WTH can you not add categories, labels etc when creating an automation

Archive Month of "What the heck?!" 2024
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When you create or edit an automation there is no way to add the categories, labels, icons or description whilst you are creating it, meaning you have to go back to the automations list, find what you’ve just created and add them. Quite easy to miss and doesn’t encourage good organisation.

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Agreed! Gets my vote :+1:

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Currently, there is not an option to assign a category when creating a script or automation or helper. One must complete creation of the item and then assign the category. Let’s integrate category assignment into the creation flow.

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I thought I created an architectural proposal or feature request for something similar when creating helpers, but I can’t find it.

This is the screenshot I created to show what it could look like.

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Please also include helpers…

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Yes, actually anywhere you can set these, scripts and scenes need it as well.

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Also why can’t we assign categories to multiple automations at once with checkboxes?

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You can… use the “Enter Selection Mode” button…

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Select the automations, then use the “Move to Category” dropdown…

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Yes! Whenever a new device is discovered I’m prompted to give it an area, so whenever a new automation is created why can’t I give it an icon/category without having to go out, 3 dots, settings, then edit it? This would streamline automation creation for me.

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Haha thanks, I did have a feeling it existed and I was missing it :slight_smile:

I’ll take the L so other fools like me can find it!

While we’re complaining about this area, the process to rename a category (by clicking on Filters) is far from intuitive.

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On top of that. I dont see the option to add an automation to a category once you have the automation open for edit.

I have to go to the Automations tab, en hit the 3 dots at the end to add an automation to a category.

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Pssst… there might be something cooking :shushing_face:

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Would love to extend this to include labels as well.

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Dude…you’re a machine. Cranking out PRs for these WTHs left and right.

@codechimp – jan-philipp.benecke’s post should be marked as the solution.

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Thanks @jan-philipp.benecke so much for your work on this WTH, I’ve been playing around with it in beta and it’s working really well. Labels and categories will never be forgotten now.

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Sometimes after creating a completely new automation and assigning labels, a category and an area during the initial saving process the automation will either not be saved at all or without said labels, category and area.

It happened to me at least 10 times in 2025.1.0 and 1-2 times in 2025.1.1 and 2025.1.2 respectively. As of now I have not found a reliable way to reproduce this issue.

So I’m wondering, if anyone else experiences issues with the new feature?