Automation invoking automation

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Hi there, is there a please an option for automation to trigger another automation in Aqara ecosystem?

I have a complex automation that is linked to a light switch button press. I have a second light switch and instead of copying the whole automation where I would just change the switch to do the same set of actions, I would like to create a new automation where I configure the second switch to start that old automation…

I haven’t found a way to do that. For example, I cannot invoke a button press of another switch by an automation (only to turn the relay on/off which I don’t want).

Thank you

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You can run a automation within a automation.

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I see only options to enable/disable automations within automations

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Upon checking you are right. No option to run a automation within a automation. Only scenes. Feel free to take screenshot of the automation an I will take a look.

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Ok. Understand the problem. Have you considered to use a scene instead of an automation? You could trigger the scene from both buttons.

Please take a look here: Scenes vs. Automations – What’s the Difference and When to Use Which?

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Exactly what I was thinking. Was going to take a look at the automation to see if it could be a scene instead.

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Of course. Anything you add to the “Then” section in an automation can also be part of a scene. And instead of running the actions individually within the automation, you simply trigger the scene. The only difference between automations and scenes is the “If” part.

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I see. Yeah that makes sense. Thank you both and sorry for a newbe question :slight_smile:

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