Can't create fancy name for switch?

Configuration
1

Id like to use something like Receiver Living Room, but apparently it throws an error

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      ReceiverUpstairs:
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('remote.living_room', 'current_activity', 'Listen to Music') }}"
        turn_on:
          service: remote.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: remote.living_room
            activity: 'Listen to Music'
        turn_off:
          service: remote.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: remote.living_room
            activity: 'PowerOff'

Invalid config for [switch.template]: [Receiver-Upstairs] is an invalid option for [switch.template]. Check: switch.template->switches->Receiver-Upstairs. (See ?, line ?). Please check the docs at Template Switch - Home Assistant

2

Should it be:
“{{ is_state_attr(‘remote.living_room.current_activity’, ‘Listen to Music’) }}”
?
Check the state in the dev tools for the correct entity name

3

It works fine when i use a 1 word name for the switch

remote.living_room off current_activity: PowerOff friendly_name: Living Room hidden: true

remote.downstairs off current_activity: PowerOff friendly_name: Downstairs hidden: true

4

Check out Ludeus’ comment here: Errors setting "Friendly Names" for devices (Yeelights)

My issue was that dashes aren’t parsed correctly and HA just drops them. Perhaps you need to try remote.livingroom instead.

5

Are you trying to lead us on a wild goose chase? :stuck_out_tongue:

The error states:

Invalid config for [switch.template]: [Receiver-Upstairs] is an invalid option for [switch.template]. Check: switch.template->switches->Receiver-Upstairs

That erorr would be here:

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      ReceiverUpstairs:

Where you have ReceiverUpstairs and not Receiver-Upstairs as the log indicates.
Are you sure the log is “up to date”?
With that said AFIK that Key needs to be lower case.
Try this instead:

switch:
  - platform: template
    switches:
      receiver_upstairs:
        friendly_name: "Receiver Upstairs"
        value_template: "{{ is_state_attr('remote.living_room', 'current_activity', 'Listen to Music') }}"
        turn_on:
          service: remote.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: remote.living_room
            activity: 'Listen to Music'
        turn_off:
          service: remote.turn_on
          data:
            entity_id: remote.living_room
            activity: 'PowerOff'
6

thank you! i’ll try this tonight