# “Read-only”/Hidden components for KNX interface automation

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/read-only-hidden-components-for-knx-interface-automation/116955
**Category:** Questions & Help
**Tags:** flow, homey-pro, advancedflow
**Created:** [September 30, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/read-only-hidden-components-for-knx-interface-automation/116955 "2024-09-30T09:27:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Nico\_Tissink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/nico_tissink/32/83681_2.png) [@Nico\_Tissink](https://community.homey.app/u/Nico_Tissink)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/read-only-hidden-components-for-knx-interface-automation/116955/1 "2024-09-30T09:27:14Z")

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Hi,  
I am using the 1Home KNX Server to Matter interface to control my home automation with Homey. KNX also interfaces to my heating/cooling system through KNX addresses. Now I want program the handling and intelligence of the interface in Homey-pro. For that I need to have some kind of possibility to make components on the dashboard invisible or “read-only” so that the user(s) can not interfere with functions of the interface. Components can be for example outlets connected to an KNX address which need to be hidden from the user(s). I only want to control the outlets connected to the KNX address in flows or advanced flows or by using scripts. So my question is: Is there an option to “hide” components from the user(s) or make them “read only”? Another solution would we to hide a Zone or Group? Hope somebody can help me. Thanks.

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### Author: ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/read-only-hidden-components-for-knx-interface-automation/116955/2 "2024-09-30T10:37:40Z")

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> [@Nico\_Tissink](#):
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> So my question is: Is there an option to “hide” components from the user(s) or make them “read only”?

No

> [@Nico\_Tissink](#):
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> Another solution would we to hide a Zone or Group?

Also not possible.

You can force Power on to a Socket but than also it is not possible to switch off from a Flow.