I have an automation rule that triggers on Name change. When such an entity is DELETED, the rule triggers and then fails because the entity cannot be found. Is this really intended behavour? I do not see a reason to change an entity’s Name field with strike-through upon deletion. So, quick fix is t…

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Ah, I see! Perhaps a system-wide “deleted” flag is preferrable, then, so we can filter automations for entities that are not deleted. Such a flag would also allow automations that do trigger on deletion, so one can write integrations that remove deleted entities in external apps.

Deletion changes Name field?

Bugs & Issues

Chr1sG January 29, 2022, 11:08am 2

Topic		Replies	Views
Rule to trigger on "Entity Deleted" Ideas & Features automations	6	413	December 4, 2025
[FIXED] Automations error about self update failure Bugs & Issues	2	363	February 24, 2022
Deleted Field in automations Ideas & Features	0	19	June 21, 2026
BUG: "When Unlinked" Rule fires too late for deleted entity Bugs & Issues automations	3	245	September 19, 2023
Automation triggered on entity deleted Automations	3	346	December 5, 2022

Deletion changes Name field?

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