Update automation editor to reflect current SW (#33760)

* Update automation editor to reflect current SW

* Include step result, add related topic

* Fix typo

* Rephrase
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title: "Automation editor"
description: "Instructions on how to use the automation editor."
related:
- docs: /getting-started/automation/
title: Automating Home Assistant
---
The automation editor is an easy way of creating and editing automations from the UI.
This page uses the [Random sensor](/integrations/random#sensor) as an example, though any other sensor with a numeric value can be used as well.
This tutorial uses the [Random sensor](/integrations/random#sensor) because it generates data (by default, values between 0 and 20). This enables us to walk through the example, even if you do not have any actual sensors connected yet. You could use any other sensor that outputs a numeric value.
From the UI, choose **{% my config %}** which is located in the sidebar, then click on **{% my automations %}** to go to the automation editor. Press the **Create Automation** button in the lower right corner to get started. You can create an automation based on a [blueprint](/docs/automation/using_blueprints/) or start from scratch. Select **Create new automation**.
1. Go to {% my automations title="**Settings** > **Automations & scenes**" %} and in the lower right corner, select the **Create Automation** button.
2. Select **Create new automation**.
![Create automation dialogue box](/images/docs/automation-editor/create-automation.png)
![Create automation dialogue box](/images/docs/automation-editor/create-automation.png)
Click on the **Add Trigger** button and select **Numeric state**.
3. Select **Add Trigger**, and in the **Search trigger** field, type "num".
- Select **Numeric state**.
![Add trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/add-trigger-to-automation.png)
![Add trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/add-trigger-to-automation.png)
If the value of the sensor is greater than 10, then the automation should trigger.
4. Enter the trigger conditions:
- Define the sensor: Under **Entity**, enter "sensor.random_sensor".
- If the sensor value is above 10, we want the automation to trigger.
- In the **Above**, field, enter "10".
![Automation trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-trigger.png)
![Automation trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-trigger.png)
Click on the **Add Action** button and select **Call service**.
5. Define the action that should happen:
- In the **Then do** section, select **Add Action**.
![Add trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-action.png)
![Add action](/images/docs/automation-editor/add_action.png)
The action for this automation creates a [persistent notification](/integrations/persistent_notification/).
6. Select **Call service**.
![Automation action](/images/docs/automation-editor/send-notification.png)
![Add trigger](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-action.png)
As the message we want a simple text that is shown as part of the notification.
7. We want to create a [persistent notification](/integrations/persistent_notification/).
- Enter "Persist" and select **Persistent notification: Create**.
```yaml
message: Sensor value greater than 10
```
![Automation action](/images/docs/automation-editor/send-notification.png)
Press the **Save** button, and the save dialogue will appear. Give your automation a meaningful name and press the **Save** button again.
8. As the message, we want a simple text that is shown as part of the notification.
![New automation editor](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-automation.png)
```yaml
message: Sensor value greater than 10
```
Automations created or edited via the user interface are activated immediately after saving the automation. Read the documentation for [Automating Home Assistant](/getting-started/automation/) to learn more about automations.
9. Select **Save**, give your automation a meaningful name, and **Save** again.
![New automation editor](/images/docs/automation-editor/new-automation.png)
- **Result**: Automations created or edited via the user interface are activated immediately after saving the automation.
- To learn more about automations, read the documentation for [Automating Home Assistant](/getting-started/automation/).
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