Change Area for multiple entities... Bulk Entity Change?

[Ltek]

Settings → Devices and Services → Entities we are able to select multiple entities and select a label… but am I missing something there is no way to change Area? Which of course would be SUPER helpful when you add 10 or 20 devices not to need to open each one to change the area.

[mterry63 (Martin)]

The Spook Integration has a service called “homeassistant.add_entity_to_area” that allows bulk area assignment.

Example:

action: homeassistant.add_entity_to_area
data:
  area_id: outside
  entity_id:
    - sensor.met_owm_humidity
    - sensor.met_eco_humidity

[Ltek]

it would still take a lot of time, to put all the entity IDs in a script and run it… this function should be in the Entities screen

[Didgeridrew]

Assign area to multiple entities?

AFAIK, there isn’t a way to do it directly in the UI. One workaround: You can apply a label to multiple entities in the Entities menu by clicking the selection mode button: [image] Once you have selected your entities use the “Add Label” dropdown at the top right of the page to select and apply a label: [image] Use the homeassistant.add_entity_to_area available from the Spook custom integration to apply the area programmatically to all entities with your special Label. Spook also prov…

[Ltek]

that hack definitely come in one cereal box, which required a secret decoder ring that came in a different box.

As great as HA is, its sad that many really basic, simple, and valuable features like this are ignored yet devs spend tons of time on some things that most people will never need or use

[tom_l]

@Ltek

valuable features like this are ignored

Have you actually opened a feature request?

[ShadowFist]

@Ltek

Settings → Devices and Services → Entities we are able to select multiple entities and select a label… but am I missing something there is no way to change Area?

It’s possible to do it in bulk in the UI, but it’s on the devices page and not on the entities page (Settings → Devices and Services → Devices).

Simply select the devices, click Action in the top right > Move to area.
Given that the vast majority of users want the same area at both device & entity level, the current implementation is the more logical place for this option

[KlausJ1]

Hello,
i have a for my solar hoymiles 620 entity via modbus.
All change manual each for each the area is a lot of work. Will come a bulk version like the lable in near future? Or can I make a virtuell devices where i can choose together all entity?

[ShadowFist]

@KlausJ1

Or can I make a virtuell devices where i can choose together all entity?

I’m not familiar with modbus, but doesn’t your solar controller show under devices? The modbus docs seem to indicate you can set device_address and/or group entities, so maybe that can help you get those 620 entities to be grouped under a single device.

If not, then I’m afraid you’ll have to do it manually.

[KlausJ1]

Hello,
i use GitHub - ArekKubacki/Hoymiles-Plant-DTU-Pro: Hoymiles-Plant-DTU-Pro via Modbus TCP
I have only Entity.
I use this because I use LAN for the DTU not WLAN.
For WLAN it give an other HACS but I not want use WLAN.
But why we can not change together the entity? In device you can but not there.