# \`no profile available for the selected item\` error message

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/no-profile-available-for-the-selected-item-error-message/131059>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Tags:** zigbee, deconz, openhab3\
**Created:** [January 2, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/no-profile-available-for-the-selected-item-error-message/131059 "2022-01-02T19:23:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![rlkoshak](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/rlkoshak/32/75251_2.png) [@rlkoshak](https://community.openhab.org/u/rlkoshak)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/no-profile-available-for-the-selected-item-error-message/131059/2 "2022-01-02T20:18:28Z")

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> [@StefaanV](#):
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> However, when I try to create an item for this thing in the OpenHAB3 web UI, I get this error

That’s a Trigger Event Channel. You can’t link those to an Item. There is no state in this type of channel.

This type of channel can be used to trigger a rule directly. No items required or allowed.

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