Is it possible to display a contact value in the PaperUI control section

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
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I am using the PaperUI to configure my system. One of the devices is a Garage door sensor which is a contact item-type. I unable to get the current value of OPEN or CLOSED to display in the Control tab. I’ve tried setting the label to

"Garage door status [%s]"

But that text displays in the control tab with no substitution of the current value.

However putting the following in the sitemap:

    Frame label="Garage door" {
        Text item=GarageDoor_Contact label="Garage door status [%s]"
        Text item=GarageDoor_Temperature
        Text item=GarageDoor_Battery
    }

Does cause OPEN or CLOSED to be displayed.

Is it possible to have the PaperUI display the current value?

2

PaperUI is for setup, BasicUI is for display and PaperUI won’t show certain items in the controls. Can you see the items in BasicUI?

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The control tab if the PaperUI is displaying binding generated things status and channels linked to items.
It is not meant to be a UI as such but only there for reference when you are using the paperUI for configuration.

To use and display items values and use a UI, you will need to use the sitemap and either ClassicUI or BasicUI.

4

Yes I do see the contact status in the sitemap.

Thanks for the quick reply.

5

Please mark the thread as solved, thanks