Hi there, I tried to add a ton of new values regarding health to my templates.yaml and got stuck with the device. I planned to add all the tempalte sensors to a device called “My Body” or something. # config/templates.yaml # Diese Datei wird von 'template: !include config/templates.yaml' geladen.…

[image] jmeister79: If I create a template helper in the GUI I can select a device. Can you say why? Because the developers designed it to work that way. Users have requested to allow assigning a device to a YAML-based Template entity but were told it’s not currently feasible (there was a s…

I suggest review this Template - Home Assistant Exploring the use of the Helpers option may give you insight as to what the device option does.

Hi, I cannout find the keyword device: there. However, I had a lengthy discussion with chatGPT and gemini and both insist that device: should be possible. If I create a template helper in the GUI I can select a device. Can you say why? Nils

[image] jmeister79: However, I had a lengthy discussion with chatGPT and gemini and both insist that device: should be possible. So you believe the bullshit engines, over the official documentation… LiQuid_cOOled linked you to the documentation that shows all the available YAML configuration…

No, who said thath? Read carefully, I set up a template sensor via GUI and added it to a device. Because I did not want to do that fifty million times I used the yaml way and created a lot of tempalte sensors like the above. but device is not possible in the yaml way. I was just wondering about …

[image] jmeister79: However, I had a lengthy discussion with chatGPT and gemini and both insist that device: should be possible. They are both wrong. I manage the integration, device is not a thing for template entities via yaml.

Ok, thanks for that clarification. I just tried to understand why it is possible to assign a template sensor to a device via the GUI but not via yaml. Nils

Both the AI engines you mentioned scrape data from old threads and provide you with a warm and fuzzy solution. You will find out quickly that doesn’t work well with HA. Thus the feedback from multiple forum members including the moderator who manages the integration. Please review this …

Dude, calm down and forget the AI. I have adifferent question. And mentioned those text generators. You are not helpful. :smiley:

Read the docs we shared before gaslighting!

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