New ISY Variable method

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@shbatm , thanks for your ongoing support on the ISY integration. I think the movement to treating Variables as Number is the right way to go. Have gone through all my scripts, automations, templates, etc and changed the sensor. to number. Took a while, and I am sure I missed something, but that will become apparent once sensor. support goes away.

One issue has come up in the migration though. I would still like to be able to display some of the ISY variables as they were when they were sensor: a number that is displayed without a box or slider. Just a number. Is there a way to make a number entity display just the number without the box or slider?

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You can use a few of the different types of cards on dashboards to restrict it.

An entity card should just show the value, or use something like custom button card.

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I will play with a few options, and again, thanks for keeping the ISY integration going.

BTW, any idea how long before the ‘sensor’ entities for variables will no longer be shown in Home Assistant? I have changed all my scripts and automations that used ’ isy994.set_variable’, but plan to still keep some of the card entities as ‘sensor’ until I figure how how to present them the way I like.

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The plan is to remove them in 2023.5.0

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Also noticed that Reload and Cleanup services are going away too? That would be sad. I use those quite a bit.

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Clean up is run on every load now, and the reload can be done with a built-in service:

Use the built-in core homeassistant.reload_config_entry service instead.

Plus, the goal by 2023.5.0 is to dynamically load node changes.

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Hello,

I thought since this topic is active about the New ISY Variable method, I might get some help with an error I have posted with number.set_value on HA and github, or can be pointed in the right direction.
Here are my 2 links:

# [ISY994i, Failed to call service number/set_value]
https://community.home-assistant.io/t/isy994i-failed-to-call-service-number-set-value/531994

ISY994 integration, error using the number.set_value vs. isy994.set_variable #87725
https://github.com/home-assistant/core/issues/87725

You help or guidance with this is greatly appreciated.

Thank you, Mark