# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Device Capabilities - Enhance the capabilities of devices **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** flow, virtual-device, homey-pro, device-capabilities, avd\ **Created:** [February 19, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287 "2021-02-19T08:20:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 93
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1877 "2025-01-18T23:28:43Z")
Hello @Petclaud , In general, I notice you mistake “it doesn’t work” for “empty result” (= no matching flows found). When it actually would not work, the flow card would error, or return no data at all. > [@Petclaud](#): > > Using the same example, but now using a Tag, does not work: You should know the flow card uses the _contents_ of a tag, **not** it’s _name_. So, if the contents of [**Peter Mobiel**] ![1000041665](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/9/49fef00425267ae02aac2de8896eee6a724adfcd.jpeg) does not match any variable name, the card returns no matching flows, only `[]` . . > [@Petclaud](#): > > Using the tag Solar Opwekking, also does not work: Same answer, probably no variable name matches exactly with the number value of variable [**Solar Opwekking**]. ![solar tag](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/a/aa99f34e1d379d34e2bb01249447260ecaed1453.jpeg) The line is blue (OK), not red (ERROR), and the result is “no flows found” by showing only `[]` . . > [@Petclaud](#): > > While I do have a BLL variable named Solar Opwekking: Here it also doesn’t find any flows using my BLL variables; Apparently it only searches for Homey variables? Nonetheless, I’d like to show a search mistake here: When it’s named `Sol ...` you shouldn’t filter on `sol...` (you used _ **S** _ and _ **s** _ randomly) The (partly) names should _ **match** _ with your filter. When not sure about the first character, filter using a wildcard, like `*olar .... ` . > [@Petclaud](#): > > And; what does ‘plat’ yes/no do…? Just run the card twice, with flat or not flat option, and view the difference? 🤷‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Petclaud](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/petclaud/32/79271_2.png) [@Petclaud](https://community.homey.app/u/Petclaud)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1878 "2025-01-19T07:15:08Z")
Hi @Peter_Kawa, Thank you for your elaborate answer, much appreciated. Ah, you are right: ‘does not work’ can be read as ‘does not return the expected result’, hence I wrote twice ‘I don’t understand’ and I cannot figure it out 😀 OK, so now I learned that the card looks for the _content_ of a tag, not it’s name. That is already very helpful, thank you. For the S, s, or wildcard suggestion; they all return no result ![olar](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/c/bc9cf7ecd734ebba4c60e285bcdf933e273eda82.jpeg) ![sol-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/0/708b45c134e267082eb19df196a8da4beec208a6.jpeg) ![Sol](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/f/ef9a320540dfae3b3df6e806c913ce3b79c17367.jpeg) That makes sense, as you commented that it looks for the content and not the name. I also learned from your feedback that the search is case sensitive. This is good to stipulate, as the search functions in Homey are not case sensitive. Yet still then I don’t fully grasp it. While trying to search for the content of a variable, I tried the following: - I have various flows using the status of one of my Heat Pumps. - At the moment of the search, the status was Heat - Using the card, it did not return any flows ![Heat-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/4/f4edd99cf50f710f1cf19a50c994170e261b9930.jpeg) ![Heat-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/0/7000965c51be963b4fc6e578153327f72e40b30e.jpeg) ![Heat-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/9/194b23eef239ed5a40ab9375e5338842f37d901e.jpeg) Snapshot of a part of a flow using this variable: ![status](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/0/8028a4d97ab2a2e23abf606da9f0e7a054f4da1b.jpeg) And yes, I had tried to look for different outcomes with ‘Plat’ on or off, but I could not distinguish any different outcomes. I am just trying to find out what flow is using a certain variable _name_, not its content. Maybe I was off on the wrong foot, as I read that this card was developed based on a script "where are my variables used’ - which I inferred as a tool to search based on the name. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1879 "2025-01-19T21:50:10Z")
YW, @Petclaud! > [@Petclaud](#): > > - At the moment of the search, the status was Heat > - Using the card, it did not return any flows > ![Heat-3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/4/f4edd99cf50f710f1cf19a50c994170e261b9930.jpeg) This card searches for variable _names_, it does not “see”, and thus doesn’t search the variable’s values. And about Flat Y/N, here the flattened result shows less additional info. ---
**Author:** ![Raita\_Kallio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/raita_kallio/32/113863_2.png) [@Raita\_Kallio](https://community.homey.app/u/Raita_Kallio)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1880 "2025-01-20T20:32:09Z")
And again. My first issue was from devices of app “Virtual Devices” and I changed them to Homey native virtual devices (Experiments section in settings). The change didn’t help; sama issue appears with them too. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1881 "2025-01-21T03:31:58Z")
