1) Give a description of the problem
So, there are two parts of me: The one that likes to label physical devices accurately, and the part of me that likes a simple descriptions for use with Alexa and the “Rooms” feature of the Hubitat app. (which also increases the Spousal Approval Factor). While this system generally works, I’m beginning to understand that for Hubitat groups, I can only choose one of the two options:
Indicate if a "Use Group Device to Indicate that members are ON"
Indicate if a "Use Group Device to Indicate that members are OFF"
While I understand the reason why these scenarios are an either/or with multiple devices in a group, I wish there was a way to choose BOTH scenarios for a “group” consisting of a single device.
2) What is the expected behaviour?
I’d like to create a piston that turns off the Group device when the corresponding actual device is turned off, so the Hubitat app shows the appropriate state of the device. I’m thinking that I could create two arrays: (A) one with the actual devices, and (B) one with the “group” devices. If Device A changes to OFF, then the piston will turn off the appropriate group device in array B. I’ve just never created a piston that can choose the correct group device in one array based on the selected physical device in another array.
Any guidance or ideas would be appreciated.
