Simple question…
Why don’t entity IDs for things like ZWave remotes appear in the front end ?
We still have to press a button & check log files to work out what they are?
Cheers!
Have you looked in the states menu, which is under Developer tools on the left, and looks like <>. That’s where you can find all entities.
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Ah ok I’ll take a look.
So any reason they are not displayed in the main view ?
If by main view you mean the old default view, they’re not shown there by default.
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Ok. I’ll have another look tonight.
Btw I’m reinstalling HA - it’s been about 12 months since I last updated the PI setup (raspbian + ha) so going for a full reinstall using a pi b3+
Lots and lots of changes for you then 
There will be a lot of breaking changes that may cause issues. Have a read of this summary before copying your config over.
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Yep I’m aware. I’m not copying anything over - it’s a complete rebuild from scratch.
All sorted now! Not only did I manage to find them I also renaming them to my own standard and setup automations etc.
Only question now is…
If I have clicked on the cog and put my own values in “name” and “entity ID” but the question is, where is this stored ? customize.yaml is empty.
core.entity_registry in \config\.storage
Not meant to be user editable.
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ok thanks!
could you elaborate more on your naming standards?
I now see there would be a huge benefit of putting in both function and area in the entity name itself; sensor.motion_garage.
Appreciate all ideas