Sensors from configuration.yaml are not availble for energy dashboard | Home Assistant | Page 1

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 2:58 PM

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I include a separate file for sensor configurations:

sensor: !include sensors.yaml

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In the sensor.yaml I defined the following:

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- platform: integration
  source: sensor.desk_socket_office_w
  unique_id: desk_socket_office_kwh
  unit_prefix: k
  round: 2
- platform: integration
  source: sensor.floor_lamp_socket_office_w
  unique_id: floor_lamp_socket_office_kwh
  unit_prefix: k
  round: 2
- platform: integration
  source: sensor.lab_socket_office_w
  unique_id: lab_socket_office_kwh
  unit_prefix: k
  round: 2
- platform: group
  type: sum
  entities:
    - sensor.desktop_socket_office_kwh
    - sensor.floor_lamp_socket_office_kwh
    - sensor.lab_socket_office_kww
  unique_id: office_power_consumption_kwh
  device_class: energy

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Unfortunately the group sensor is not available in my energy dashboard as a source.

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 4:30 PM

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do all the integration sensors have valid values?

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 4:40 PM

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I can not access the integration sensors

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The source sensors have valid values

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 4:43 PM

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what do you mean you can't access them?

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they have to be created

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 5:00 PM

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Nope, they don't

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 5:01 PM

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???

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 5:04 PM

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If I go to Geräte & Dienste -> Entitäten and search for one of the sensors (e.g. sensor.sensor.desk_socket_office_kwh), I got no results.

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The source sensors can be found

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 5:05 PM

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well then they weren't created

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 5:07 PM

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obviously, the question is why and how can I debug here?

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 5:08 PM

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did you reload the yaml config? If yes, try reloading HA itself

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 5:10 PM

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Yes I tried, Yaml reload, HA reload, HA reboot

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Nothing happens

plush cloak Jan 24, 2024, 5:11 PM

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can you try creating the integration sensor in the UI

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 5:13 PM

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This will work

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But I want to have the ability to change riemann sum sensors if needed, but this is not possible in ui

maiden basalt Jan 24, 2024, 6:51 PM

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I tested a bit with the configuration. If I comment out unique_id the sensor will be created. But without this parameter no changes in Web UI are possible.

maiden basalt Jan 25, 2024, 9:35 AM

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Do I facing here a bug or what could I do to create sensors this way with own unique_ids and names?

plush cloak Jan 25, 2024, 1:01 PM

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have you tried generating a true uuid?

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unique_id: "aa29bace-88cd-4eb4-b41e-54ed284193be" for example

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https://www.uuidgenerator.net/version4

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the unique_id doesn't have to be anything readable because you will not see it (it's not the entity_id)

maiden basalt Jan 25, 2024, 1:56 PM

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plush cloak the unique_id doesn't have to be anything readable because you will not see it (...

An UUID does not make any difference. But in my mind the unique_id is shown in the WebUI as Entity-ID

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If I follow the documentation for Riemann sum integral (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/integration/) than unique_id needs only to be unique and not an uuid.

unique_id string (optional)
An ID that uniquely identifies the integration sensor. Set this to a unique value to allow customization through the UI.

plush cloak Jan 25, 2024, 2:05 PM

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maiden basalt An UUID does not make any difference. But in my mind the unique_id is shown in t...

no, its not the same thing

plush cloak Jan 25, 2024, 2:11 PM

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maiden basalt If I follow the documentation for Riemann sum integral (https://www.home-assista...

yes, but it might not be unique for whatever reason

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that might block it from being created

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that was the only thing I could think of, otherwise I have no idea

maiden basalt Jan 25, 2024, 2:22 PM

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Ok got it. Finally, with this information I was able to make the sensors and groups available. I did the following:

Use an UUID as proposed for unique_id. Other values than UUID don't seem to work
Use my naming scheme for name (e.g. entertainment_socket_living_room_kwh)
Restart Home Assistant, as YAML reload doesn't seem enought for integrations

Finally, my sensors.yaml looks like this:

- platform: integration
  source: sensor.entertainment_socket_living_room_w
  name: entertainment_socket_living_room_kwh
  unique_id: 065641b3-18dd-414a-8c67-a1f8605ac937
  unit_prefix: k
  round: 2
- platform: group
  type: sum
  entities:
    - sensor.entertainment_socket_living_room_kwh
  name: power_consumption_living_room
  unique_id: dd5b852d-cc86-4b3e-a747-8089ec19287f
  device_class: energy

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With this configuration I am also able to configure details for the entities within the WebUI.

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I would suggest to adapt the documentation to reflect the findings.

sick mica Jan 25, 2024, 3:46 PM

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maiden basalt Ok got it. Finally, with this information I was able to make the sensors and gro...

You can use anything in the unique_id field as long as it's unique across the integration you're using.

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You can verify that by looking at my configuration, i do not use UUID's for any unique_id.

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You can also use anything for the name, it does not need to have _'s.

maiden basalt Jan 25, 2024, 3:50 PM

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sick mica You can also use anything for the name, it does not need to have _'s.

For me this naming scheme works well. For Sensors I will place on an dashboard, I set a user friendly name via WebUI

sick mica Jan 25, 2024, 3:51 PM

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Alright, I'm just informing you that you have a miss conception about bullet 1

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Also, bullet 3 you have a miss conception as well

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yaml reloading only works if the integration supports yaml reloading. If you add an integration for the first time, you have to restart HA.

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After that, a button will appear on the reloading page if the integration supports it. If it does, the reload button at the top will work.

#Sensors from configuration.yaml are not availble for energy dashboard