# Dashboard

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## [Close only the current tab of Browser (showing the dashboard) from dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/close-only-the-current-tab-of-browser-showing-the-dashboard-from-dashboard/57537)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [31 January 2022 10:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/close-only-the-current-tab-of-browser-showing-the-dashboard-from-dashboard/57537 "2022-01-31T10:20:59Z")

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Hi, \[{"id":"e86f1613ede2bc54","type":"exec","z":"d12f70e7abaacb43","command":"TASKKILL /IM msedge.exe /F","addpay":"","append":"","useSpawn":"false","timer":"","winHide":false,"oldrc":false,"name":"","x":1540,"y":80,"wi…

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## [Changing the default date format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-the-default-date-format/57509)

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**Author:** [@Alpinekid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Alpinekid)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2022 17:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-the-default-date-format/57509 "2022-01-30T17:33:24Z")

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This should be an easy question from a new user. The selected date shows up in the UI for the date picker node. I'm using the date picker node and some place I changed the default date format but I cant remember where. …

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## [Using Chart.js to show charts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-chart-js-to-show-charts/57498)

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**Author:** [@goony](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/goony)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2022 15:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-chart-js-to-show-charts/57498 "2022-01-30T15:13:57Z")

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Hi I worked on OpenHab with Chart.js before. So I thought to use chart.js on nodeRed dashboard as well. I found some projects doing so. https://flows.nodered.org/flow/c3dc75c47323a2754f5285225bce64b5 and https://fl…

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## [Is there is anyway to use Custom Icon in Worldmap node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-is-anyway-to-use-custom-icon-in-worldmap-node/57331)

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**Author:** [@Zak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Zak)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2022 13:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-is-anyway-to-use-custom-icon-in-worldmap-node/57331 "2022-01-30T13:34:24Z")

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Hey There. i would like to plot points on the map using worldmap node, so far i have been successful in that, the problem is that i would like to use custom icons which are not part of the font-awesome or the emojis whi…

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## [House dashboard, tab display problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/house-dashboard-tab-display-problem/57253)

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**Author:** [@Clouard-Dista](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Clouard-Dista)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2022 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/house-dashboard-tab-display-problem/57253 "2022-01-30T08:43:06Z")

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Hi for my house I made a dashboard to manage my different api and connected device, but when I am on one of the tabs has set up my devices and my wife logs in to modify another device, the ui\_control sends the change of …

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## [Newbie Dashboard Layout question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-dashboard-layout-question/57468)

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**Author:** [@SMB1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SMB1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2022 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/newbie-dashboard-layout-question/57468 "2022-01-29T20:01:23Z")

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Hello to the group. I am new to Node Red. I am using a Rasp Pi 4 and have managed to create and run a couple of flows. I am accessing the RASP Pi with Anydesk as I will be setting it up at a remote location. I am able …

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## [Another dashboard with mdashboard shows up but does not work?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-dashboard-with-mdashboard-shows-up-but-does-not-work/57453)

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**Author:** [@pawihd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pawihd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2022 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-dashboard-with-mdashboard-shows-up-but-does-not-work/57453 "2022-01-29T13:43:24Z")

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Hi, a lot of people ask here for how to have different dashboards? I simply wanted to have a second dashboard with only showing a subset of output nodes, mainly some charts. I thought "node-red-contrib-mdashboard" wou…

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## [Node-RED dashboard chart node with timestamp](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-chart-node-with-timestamp/57460)

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**Author:** [@subwayfootlong](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/subwayfootlong)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 January 2022 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-chart-node-with-timestamp/57460 "2022-01-29T13:25:59Z")

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Trying to learn the dashboard ui. I want to display a line chart of Temperature against time. Queried this from the db. \[{"id":7,"temperature":21,"timestamp":1643461084699},{"id":6,"temperature":21,"timestamp":1643461…

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## [Node-red USERFORM Like VBA Excel](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-userform-like-vba-excel/57351)

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**Author:** [@iSssou.re](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iSssou.re)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2022 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-userform-like-vba-excel/57351 "2022-01-28T20:04:07Z")

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Hello everyone , im working on a project and i need help about :slight\_smile: if can node-red form or dashboard that interact like vba excel then sending your data to a csv file or excel file if yes any help please this…

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## [Stopwatch timer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stopwatch-timer/57408)

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**Author:** [@Stergios96](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Stergios96)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 January 2022 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stopwatch-timer/57408 "2022-01-28T16:57:05Z")

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Hello everyone! I am trying to use a stopwatch/countdown timer like following photo. Does anyone knows something to can i add in node red ? Thanks in advance!

