[Missing Relationship] template select entities (created from helper maybe others as well?)

[ptryk]

Describe the missing relationship
template select
has a number of entities that are used in the yaml but do not show up in level 1 (or 2+) for the entity which I suspect should be level 1?

Entities involved

• Source Entity: [e.g. light.living_room_main]
• Target Entity: [e.g. binary_sensor.living_room_motion]
• Expected Connection: [e.g. automation turns light on when motion detected]

Where the relationship exists
Explain where this relationship is defined in Home Assistant:

• Automation
• Script
• Template
• Device grouping
• Area assignment
• Scene
• Other: template select via helper (no idea how it would go through config.yaml)_

Configuration example
example of relevant automation/script/template configuration (removed sensitive info "redacted" and simplified greatly):

{# example for entity visualizer #} 
{% set sun_elevation = states.sun.sun.attributes.elevation | float %}
{% set energy_price_data = states.sensor.nord_pool_redacted_tomorrow_and_today.attributes.data if states.sensor.nord_pool_redacted_tomorrow_and_today.attributes.data != 'unavailable' else [] %} 
{% set other_entity_0 = states.input_number.solar_factor_redacted.state | int + 1 %}
{% set other_entity_1 = states.input_number.heat_max_power.state %}
{% set other_entity_1 = states.sensor.temperature_humidity_o_outside_temperature.state %}
{% if  sun_elevation >= 0 %}
  {{ 'this' }}
{% else %}
  {{ 'that' }}
{% endif %}

Current behavior
relevant entities are are not included, see image below where HA clearly shows the entities included which I am not finding in the visualizer:

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Home Assistant Version: [2025.9.2]

Core
2025.9.4
Supervisor
2025.09.3
Operating System
16.2
Frontend
20250903.5

• Integration Version: [ 0.8.16]

Additional context
I was really hoping to glean this type of information from this integration from some template selects, with that said quickly checking a template sensor shows they must be a different animal as they seem to be working!

[jonducrou]

Thanks for reporting this! You're absolutely right - template select entities created via helpers weren't showing their dependencies.

The issue was that the code wasn't checking the options field (where template selects store their dynamic option templates) or the select_option actions. I've now added support for both fields.

Template select entities should now properly display all the entities they reference in their templates. The fix has been tested and released in v0.8.17.

Please update to the latest version and let me know if you're still experiencing issues!

[ptryk]

Appreciate you trying to fix this. unfortunately after updating and restarting I do not see any difference. I reloaded and restarted - confirmed the new version was in place in hacs.

I do not see entities (eg the entities I circled above that I would suspect should be shown and are for me of the most interest).

I have in the meantime updated ha:
Core
2025.10.1
Supervisor
2025.10.0

not sure what it could be, any ideas?

[jonducrou]

Dang! Thanks for testing it out. I'll have a look later, see if I can work out whats going on. Getting the references from templates has been tricky - but im keen to solve it.