# Textual vs. Ui driven configuration

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/textual-vs-ui-driven-configuration/124198>\
**Category:** Migration\
**Created:** [July 3, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/textual-vs-ui-driven-configuration/124198 "2021-07-03T13:38:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/textual-vs-ui-driven-configuration/124198/38 "2021-07-18T11:34:46Z")

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> [@11194](#):
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> to apply semantic model, tags and so on.

FYI, and as mentioned in an earlier post on this thread, [you don’t _need_ the UI to generate the semantic model](https://community.openhab.org/t/oh3-semantic-model-setup-via-tags-in-configuration-items-files/112520).

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