Can't set title by value of an entity

[robgrow]

Hi lads,

I want to use the entity input_text.p1_strain to set the title of my entities card.

I do not get it how to - working since days now and I can’t find a solution.

type: entities
entities:
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_temperature
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_moisture
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_illuminance
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_conductivity
title: |
  {{ states('input_text.p1_strain') }}
state_color: true
theme: day_and_night

Any ideas? Sensor is delivering data and available.
input_text.p1_strain does have the value Purple Punch.

thanks

[Troon]

You can’t use templates in an entities card.

Entities card

There are custom cards available. Perhaps try this:

GitHub - iantrich/config-template-card: 📝 Templatable Lovelace Configurations

[robgrow]

so this should, imho, work but I doesn’t

type: entities
entities:
  - type: 'custom:config-template-card'
    variables:
      - states['input_text.p1_strain'].state
    entities:
      - sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_moisture
      - sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_temperature
      - sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_illuminance
      - sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_conductivity
    row:
      type: section
      title: "${vars[0]}"
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_moisture
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_temperature
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_illuminance
  - entity: sensor.plant_sensor_1ef3_conductivity

[Troon]

Did you install the custom card? What happens with the above config?

[robgrow]

already double checked it approx. every 2 hours since days cause I doubt by myself

[robgrow]

card type has changed and the rest is still the same outcome

[Troon]

You’re really not giving much information here.

Have you got any custom card working to show that the installation works?

What is “the same outcome”? Description or screenshot would be fine.

[robgrow]

Ok - sorry for that.

That was the first idea - as you said, it won’t work - It didn’t

Just to make sure - there is data in the entity

That’s now the outcome as I said not much difference

I will go for a shower - hope that helps to get brains clear

Thanks for your precious time

[Troon]

Have another look at the examples on the page.

variables:
  - states['input_text.p1_strain'].state

with [square brackets] and a .state on the end.

title: '${vars[0]}'

All templates in the examples are quoted. Your last example is the title of the entities card, which is “outside” the scope of the custom template card.

Perhaps try a simpler example template card to make sure the installation of the card is working.

I have no experience with this card: I’m just reading the docs and using logic.

[robgrow]

@Troon

states['input_text.p1_strain'].state

Ok - still same issue but… it alters automatically the code after I click safe

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

There is a special thread for discussing config-template-card.

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:config-template-card
    variables:
      - states['sun.sun'].state
    entities:
      - sun.sun
    row:
      type: section
      label: "${vars[0]}"
  - entity: sun.sun
  - entity: sun.sun
  - entity: sun.sun

or even

type: entities
entities:
  - type: custom:config-template-card
    variables:
      - states['sun.sun']
    entities:
      - "${vars[0].entity_id}"
    row:
      type: section
      label: "${vars[0].state}"
  - entity: sun.sun
  - entity: sun.sun
  - entity: sun.sun

[robgrow]

Thank you for your precious time - that is easy and works fine

on your screenshot you see the line above the label?
That’s where I want to change data - looks like there is no chance to solve this

[Ildar_Gabdullin]

You want to change a TITLE then, not a section’s label.

type: custom:config-template-card
variables:
  - states['sun.sun']
entities:
  - sun.sun
  - person.ildar
  - zone.home
card:
  type: entities
  title: "${vars[0].state}"
  entities:
    - type: section
      label: fixed label
    - entity: sun.sun
      secondary_info: last-changed
    - entity: person.ildar
      secondary_info: last-changed
    - entity: zone.home
      secondary_info: last-changed

And using CTC (config-template-card) ONLY for changing a card’s title is a bad approach - see how many entities need to be listed in the “entities” option and see how “last-changed” is processed… As I said - more details in the main CTC thread.

[robgrow]

SOLVED!

Thank you so very much!

But to be honest - I have to work me through this cause I can’t understand the code as originally I was on this way. AI and some questions at the wrong place lead me wrong then.

Thanks so much again!