Add custom fields in automation.yaml file

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How can we add custom fields in the yaml file for automation? I’m​ getting “extra keys are not allowed @ …” error when i try to add one.

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Post the whole error message, and maybe the code that’s causing the error, and/or give us a clue what you’re trying to achieve?

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I suspect that the data: key is more-friendly to accepting extra keys. Have you tried grouping your custom fields there?

  data:
    value1: this
    value2: that
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Please find the below image containing the code (highlighted custom attributes that are need to be added) and the error.

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Also, I’m little doubtful if whether the “data” attribute is platform specific too?

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No, I haven’t tried that part yet. Will try that too. Thanks.

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I might be totally off track here, but aren’t switches just ‘on’ or ‘off’? What is the extra data for?

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Yea. But i need to store some custom data that is used in the custom front-end panel screen. Thanks.

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Figured it out. I just had to add those keys as properties for the automation in the _init.py file. Anyways, Thank you guys.

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