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## [Before I start questions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/before-i-start-questions/57285)

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**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 January 2022 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/before-i-start-questions/57285 "2022-01-27T13:44:07Z")

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Usual preamble. I am not a programmer. Have spent just over an hour reading threads here, the uibuilder wiki and the projects GitHub many pages and cant find an answer to this question.... Is uibuilder multiuser aware? …

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## [Modify datetime in array for proper chart ui output](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-datetime-in-array-for-proper-chart-ui-output/57287)

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**Author:** [@mfassier](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mfassier)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2022 21:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modify-datetime-in-array-for-proper-chart-ui-output/57287 "2022-01-26T21:50:58Z")

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I feel like this has been asked many times, yet none of the existing thread I could find speak to my issue specifically. There is something I don't understand in how to handle the data coming from an SQL query that I wan…

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## [Stop ui-table from auto-numbering column](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-ui-table-from-auto-numbering-column/57159)

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**Author:** [@Jdo300](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jdo300)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 January 2022 18:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stop-ui-table-from-auto-numbering-column/57159 "2022-01-26T18:07:18Z")

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I'm using the ui-table node to create a sorted list of electrical loads for a dashboard display. The first column in the table is the Priority number, which is loaded from another source for display. The priority number …

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## [Ui\_chart: Formatting date for stacked bar chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-chart-formatting-date-for-stacked-bar-chart/57223)

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**Author:** [@rakgupta](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rakgupta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 21:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-chart-formatting-date-for-stacked-bar-chart/57223 "2022-01-25T21:59:28Z")

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Hello - I displaying a chart in the dashboard that fetches data from a mySQL database and using it to create a stacked bar chart. The X-axes is the date. Currently, my dates are showing in UTC format ("2022-01-07T06:00:0…

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## [uiBuilder Vue Table - Change Row Format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-vue-table-change-row-format/57210)

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**Author:** [@Paulf007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paulf007)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 18:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-vue-table-change-row-format/57210 "2022-01-25T18:30:19Z")

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Ok here is something , that I think should be fairly simple , that I cant get my head around. I am building a MQTT device tracker with a web front end. Fairly strait forward , I keep track of regular incoming payload vi…

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## [Top right Notification box too small? (No Dynamic sizing?)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/top-right-notification-box-too-small-no-dynamic-sizing/57155)

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**Author:** [@thebaldgeek](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/thebaldgeek)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 16:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/top-right-notification-box-too-small-no-dynamic-sizing/57155 "2022-01-25T16:57:49Z")

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Hello. I am creating a HTML message (seems to have better formatting control that way) and sending it to the Notification - Top Right. The problem is that I have too much information and the box only has a very small d…

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## [Trying to Create a News ticker in Node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-create-a-news-ticker-in-node-red/57200)

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**Author:** [@Zak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Zak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trying-to-create-a-news-ticker-in-node-red/57200 "2022-01-25T16:21:07Z")

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Hey There. i am trying to create the following in Node Red: 1- i have a database that contain data 2- i want to select the data from the database table 3- i want to display the data in some sort of a news ticker ( mo…

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## [Send data from a database to a dropdown list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-from-a-database-to-a-dropdown-list/57172)

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**Author:** [@rothestar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rothestar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 07:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/send-data-from-a-database-to-a-dropdown-list/57172 "2022-01-25T07:55:46Z")

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I Have a sample database where I want to extract the values from the first column Called zone my flow looks like this: the code looks like this: \[{"id":"5988b4fb.4e292c","type":"ui\_dropdown","z":"33b0e6d0.3a306a…

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## [How to format input for node-red-node-ui-list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-format-input-for-node-red-node-ui-list/56780)

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**Author:** [@Callipygous](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Callipygous)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 January 2022 03:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-format-input-for-node-red-node-ui-list/56780 "2022-01-25T03:21:06Z")

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I am trying to use node red to play a set of chimes to act as my doorbell. I want it to have a library of saved songs users have composed, and it seemed like the "node-red-node-ui-list" would work great for this function…

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## [Proper way to update custom UI node height after changed](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-way-to-update-custom-ui-node-height-after-changed/57175)

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**Author:** [@rons](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rons)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2022 23:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-way-to-update-custom-ui-node-height-after-changed/57175 "2022-01-24T23:16:37Z")

