Global variable feature request

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I tried testing two use cases for GV's tonight, neither seem to work, so consider this my official feature request @bravenel :slight_smile:

Include variable value in a notification using %value% (or some other tag?)
Be able to set a dimmer to a variable's value

Neither of these are really that important, I already have everything working the way I want it to with virtual dimmers and a 3rd party app, but this would make it marginally easier.

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You can already use a variable value in notification {variable name}

Second request is a +1

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Ah sweet, did not know that. Will give that a shot, thanks @halfrican.ak

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One caveat, there is a bug that will prevent the variable value from being totally up to date if your using it outside of the rule that modifies it. A fix is incoming, but the workaround is to create a "dummy" GV and have it set (doesn't matter what to) in the notification rule.

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Ok, that must be what I'm seeing as not working

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Are you trying to use a GV as a trigger? If so, yest, that's a different bug that has also been identified and fix incoming. (it's a beta feature)

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Yep. That's what I get for not searching first :man_facepalming:

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There's a request for a generalized feature to use a variable in any place a number is called for. This may be doable, but is not a small undertaking. I will look at it as a possibility.

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