It has to be Pro 23 firmware related. 3 different apps don’t suddenly return the same error. ---
**Author:** ![Halono007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/halono007/32/80378_2.png) [@Halono007](https://community.homey.app/u/Halono007)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1882 "2025-01-21T18:25:00Z")
Very nice and thanks for sharing. I might tip you of the [Public holidays | Homey](https://homey.app/no-no/app/no.almli.publicholidays/Public-holidays/) so you can make exceptions like 17. of may etc 🙂 For holidays I use the weekend setup (heat bathroom later in the morning etc). ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/4/24bac155be2a1a3a17bf7827ca45462d4ed4c8f7.png) ---
**Author:** ![iBosvelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ibosvelt/32/47824_2.png) [@iBosvelt](https://community.homey.app/u/iBosvelt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1883 "2025-01-23T14:20:03Z")
Can someone perhaps explain to me how to use this card ’ receive the insight value’? I can’t find it anywhere on the forum. I can select a device, but never a capability. Typing ’ onoff’ is not accepted and no dropdown menu becomes available. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/b/fb7aeaa74ad1ea4229ecb2eb0ccfc47e833c12c3.png) ---
**Author:** ![SingKT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/singkt/32/173226_2.png) [@SingKT](https://community.homey.app/u/SingKT)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1884 "2025-01-23T14:55:09Z")
Same thing with me. Can select a device but the card does neither have a drop down nor does it accept the correct name of an/the available insight ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1885 "2025-01-23T15:19:20Z")
> [@iBosvelt](#): > > but never a capability Hey, Also for @SingKT . The device you are selecting, do they have insights? If you open the device f.i. in the Honey app, does it show on/off info on the insight tab? ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1886 "2025-01-23T15:24:00Z")
Somewhat similar situation for the tags-version of this card: I can manually input the name of a device (like my Netatmo weather station) and select a capability in the list of tags (temperature token), but it does not retrieve any values / change timestamps. I only returns a 0 value. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1887 "2025-01-23T15:25:56Z")
> [@SunBeech](#): > > but it does not retrieve any values / change timestamps Okay, could you create a ticket for this? Ill pick it up as soon as the current testversion is working correct. ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1888 "2025-01-23T15:38:42Z")
Submitted [#105](https://bitbucket.org/QlusterIT/nl.qluster-it.devicecapabilities/issues/105/retrieve-insights-cards-not-working). ---
**Author:** ![iBosvelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ibosvelt/32/47824_2.png) [@iBosvelt](https://community.homey.app/u/iBosvelt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1889 "2025-01-23T16:29:17Z")
Yes they have. Maby you can look at it at the same time witch Sunbeech’s ticket 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1890 "2025-01-23T18:31:36Z")
I included both your and mine observation in the ticket 😀. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1891 "2025-01-23T18:43:57Z")
> [@iBosvelt](#): > > Maby you can look at it at the same time witch Sunbeech’s ticket 🙂 Yours might be a bit easier. Would you: - Restart the DC app (to clear any diagnostics) - try to fill the flowcard (select device and then try to select the capability). - send me an DC app diagnostic. Perhaps i can see an obvious message in the diagnostic. ---
**Author:** ![iBosvelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ibosvelt/32/47824_2.png) [@iBosvelt](https://community.homey.app/u/iBosvelt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1892 "2025-01-23T19:07:17Z")
Done! ```auto ad0af4f8-911a-4205-a9be-9546ec008ebe ``` ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1893 "2025-01-23T19:11:50Z")
@iBosvelt Thanks. But sorry, i dont see the obvious reason for the list not to show-up. However, you do have an error in reflection with a device. Somewhere you are reflecting something of Lamp-Badkamer. Perhaps an old device or timeouts? ---
**Author:** ![iBosvelt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ibosvelt/32/47824_2.png) [@iBosvelt](https://community.homey.app/u/iBosvelt)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1894 "2025-01-23T19:22:51Z")
I tried several devices. Maybe it was because of a specific device that didn’t work. But it does not appear to work with any device. I have the homey pro '23 and latest firmware. 12.3.0 off the top of my head. I don’t know if other users are experiencing the same thing or if I am the only one. Maby @SunBeech? ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1895 "2025-01-23T19:45:04Z")
Same here for me. Identical Homey and firmware as yours. ---
**Author:** ![SingKT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/singkt/32/173226_2.png) [@SingKT](https://community.homey.app/u/SingKT)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 3:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287/1896 "2025-01-24T03:18:21Z")
Yes, I checked there are insights or rather one, Temperature. Am using version 2.15.4 on Homey pro 2023 version 12.2.1. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=92) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-device-capabilities-enhance-the-capabilities-of-devices/43287.md?page=94)