New way to access variables and device attributes in actions

[pebneter]

Hey there!

We have improved the way how variable values and device status values can be used in actions.
Up to now, you had to use the variable name and place it in double curly brackets. This was limiting the ability to have easy readable variable names and renaming variables could also be tricky.
By switching to a reference that is independent of the variable name, we make the naming more flexible (the change is not yet live) and the linking more robust.

You don’t need to update the current variable reference, as we keep the old linking method working. But you might want to migrate to profit from the more robust linking.

The article here describes the usage in detail:

Using device attributes and variables in actions

Where can I use it? The content of variables and of device attributes can be used in actions. This is handy if you want to forward them to another system, e.g. as a set point for a thermostat. The variable values can be used in the following places: IFTTT action values HTTP action body Notification action in the subject and the body Apilio Action How do I find the variable reference? Variables On every variable detail view, you can find the variable reference in the section “How to read a…