 120260 and Feature Request

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I came here to write this exact WTH !!

We need the possibility to activate/trigger a specific trigger from inside the automation editor :pray:

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It is indeed a more simple approach, I currently use NFC tags I have lying around for testing, but it can absolutely be easier.

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This is indeed a nice approach and can be very well the best solution for some things, but you do have to know 100% what the next value is.

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You would need to know the values to make the automation and you setting the value manually can also trigger the automation, so if you trigger on and Off state, then you just set the state to Off and you have your run.