Switch a group error: Invalid config for [automation]: Entity ID group.tp-link is an invalid entity id for

Configuration
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I am going forward and backwards please can someone help:
My group won’t switch using my automation. I keep getting this error, Invalid config for [automation]: Entity ID group.tp-link is an invalid entity id. I don’t understand whay as i have created it as below.

Here is my code snippets I can manually switch the group in the overview.

group:
   tp-link:
    name: tp-link
    entities:
    - switch.Smartplug01
    - switch.Smartplug02
    - switch.Smartplug03

 automation: 
   - alias: "Turn all lights on at 7:00am"
     trigger:
       platform: time
       at: '7:00'
     action:
      entity_id: group.tp-link
      service: homeassistant.turn_on
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In the side menu of HA right down the bottom under Developer Tools, click on the <> icon. Look for what HA has renamed your group. It will probably be something like group.tp_link, or it may not be there.

HA doesn’t like dashes, I know you cant use them in script names. Probably the same for groups. Use underscores ( _ ) instead.

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Thank you I will try this when I get home, :wink:

4

Thank you so much, that was it… I am so happy.