Sitemap syntax errors (beginner problems) [solved]

Setup, Configuration and Use Items & Sitemaps
1

I’m starting out with openhab with some sonoff switches. I want to monitor power and switch them remotely using the app.

I was following the instructions here (almost) literally:
https://github.com/arendst/Sonoff-Tasmota/wiki/openHAB
This is the item definition:

Switch BA_Washingmachine "Washingmachine" <washer> (BA)
    { mqtt=">[broker:cmnd/sonoff_108/POWER:command:*:default],
            <[broker:stat/sonoff_108/POWER:state:default]" }

Number BA_Washingmachine_Power "Washingmachine Power [%.1f W]" (BA,gPower)
    { mqtt="<[broker:tele/sonoff_108/ENERGY:state:JSONPATH($.Power)]" }

But I get stuck when implementing that in a sitemap:

sitemap sonoff label="sonoff" {
Switch item=BA_Washingmachine
Number item=BA_Washingmachine_Power
}

The Switch works. Also, I see mqtt messages regarding power. But as soon as add the number item to the sitemap, the openhab log tells me:
2018-01-19 23:48:58.453 [WARN ] [el.core.internal.ModelRepositoryImpl] - Configuration model 'sonoff.sitemap' has errors, therefore ignoring it: [3,1]: mismatched input 'Number' expecting '}

However, when I check it against the documentation it seems valid syntax to me (also I was using the Visual Studio Openhab addon).

What am I missing?

Openhab 2.2.0-1
JSONPath Transformation version 2.2.0
MQTT Action 1.11.0
MQTT Binding 1.11.0
Ubuntu 16.04

2

Replying quickly from a phone, but your sitemap info needs be inside a frame.

3

there is no Number element available in a sitemap configuration
To display the value of an Item state with type Number, use: either a Text sitemap element or use Default

Read more on: https://docs.openhab.org/configuration/sitemaps.html

4

Brilliant. Indeed it starts working as soon as I use the Text element. Thanks Dim / Angelos.

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