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clarify scenes (#4471)

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* clarify scenes

- add helper pointer, see https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/pull/11819
- add workaround for multiple services, not sure actually where I found this
- add description of state definition, as it took me some time to get this

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ha_category: Organization
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You can create scenes that capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red.
You can create scenes that capture the states you want certain entities to be. For example, a scene can specify that light A should be turned on and light B should be bright red.
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
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- **name** (*Required*): Friendly name of scene.
- **entities** (*Required*): Entities to control.
As you can see, there are two ways to define the states of each `entity_id`:
- Define the `state` directly with the entity.
- Define a complex state with its attributes.
The mapping from states to services is done with the [state helper](https://github.com/home-assistant/home-assistant/blob/master/homeassistant/helpers/state.py#L74). So, please have a look there for available states for your scenes.
Scenes can be activated using the service `scene.turn_on` (there is no 'scene.turn_off' service).
```yaml
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```
<p class='note'>
Please note that the scene component currently only supports one service call per entity to achieve the state. Due to this limitation you cannot set states belonging to different services.
Please note that the scene component currently only supports one service call per entity to achieve the state. Due to this limitation, you cannot set states belonging to different services. A workaround for this limitation is to write a script, which you then turn on in your scene.
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