# Automations: Support entity references like "\[Step 1 linked item\]" in markdown-template Actions

**URL:** <https://community.fibery.io/t/automations-support-entity-references-like-step-1-linked-item-in-markdown-template-actions/5715>\
**Category:** Ideas & Features\
**Tags:** automations\
**Created:** [January 18, 2024, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automations-support-entity-references-like-step-1-linked-item-in-markdown-template-actions/5715 "2024-01-18T22:18:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chr1sG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.fibery.io/chr1sg/32/3941_2.png) [@Chr1sG](https://community.fibery.io/u/Chr1sG)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.fibery.io/t/automations-support-entity-references-like-step-1-linked-item-in-markdown-template-actions/5715/3 "2024-01-19T16:13:23Z")

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> [@Polina\_Zenevich](#):
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> Could you please share the use case you have for that request? 🙂

@Polina_Zenevich

> [@How to create a comment in a thread view with Step 1 Linked entity](https://community.fibery.io/t/how-to-create-a-comment-in-a-thread-view-with-step-1-linked-entity/5701):
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> I have an automation log where we track the external automations that should have created/changed entities in Fibery. When certain conditions are met, we want to create a comment in a thread view with the linked automation log. So that we inform the user of a failed automation (thread view will show ‘new message’) But without cluttering their notifications/inbox since we’ve build an auto retry solution so that 95% will be fixed automatically. I have an Automation log database and an entity A…

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