From 51143084417ad4ae87f6dae7837eed784ac98ffc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Didgeridrew <19187320+Didgeridrew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 9 May 2025 00:15:36 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update troubleshooting.markdown (#38941) Co-authored-by: coderabbitai[bot] <136622811+coderabbitai[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> --- source/_docs/automation/troubleshooting.markdown | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_docs/automation/troubleshooting.markdown b/source/_docs/automation/troubleshooting.markdown index 455fbf68abe..4f3ecefe080 100644 --- a/source/_docs/automation/troubleshooting.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/automation/troubleshooting.markdown @@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ Many automations can be tested directly in the automation editor UI. ### Running the entire automation -In the three dots menu in the automation list or automation editor UI, select the **Run** button. This will execute all of the {% term actions %}, while skipping all {% term triggers %} and {% term conditions %}. This lets you test the full sequence of actions, as if the automation was triggered and all conditions were true. Note that any [trigger ID](/docs/automation/trigger/#trigger-id) used in your triggers will not be active when you test this way. The Trigger ID or any data passed by in the `trigger` data in conditions or actions can't be tested directly this way. +In the three dots menu in the automation list or automation editor UI, select the **Run actions** button. This will execute all of the {% term actions %}, while skipping all {% term triggers %} and {% term conditions %}. This lets you test the full sequence of actions, as if the automation was triggered and all conditions were true. Note that any [trigger ID](/docs/automation/trigger/#trigger-id) used in your triggers will not be active when you test this way. The Trigger ID or any data passed by in the `trigger` data in conditions or actions can't be tested directly this way. You can also trigger an automation manually. This can test the conditions as if the automation was triggered by an event. Navigate to {% my developer_services title="**Developer tools** > **Actions**" %}. In the **Action** drop-down, select **Automation: Trigger**, then **Choose entity** to select the automation you are testing. Toggle whether to skip the conditions, then **Perform action**. If needed, additional `trigger` or other data can be added in the YAML view for testing. The [trigger](/docs/automation/trigger/) page has more information about data within the trigger. -Testing with complex triggers, conditions, and variables can be difficult. Note that using the **Run** button will skip all triggers and conditions, while **Developer Tools** can be used with or without checking conditions. +Testing with complex triggers, conditions, and variables can be difficult. Note that using the **Run actions** button will skip all triggers and conditions, while **Developer Tools** can be used with or without checking conditions. ### Running individual actions or conditions