Adding New Switch to a large set of related scenes

[Schoolhouse]

I have a Hall with eight places to enter, leave. When I add a new hall switch, I make a new controller and then drag all the items (8 or 9) from another scene, all as responders. So far so good. The computer thinks for a long time, adding each switch one by one. In summary, I create a new scene for each new Controller.

 

When complete, I need to add the new controller back as a responder to the original 8 scenes. I have to do this one by one. Is there a quicker way? This one by one takes a long time.

 

Thank you,

 

Tom

[LeeG]

You need only 1 ISY Scene. Add each switch as a Controller to that Scene. The ISY assumes a Controller is also a Responder. It will cross-link all the Controllers such that any can control the load and all status LEDs will stay in sync.

[Schoolhouse]

Very helpful. Thank you. In that case, is there an easy way to change a responder to a controller in a scene, or should I just start over adding them all anew as controllers?

 

Thanks!

[LeeG]

No ease way. It would have to be deleted and added back as a Controller. I suggest deleting all those Scenes. Define one Scene, adding all the Switches as Controllers.

[Schoolhouse]

Super. Thanks!

[Schoolhouse]

Is it possible to "nest" a scene (or scenes) in a new scene? For example, If I have a living room scene and a dining room scene, can I create a third scene that references the two scenes, or do I have to copy them all into the one scene?

[LeeG]

There is nothing in the Insteon architecture that supports nesting Insteon Scenes.

[Schoolhouse]

okay. Thanks.