UI: Improvement firmware autocomplete

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { PageData } from '@shared/models/page/page-data';
 import { Firmware, FirmwareInfo, FirmwareType } from '@shared/models/firmware.models';
 import { catchError, map, mergeMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { deepClone, isDefinedAndNotNull } from '@core/utils';
+import { deepClone } from '@core/utils';
 
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root'

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export class FirmwareAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnIn
 
   firmwareFormGroup: FormGroup;
 
-  modelValue: string | null;
+  modelValue: string | EntityId | null;
 
   @Input()
   type = FirmwareType.FIRMWARE;
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ export class FirmwareAutocompleteComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnIn
       if (firmwareId !== '') {
         this.entityService.getEntity(EntityType.FIRMWARE, firmwareId, {ignoreLoading: true, ignoreErrors: true}).subscribe(
           (entity) => {
-            this.modelValue = entity.id.id;
-            this.firmwareFormGroup.get('firmwareId').patchValue(entity);
+            this.modelValue = this.useFullEntityId ? entity.id : entity.id.id;
+            this.firmwareFormGroup.get('firmwareId').patchValue(entity, {emitEvent: false});
           },
           () => {
             this.modelValue = null;