Multi State Switches

Setup, Configuration and Use Items & Sitemaps
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You could use a number Item with mapping in the UI:
.items

Number My3stateSwitch "State is [MAP(3states.map):%s]"

.sitemap

Switch item=My3stateSwitch mappings=[0="OFF",1="ON",2="AUTO"]

transformations/3states.map

0=OFF
1=ON
2=AUTO

.rules

rule "3state"
when
    Item My3stateSwitch changed
then
    switch (My3stateSwitch.state as DecimalType) {
        case 0 : MyItem.sendCommand(OFF)
        case 1 : MyItem.sendCommand(ON)
        case 2 : {
            //put auto code here or trigger another rule to execute auto code
        }
    }
end

Of course, since the UI draws three different buttons you don’t need the 3state.map and the dynamic label for the switch, it’s a matter of taste (is this correct? Maybe there is an idiom)

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