From f6bb0af54c974ff84f4997b148a5983d5825c124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdnstn Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 21:42:38 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Another thing to check if sensor isn't listed (#35432) * Another thing to check if sensor isn't listed It sounds kind of obvious, but it caught me for a while, so I thought it might be useful for others. * Update statistics.markdown --- source/more-info/statistics.markdown | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/source/more-info/statistics.markdown b/source/more-info/statistics.markdown index bda81cfff6b..5ac94fc43d9 100644 --- a/source/more-info/statistics.markdown +++ b/source/more-info/statistics.markdown @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ title: "Expected data source not listed" description: "More information on if your expected data source is not listed." --- -You're configuring a statistic but you couldn't find your source in the dropdown? That's caused by a bug in the integration providing the entity. Integrations need to configure their entities correctly so Home Assistant knows that we need to track statistics for it and how. +You're configuring a statistic but you couldn't find your source in the dropdown? + +Check that it hasn't been excluded in the [Recorder](https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/recorder/) configuration. + +Otherwise, It's caused by a bug in the integration providing the entity. Integrations need to configure their entities correctly so Home Assistant knows that we need to track statistics for it and how. Open an issue with the author of the integration and link them to https://developers.home-assistant.io/docs/core/entity/sensor#long-term-statistics.