Automation old configuration

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Hello everybody

I have try to divide automaion in several file with automation old configuration and merge_dir_merge_list but he seem no automation in these file are load in home assistant and i have no error in log maybe this option is depreciated now?

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merge_dir_merge_list isn’t a valid one. You probably meant “include_dir_merge_list”

Automations are a list, so

automations: !include_dir_merge_list automation_folder_name/

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yes is that I have put

automation old: !include_dir_merge_list automations
automation: !include automations.yaml

but if I put
automations: !include_dir_merge_list automation_folder_name/

automation UI will not work anymore?

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should be

automation: !include_dir_merge_list automations/

and you probably need to move your automations.yaml into that folder, too.

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Hi all I have found my mistake I put in yaml fil extention ".yml’ and the include must only import “.yaml” file.
now this cconfig work great

automation old: !include_dir_merge_list automations
automation: !include automations.yaml

for information you need to keep automations.yaml in root configuration because ui write automation by default to this path
thanks for your help

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but that’s exactly what you posted here saying it works… confusing!

p.s I know about automations.yaml at root level, was unsure about your intentions though…

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Yes it s work now because i have change automation file extemantion from .yml to .yaml

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Oh, cool! Easy fix :wink:

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Oh I am still a little confused. How do a get new automation UI and old YAML automation folder work side-by-side. I tried setting up this:

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But this morning my home was cold - no automations (old ones) had been activated. How can I keep my old automation YAML files being unchanged and then only use automation.yaml in root for new UI automations. What do the documentation actually say in this part - what and where should I put this line:
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After automation old include configurations you need to have a folder name automations ans put .yaml with tour old automation inside

PS you don t need in this case to but automation old: in your automation file

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Well that I already have - but I found a misspelling in the include reference “automations vs. automation”.

But is this enough ? Or should I also include this part anywhere and Where then?

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you can find below my configuration for automation
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in configuration.yaml add include
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I have a folder name automations who contain all my automation

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and this is an exmaple of automation file
as you can see you don’t need to put
- automation old:
at the begining of automation

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Think you spelled bedroom wrong

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