Automation Editor: Scene_activate issues when creating a Scene "on the fly"

[ChristophCaina]

The problem

I am creating an automation based on this video linked in the documentation of the "scenes" engine.
https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/scene

in the last chapter, it is about creating a new scene "on the fly" within an automation.

You have to use "scene.create" in your Automation, where you need to assign a 'scene_entity_id' to it.
This ID should then later be called by "scene_activate".

OK... so far so good...

There's only one issue:
I can't select the scene_entity_id in the scene_activate block.

As mentioned in the video, the system would not find the new entity_id - because it will be created "on the fly".
But when I type the name in (or copy/paste it) - the editor remains empty.

The only way right now would be directly in yaml - if I would know the exact syntax... or - by selecting a different scene, open the yaml editor - and replace the entity_id there.

What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue?

2025.1.1

What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core?

No response

What type of installation are you running?

Home Assistant OS

Integration causing the issue

automation

Link to integration documentation on our website

https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/

Diagnostics information

No response

Example YAML snippet

No response

Anything in the logs that might be useful for us?

No response

Additional information

might just be a frontend-issue ?

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Hey there @home-assistant/core, mind taking a look at this issue as it has been labeled with an integration (scene) you are listed as a code owner for? Thanks!

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