Link between Things and Items

Setup, Configuration and Use Migration
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Hi all,

I moved from 2.5.4. to 3.0 as I couldn’t install the zwave binding in 2.5.4.
I copied all my configuration files from 2.5.4 to 3.0, but I think 3.0 is dealing different with the configuration files than 2.5.4.

What is new in 3.0 is creating the link between a thing and an item (I haven’t seen this in 2.5.4, although this might have been in the background and now it is more visible).
I get an error there which states: (unknown) Invalid Link.

I’m not sure if it is relevant, but I run the following config:
openHAB 3.0
Ubuntu Server 21.04

My lights.things:

Bridge milight:bridgeV6:F0FE6B62C62A [ host="192.168.1.20", bridgeid="F0FE6B62C62A", passwordByte1=0, passwordByte2=0, repeat=2, delayTime=75 ] {
    Thing rgbwwled all "All Lights" [ zone="0" ]
    Thing rgbwwled living_room "Living Room" [ zone="1" ]
    Thing rgbwwled bedroom "Bedroom" [ zone="2" ]
    Thing rgbwwled office "Office" [ zone="3" ]
    Thing rgbwwled bathroom "Bathroom" [ zone="4" ]
}

My lamps.items:

// Switches to control zone 3 (office)
Switch office "Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:all:3:ledbrightness"}
Switch office_nightmode "Night Mode: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:lednightmode"}
Switch office_whitemode "White Mode: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:ledwhitemode", homekit="Lighting"}
Dimmer office_brightness "Brightness: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:ledbrightness"}
Color office_color "Color: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:ledcolor"}
Dimmer office_speed "Animation Speed: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:animation_speed_relative"}
Number office_mode "Animation Mode: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:animation_mode"}
Dimmer office_mode_relative "Animation Mode Relative: Office" {channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:office:3:animation_mode_relative"}

I would appreciate if someone could review the above and in case there are mistakes, point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance!

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The binding docs do not show the channel UID this way at all, they only use the zone number and not the Thing name.
e.g.
{channel="milight:rgbwwled:F0FE6B62C62A:3:ledbrightness"}

It’s possible it works with the name as alternative, but not both I think.

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Thanks Rossko! It was part of the solution. It turned out that thing is also case sensitive. So instead of rgbwwled, it should be rgbwwLed (capital L). Now it works! :slight_smile: