Copying device names into Z-Wave JS UI

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Today I switched (upgraded? side-graded?) from “Z-Wave JS” to “Z-Wave JS UI”.
So far I really like it. I’m glad I switched. I’m hoping it is the first step in diagnosing some really strange zwave issues I have been having. Anyway…

After the migration, the Z-Wave JS UI shows all my devices and everything is working at least as well as it was before. But… in the UI, they are missing the Name / Location information.

I understand that the Z-Wave JS UI is a separate thing from HA, and isn’t aware of HA or the names of my devices in HA… no problem.

But, I was wondering… is there a way to mass-export the names (&locations) from HA, and then import them into Z-Wave JS UI?

Or do I have to manually copy-paste all those names by hand?

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Here’s something I quickly wrote up, after seeing this requested many times. Let me know how it goes if you try it.

Copy and paste this code into the Dev Tools Template editor:

{%- set ns = namespace(nodes=[], export={}) %}
{%- for dev_id in integration_entities('zwave_js') | map('device_id') | unique %}
  {%- set node_id = (device_attr(dev_id, 'identifiers') | first | last).split('-')[1] %}
  {%- set ns.nodes = ns.nodes + [(node_id | int, dev_id)] %}
{%- endfor %}
{%- for node_id, dev_id in ns.nodes | sort(attribute='0') %}
  {%- set node = {(node_id | string): {}} %}
  {%- set name = device_attr(dev_id, 'name_by_user') %}
  {%- set location = area_name(dev_id) %}
  {%- if name and location %}
    {%- set node = {(node_id | string): {"name": name, "loc": location}} %}
  {%- elif name %}
    {%- set node = {(node_id | string): {"name": name}} %}
  {%- elif location %}
    {%- set node = {(node_id | string): {"loc": location}} %}
  {%- endif %}
  {%- set ns.export = dict(ns.export.items(), **node) %}
{%- endfor %}

{{ ns.export | to_json }}

It will output a JSON object in the format ZUI uses for node name and locations backups. Save the template output to a file named nodes.json (or whatever you want).

In Z-Wave JS UI, go to the Control Panel, click the blue FAB (floating action button), Advanced Actions, then IMPORT under the Backup section. Pick the file created above.

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In the future, to keep both applications in-sync always add nodes from ZUI, as it allows you to pre-configure names and locations before including a node. During inclusion, HA will see the pre-configured values.

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Perfect!

Thanks, that did precisely what I needed. :slight_smile:

I really appreciate it.
And the advice to add new devices via the UI. Sounds like a lean solution. Will do!

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