Where to add homekit tag other than in an .items file

Setup, Configuration and Use Installation
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To get Home app working I manually created an items file with corresponding tags , just as per openhab manual. Works perfectly.

However, I am wondering if it is possible to add the tags directly to a jason file.
Could someone please help mE?

2nd question which is independent from the first one.
(assume that I have deleted my items file before).
I can see lots of habmin “items” which have a corresponding “channel” in Paper UI thing. However, the manual says that items and channels are two different terms.
I’m a little bit confused. Could somebody please explain?

Many thanks in advance

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Use REST API.

I don’t use Habmin but posting your items may help someone explain it.

3

I do not have any items created by myself. Item linking ist activated (items are created automatically).
habmin items:

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paper ui channels:

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Things have Channels and an Item can link to a Channel. Please review openHAB concepts.

5

This exactly what I mean.
Paper UI does not show me ANY items. But habmin does show me items.
Paper UI shows me channels. But habmin does not.

6

You need to turn off Simple Mode. It was a bad idea and hides Items.
Nobody here uses it

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