#Sensors state automation

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willow swallow
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I need to trigger an automation whenever one of 5 sensors values states changes. each sensor has 6 different values. looking for an elegant way to implement it

rustic locust
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What does "each sensor has 6 different values" mean exactly?

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While waiting for your answer.
There is a helper that does the job.

Go to Devices and Services, Helper tab
Create new helper > Group > Sensor Group and select Last as type.

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Your new sensor will update every time the child sensor update.

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Then automate on it

willow swallow
rustic locust
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Then what I propose should work....

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I am wondering if it's the most elegant solutions 🤔

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Actually.... Scratch that.
You can skip the helper altogher.
Just trigger your automation on state change of each of your entities

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You can have as many trigger as you wish on a single automation.

willow swallow
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Yeah...I'm looking for a shroter way if possible

rustic locust
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Define shorter.

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platform: state
entity_id:
  - sensor.1
  - sensor.2
  - sensor.3

Is pretty short in my book

willow swallow
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Sensor = device with 6 entities

sacred wagon
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You can still do the same thing

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can you show us what you think is long?

rustic locust
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Yeah ...

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Maybe explain what you want to achieve, we could help you more

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☺️

willow swallow
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When using helper: ADD Group, I need to select 30 entities of 5 different devices. I thought I can define automation according to device state level and not entities state. ok...I will do it the hard way 🙂 my intention is to send MQTT message to my control4 controller in order to flag if sensors are connected to the network meaning "alive"

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Thanks....

rustic locust
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There is indeed no way to circumvent triggering on your entities as of today

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But you actually do not need the group

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Just trigger on your entities

sacred wagon
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I have a PR in the works that allows templates to trigger automations

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that would essentially solve this

rustic locust
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What i'd love *We're thinking about it) is label trigger.

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Trigger on everything that has this label.

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In fact.... target trigger

sacred wagon
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yah, that's the intention

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well, 1 intention

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but templates needs some other love before that can happen