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Werk #19716: Fix TypeError during AKCP discovery

Component Checks & agents
Title Fix TypeError during AKCP discovery
Date Jul 30, 2026
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p11 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p36
Not yet released
Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Previously, service discovery on AKCP devices could crash with

TypeError: 'item' must be a non empty string or ommited entirely, got ''

Some AKCP devices intermittently report sensor rows with empty fields. If the sensor description was among them, the row was turned into a service with an empty item, and discovery rejects those.

This has been fixed for the following services:

  • AKCP: Drycontact Sensor
  • AKCP sensorProbe: Humidity
  • AKCP sensorProbe: Temperature
  • AKCP securityProbe: Dry Contact
  • AKCP securityProbe: Humidity
  • AKCP securityProbe: Temperature
  • AKCP securityProbe: Water Sensor
  • AKCP securityProbe: Smoke Sensor

Rows without a description are now ignored. Rows that kept their description but lost other values are still discovered, so the service does not disappear from your configuration on the next discovery. Such a service goes stale until the device delivers a complete row again.

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