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Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?

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    @tamorgen said in Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?:

    The only thing not working is the notification. Any ideas what the cause could be?

    You have:

    message: ${{ window_names }} Opened!
    

    That stands out because it's not valid YAML. Missing quotes.

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    #20

    @toggledbits, how should the quotes work for a MSR variable in yaml? I copied your example in the second post, but you aren’t calling a HA function. I’ve been playing around with it, but I’m not getting the variable in the system call.

    I’m looking at this documentation for HA.

    Home Assistant

    Script syntax

    Script syntax

    How to write Home Assistant scripts in YAML: the available actions, their structure, and how to use them inside automations.

    They show an example

    
    data: 
        message: "{{ blind_state_message }}"
    
    

    So, in theory,

        message: "{{ window_names }}" opened.
    

    should be valid. The difference here is that window_names is coming from the local expression.

    However, MSR throws an error, telling me that I have invalid service data.

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      @tamorgen You need MSR to evaluate the whole data being sent

      ${{ { “message”: window_names + “ opened!” } }}
      
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        @tamorgen You need MSR to evaluate the whole data being sent

        ${{ { “message”: window_names + “ opened!” } }}
        
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        @Crille said in Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?:

        @tamorgen You need MSR to evaluate the whole data being sent

        ${{ { “message”: window_names + “ opened!” } }}
        

        That's not working either. It actually disables the Play button at he end of Entity Action.

        This is a system call on home assistant (call_service) to send a notification via the HA companion app. The message: text isn't part of the message to be sent, it's yaml code that is part of the data field.

        For example, I have another reaction that sends a message to my phone when my washing machine has completed a cycle.

        Screen Shot 2023-02-23 at 5.56.40 PM.png

        The word message doesn't appear on my phone, just the data after it.

        Here is my current rule:

        Screen Shot 2023-02-23 at 5.59.30 PM.png

        In the Local Expressions, you can see Last value: (string) "Office Windows", so that value should be returned for window_names in the system call.

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          Try without the spaces so it looks like this message: ${{window_names}} Open. MSR supports both JSON and Yaml, but you just gotta make sure theres no errors. Usually online validators help with this

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            Try my example by hitting the general play button for Reaction.

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              Try without the spaces so it looks like this message: ${{window_names}} Open. MSR supports both JSON and Yaml, but you just gotta make sure theres no errors. Usually online validators help with this

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              @Pabla said in Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?:

              Try without the spaces so it looks like this message: ${{window_names}} Open. MSR supports both JSON and Yaml, but you just gotta make sure theres no errors. Usually online validators help with this

              Doesn't work. MSR throws this error.

              Screen Shot 2023-02-23 at 6.10.33 PM.png

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                I don't think you have it written correctly here's an example of how I have it used in one of my own notifications
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                  Try without the spaces so it looks like this message: ${{window_names}} Open. MSR supports both JSON and Yaml, but you just gotta make sure theres no errors. Usually online validators help with this

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                  @Pabla said in Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?:

                  Try without the spaces so it looks like this message: ${{window_names}} Open. MSR supports both JSON and Yaml, but you just gotta make sure theres no errors. Usually online validators help with this

                  That triggers the notification, but the value isn't returned.

                  IMG_B67DDA55F775-1.jpeg

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                    Don't use the play button next to the action, use the play button right under set reaction

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                      Don't use the play button next to the action, use the play button right under set reaction

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                      @Pabla said in Is it possible to use a single reaction for multiple entities as variables?:

                      Don't use the play button next to the action, use the play button right under set reaction

                      Well that makes a difference! This has been driving me nuts all afternoon. Thanks for cluing me in!

                      IMG_F4FBD5E781DD-1.jpeg

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                        It should look like this:

                        message: "${{window_names}} Open"
                        

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