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I have a custom UI node which implements external charting software. Unfortunately, when height is set to auto (which is our preference), it initially renders with a small height until it receives data to plot. To make …

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## [Proper use of msg.template / controlling the execution of template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007)

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**Author:** [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [24 January 2022 08:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007 "2022-01-24T08:06:34Z")

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After the user is logged-in im my dashboard I want a template to be executed, which changes the color of a tab in the sidebar. My problem: I´ve been trying to achieve this behaviour by sending the style properties in msg…

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## [Node Red Crashes on Dropdown Menu Selection?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashes-on-dropdown-menu-selection/56898)

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**Author:** [@d0ublei](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/d0ublei)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [23 January 2022 22:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-crashes-on-dropdown-menu-selection/56898 "2022-01-23T22:05:13Z")

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Hi all. Got a stumper here. I have been running my flows on a server for some time and using node red as a data collection tool. This is running on an older version of Node-Red, but i figured everything would come over o…

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## [Securing acces to one specific node - possible?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/securing-acces-to-one-specific-node-possible/57090)

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**Author:** [@markush](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/markush)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [23 January 2022 16:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/securing-acces-to-one-specific-node-possible/57090 "2022-01-23T16:21:27Z")

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Hello folks, i want to secure the access to only one specific node. This node controls the housedoor, so my family can open the door in case e.g. when no key is available. Basically the dashboard is accessible without a…

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## [Push MQTT Credentials](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/push-mqtt-credentials/3969)

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**Author:** [@iotteknoloji](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iotteknoloji)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [23 January 2022 01:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/push-mqtt-credentials/3969 "2022-01-23T01:02:00Z")

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Hi, I need connect a mqtt broker as client. But I want take credentials information from form. How can I set server cred?. Can you help me?

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## [Min and max propriety of charts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/min-and-max-propriety-of-charts/57060)

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**Author:** [@alanmasu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alanmasu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 January 2022 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/min-and-max-propriety-of-charts/57060 "2022-01-22T18:15:02Z")

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Hi, I've done a simple thermometer with a DHT21, ESP32 ans I would like to show the readings in a line chart. I've used the MQTT node to recive dates and a chart to show them. My problem is to set the min propriety of …

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## [uiBuilder - Share your dash](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-share-your-dash/56686)

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**Author:** [@Paulf007](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paulf007)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [22 January 2022 11:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-share-your-dash/56686 "2022-01-22T11:40:50Z")

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Looked through the forum but could not find a post where individual interfaces was shared , so if there are a "sticky" post Ill gladly move this one. Thank you for the super work that was done with uiBuilder! I thought …

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## [Changing background color of a single tab/button in sidebar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-background-color-of-a-single-tab-button-in-sidebar/56996)

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**Author:** [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2022 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/changing-background-color-of-a-single-tab-button-in-sidebar/56996 "2022-01-21T10:00:32Z")

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I am trying to change the background color of a single tab/button in the sidebar. This tab is basically a disabled page, which just shows up, when the user is logged-in(visual feedback). It would be neat if I could man…

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## [How to choose the highest temperature value in 8x8 array of amg8833 and display it on the dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-choose-the-highest-temperature-value-in-8x8-array-of-amg8833-and-display-it-on-the-dashboard/56997)

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**Author:** [@asyrahshah](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/asyrahshah)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2022 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-choose-the-highest-temperature-value-in-8x8-array-of-amg8833-and-display-it-on-the-dashboard/56997 "2022-01-21T09:27:47Z")

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Hi, i have a problem in writing the function to display only the highest value in the 8x8 array of AMG8833. below is my currently dashboard. but for the temperature reading value is not correct. I want to display on the …

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## [Uibuilder - Insert dateTime stamp into navbar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-insert-datetime-stamp-into-navbar/56990)

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**Author:** [@Mick](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2022 23:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-insert-datetime-stamp-into-navbar/56990 "2022-01-20T23:56:30Z")

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I figured out how to get the date time in UTC to render in the body section but putting it in the nav bar seems more tricky. I took this example from stack exchange and modified for index.js and index.html. Here is t…

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## [Anyone using Alexa Remote 2 Media Nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-using-alexa-remote-2-media-nodes/56705)

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**Author:** [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [20 January 2022 19:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-using-alexa-remote-2-media-nodes/56705 "2022-01-20T19:48:42Z")

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Does anyone know if Device can be passed in as msg.property? I seem to have found a bug. If I choose a flow.var for the device field and click done, when I open the node again it just shows the first device in the list. …

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