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Expand Up @@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ There are a few very important rules to remember when writing automation templat

Remembering these simple rules will help save you from many headaches and endless hours of frustration when using automation templates.

It is possible to use `data` and `data_template` concurrently but be aware that `data_template` will overwrite attributes that are provided in both.

## Trigger State Object

Knowing how to access the [state object](/docs/configuration/state_object/) of a trigger entity could be one of the more common questions. Here are a few ways for the [`state`](#state), [`numeric_state`](#numeric_state) and [`template`](#template) triggers:
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