Struggeling to move some config to customize.yaml

Configuration
1

Hi
I’m trying to move some templates out of configuration.yaml to customize.yaml.
But it gives me errors.
This is the config:

- platform: template
  sensors:
    vitaminer:
      value_template: >-
        {% if is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'on') %}
          YESS
        {% elif is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'off') %}
          BUHU
        {% endif %}
      icon_template: >-
        {% if is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'on') %},
          mdi:mdi-thumb-up
        {% elif is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'off') %}
          mdi-thumb-down,
        {% endif %}

But when I check configuration, it says:
expected a dictionary for dictionary value @ data[‘customize’]

When the config is in configuration.yaml, it works fine.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks.

2

You can’t move template sensors to customize.yaml. Customize is to set friendly names, icons etc… not sensors.

3

Thanks for clearing that up.
Strangely enough, I’m not able to move the config back to configuration.yaml now.

  - platform: template
    sensors:
      vitaminer:
        value_template: >-
          {% if is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tattt', 'on') %}
            YESS
          {% elif is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'off') %}
            BUHU
          {% endif %}
        icon_template: >-
          {% if is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'on') %},
            mdi:mdi-thumb-up
          {% elif is_state ('input_boolean.vitaminer_tatt', 'off') %}
            mdi-thumb-down,
          {% endif %}

The file editor throws an error, saying:
bad indentation of a mapping entry at line 23, column 3:
- platform: template

Thanks

4

From the second line on your indent needs to be increased by 2 spaces and for the love of God, backup those files before you edit them

5

Finally figured it out, it had to be under sensor: to work.
I made a separate file for sensor: now, to avoid cluttering the configuration.yaml file

Yes, backups are learnt the hard way for me today.

Thanks again.

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6

good job… you might in the future like to look at using packages for declutering