deconz-rest-plugin
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dresden-elektronik
Edit Node Name not working
Describe the bug
Cannot Edit Node name Set node name, as shown in the user manual, does not work.
Steps to reproduce the behavior
Open Deconz Select Any Node Try to select the text under Node Info -> Common Info -> Name notice you cannot select anything, no text box appears, and any keyboard entries just jumps to another cell in the table - no way seemingly to edit the Name
Expected behavior
Node Info -> Common Info -> Name should be editable directly in deConz user manual supports this (see screenshot)
Screenshots
attached
Environment
2.18.1 Windows 10
deCONZ Logs
not relevant
Additional context
assuming its a bug since deConz is often used to provide data to other system. Thus, having 5, 10, 100, etc devices named the default name of say "Multisensor" with a number after it does not allow for unique identification methods.
Sorry, thought it was pretty straightforward. I dont think its dependent on OS or such. I'll update the first post
I dont think its dependent on OS or such
I can confirm that it doesn't work that way too on RPi with v2.15.2-beta
Node names cannot be edited via deconz GUI, it's recommended to do it via REST API.
@SwoopX You have not provided a justification for not allowing Node Names to be edited when it can do EVERYTHING ELSE to a node. Its nonsensical to disallow a name change. According to @Smanar ... "Deconz manage the zigbee network The API plugin is just a part of deconz You can have a device in deconz but not in the API"
.. thus deConz and the API are separate entities. Thus, deConz would be using the REST API to make the Node Name change, yes?
your basically saying something like, "see this fantastic file system management app we have! You can copy files, add new ones, delete them, move them around, view and edit the contents... but you cannot change a file name. You'll need to use a different app for that. We dont want you to do 'everything' in one place... that would be too convenient."
Lol, it s more a "working issue". In deconz you have only 1 node displayed, but in the API you can have 5/6 entries for the same device. So there is problem, wich one deconz need to use as name for the node name is deconz (and can make a new debate on this problem too, there is a priority rule on DDF, but from my memory it's not working at 100%) And worse, If I change the node name is deconz ? Wich one entry in the API I need to rename too ?
Previously this feature was to change a setting in the device (“user descriptor”), but not supported by all devices, so was deprecated.
The ask is to edit "Name" (screenshot attached). Seems like about the most simple ask possible? This field is used to name the device in Deconz's UI, Phoscon, JowiHue/Homseer - and I'd assume ALL other apps accessing the REST API.
As the issue has been closed by a dev and a answer is given, proceeding the discussion doesn't have any use at this moment.