Problem with re-added Hue bulbs

Setup, Configuration and Use Runtime
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Hi everybody,

not sure if this is a runtime or (hue) binding problem.
After I had to replace a whole hue starter set with a new bridge and three new bulbs I am getting warnings in openhab. All things (bridge + three bulbs) have been configured in OH2. I deleted the things, set up the new bridge and the three new bulbs and added the things to OH2 again. Then I linked the existing items to the new things.

Now, I am receiving this warning:

15:05:28.163 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update '84,47,0' for item 'Hue_Bulb1_Color' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:1:color', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:1' could be found.
15:05:28.180 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update 'SELECT' for item 'Hue_Bulb1_Alert' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:1:alert', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:1' could be found.
15:05:28.193 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update '81,55,12' for item 'Hue_Bulb2_Color' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:2:color', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:2' could be found.
15:05:28.205 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update '68,88,0' for item 'Hue_Bulb3_Color' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:3:color', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:3' could be found.
15:05:28.232 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update '67,8,0' for item 'Hue_Bloom1_Color' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:4:color', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:4' could be found.
15:05:28.245 [WARN ] [ome.core.thing.internal.ThingManager] - Cannot delegate update '67,8,0' for item 'Hue_Lightstrip1_Color' to handler for channel 'hue::001788279428:5:color', because no thing with the UID 'hue::001788279428:5' could be found.

The thing (e.g.) “hue::001788279428:1” does not exist, but I don’t know where it is referenced.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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This sounds as if there are still links to your old things present. Could you check what the console command

smarthome:links

shows you?

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Hi Kai,

thanks for your reply.
It does show the “old” (I deleted them meanwhile) items linked to the “old” (I deleted them as well) things.

Hue_Bloom1_Color -> hue::001788279428:4:color
Hue_Bulb1_Alert -> hue::001788279428:1:alert
Hue_Bulb1_Color -> hue::001788279428:1:color
Hue_Bulb2_Color -> hue::001788279428:2:color
Hue_Bulb3_Color -> hue::001788279428:3:color
Hue_Lightstrip1_Color -> hue::001788279428:5:color

When I do a

smarthome:items
smarthome:things

Neither the item, nor the thing is listed, so they only exist as a link.

I did all of that in the Paper UI and things and items are stored in the DB, not configured in config files.

(How) can I delete these links?

Thanks in advance.

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smarthome:links clear, see http://docs.openhab.org/administration/runtime.html#links

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openhab> smarthome:links clear
43 links successfully removed.

This is not what I expected. Next time I will read the docu first … :grin:

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I have the same problems. Some old entries are still in the internal DB and even a

smarthome:links clear

does not solve the problem.

i still find noumerus items with the same name but different links in the smarthome:links output

LC_Flur_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265933:temperature
LC_Keller_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265790:temperature
LC_Bad_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265681:temperature
LC_Keller_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265681:temperature
LC_Flur_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265790:temperature
LC_Bad_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265933:temperature
LC_Keller_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648824103:humidity
LC_Bad_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648824103:humidity
LC_Balkon_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648824103:humidity
LC_Flur_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648824103:temperature
LC_Flur_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648824103:humidity
LC_Keller_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648475727:temperature
LC_Keller_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648475727:humidity
LC_Bad_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648154278:temperature
LC_Bad_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479648154278:humidity
LC_Balkon_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265871:temperature
LC_Balkon_Humi -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265871:humidity

I manage my items via item-files and there only the current “things” are present.
Even a removechannel does not work

openhab> smarthome:links removeChannelLink LC_Flur_Temp jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265933:temperature
Could not remove link LC_Flur_Temp -> jeelink:lacrosse:1479642265933:temperature.

or am i doing something wrong?

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Hey @DRAGandDROP,

for me the removeChannelLink Command works well.
Thanks for the hint.

Regards,
Matthias

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Hi Kai,

FWIW, I just ended up chasing a problem with old links for about two hours before I ran across this post. Very helpful. But @ThomDietrich, I wonder if there is a need for a “Troubleshooting” section, or at least a “Additional Resources” section in the documentation so people can know about these issues? I have developed a number of useful bookmarked links that are essentially additional information that is not included in the current documentation. I am happy to create such a section and seed it with a few links to things I have found to be useful.