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Dubh Ad 9ae83749e5
Adding FAQ entry about unique_id (#14446) 
This question keeps coming up, so it's long past time it was added to the FAQ
2020-09-09 23:41:40 +02:00

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This entity does not have a unique ID? This entity does not have a unique ID? Configuration

When you see

This entity does not have a unique ID, therefore its settings cannot be managed from the UI

this simply means that you can't change the entity_id or the friendly name from the UI. You can still use the Customizations menu to customize that entity. Typically you'll see this when you create entities using YAML.