# Dashboard

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## [How to move object in dashboard via template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-move-object-in-dashboard-via-template/41139)

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**Author:** [@ORionchik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ORionchik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [17 February 2021 05:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-move-object-in-dashboard-via-template/41139 "2021-02-17T05:49:38Z")

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Hey, guys. I have a problem that I can't find a solution to. This is due to the fact that I need to move my light bulb a little lower. I do not know how to do this on the go since I have not studied HTML. I suspect this …

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## [Making a warning light controlled by msg.payload?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/making-a-warning-light-controlled-by-msg-payload/41054)

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**Author:** [@a1ex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/a1ex)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 22:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/making-a-warning-light-controlled-by-msg-payload/41054 "2021-02-16T22:29:16Z")

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I’d like to add warning lights to my dashboard to track when certain events take place. But I need the lights to have a custom appearance so I prefer not to use existing nodes for this. My first thought was to use the …

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## [How to make a "back" button using ui\_button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-back-button-using-ui-button/41119)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 20:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-make-a-back-button-using-ui-button/41119 "2021-02-16T20:28:33Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to make "back" button like browser using dashboard button. I need only the function, not the style. Maybe someone has an example?

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## [Help with jQuery toggleClass](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-jquery-toggleclass/41083)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 13:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-jquery-toggleclass/41083 "2021-02-16T13:29:43Z")

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Hello, I move my control page to nodered. Before I programmed everything in html and js. Now I need help with the function of jQuery toggleClass. It looks like this in html: \<script type="javascript/text" src="jquery…

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## [Make spacer invisible](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-spacer-invisible/41037)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 12:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/make-spacer-invisible/41037 "2021-02-16T12:14:00Z")

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Hello, How to make this spacer invisible or have the same color as background or is there any other way to devide this group?

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## [Use own background color for dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-own-background-color-for-dashboard/41030)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 07:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-own-background-color-for-dashboard/41030 "2021-02-16T07:35:09Z")

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Hey, I'm trying to set my own background for h1 element for ui\_template, but the dashboard css allways overwrite it. why is everything that I want to customize is crossed out? how to enable my own style on ui\_templa…

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## [Change SVG color in ui-template node with msg.payload?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-svg-color-in-ui-template-node-with-msg-payload/41051)

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**Author:** [@a1ex](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/a1ex)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 06:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-svg-color-in-ui-template-node-with-msg-payload/41051 "2021-02-16T06:49:56Z")

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Noob here. I used a ui-template node to create an SVG circle. I used a JS script to set the circle's fill color. I used an if statement to change the fill color with msg.payload, which comes in as a number specified u…

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## [Caddy Reverse Proxy JWT Authorization for node red dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/caddy-reverse-proxy-jwt-authorization-for-node-red-dashboard/40514)

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**Author:** [@tgelite](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tgelite)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [16 February 2021 04:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/caddy-reverse-proxy-jwt-authorization-for-node-red-dashboard/40514 "2021-02-16T04:51:27Z")

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Hello! This configuration described below is working, but I'm wondering if there is a way to pull from the authenticated users JWT token, what their user name (subject) is and have it display in a node red dashboard. …

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## [DHCP and Grafana iframe](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dhcp-and-grafana-iframe/40911)

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**Author:** [@mune](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mune)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 22:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dhcp-and-grafana-iframe/40911 "2021-02-15T22:37:20Z")

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Hello all, I'm new in this forum. Usually I'm able to find a solution searching the web, but this time I haven't been able, and despite all my trials I have to give off. I open grafana in a new tab (in all the tab layo…

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## [Questions About Template Widget](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-template-widget/41049)

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**Author:** [@Buckskin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Buckskin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 22:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/questions-about-template-widget/41049 "2021-02-15T22:00:35Z")

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I have been having a go at designing my own button and have managed a workable solution. However, I have a couple of questions. The first question is that when using send(msg) from within a scope$watch function a new pr…

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## [Firefox on IOS opening dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/firefox-on-ios-opening-dashboard/41044)

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**Author:** [@gerry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gerry)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/firefox-on-ios-opening-dashboard/41044 "2021-02-15T20:58:12Z")

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For a while now I have had this problem and while I can work around it I wonder if you were aware of it. If I try to open a dashboard from Firefox on an Ipad the browser immediately closes. Several different pi's running…

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## [Overall equipment effectiveness](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overall-equipment-effectiveness/14025)

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**Author:** [@Agrotar](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Agrotar)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 20:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overall-equipment-effectiveness/14025 "2021-02-15T20:19:37Z")

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Hello, I need help. I want to program an overall equipment effectiveness for a machine. I have 8 inputs (mqtt) and I converted these as json with aa == for off and aq == for on. The inputs also give me a timestamp. 1…

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## [Use data in an xml file to make a graph](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-data-in-an-xml-file-to-make-a-graph/41005)

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**Author:** [@Corentin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Corentin)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 14:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-data-in-an-xml-file-to-make-a-graph/41005 "2021-02-15T14:08:49Z")

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Hello, I want to retrieve data in the following XML file in order to create graphs. The data I want is the timestamp of each item as well as the value. I have no idea how to proceed. Can anyone help me? Thank you. Th…

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## [Mutual exclusion with switch node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mutual-exclusion-with-switch-node/2595)

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**Author:** [@Chris](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chris)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/mutual-exclusion-with-switch-node/2595 "2021-02-15T14:37:26Z")

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Dears, I want to use switch node do mutual exclusion on lighting(light A is on-- light B is off, light B is on--light A is off). However I don't know how to implement it with switch node. BR, Chris

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## [I want to show a long vertical screen on the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-show-a-long-vertical-screen-on-the-dashboard/40590)

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**Author:** [@bird](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bird)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 13:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-want-to-show-a-long-vertical-screen-on-the-dashboard/40590 "2021-02-15T13:49:59Z")

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hi I want to show a long vertical screen using svg. The space is long enough vertically, but the picture is cut off. I want to show a long vertical screen. What should I do? thans

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## [Dashboard template add stylesheet?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-add-stylesheet/41021)

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**Author:** [@sfedo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sfedo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 13:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-add-stylesheet/41021 "2021-02-15T13:42:09Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to add stylesheet into dashboard template. Like this: \<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/home/pi/static/html/Stylesheet.css"\> is it even possible or do I have to use allways style tag and …

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## [Change ui table column name (field name) dynamically](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-ui-table-column-name-field-name-dynamically/40970)

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**Author:** [@kihararuntu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kihararuntu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 13:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-ui-table-column-name-field-name-dynamically/40970 "2021-02-15T13:12:44Z")

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I use MySQL with ui table, I can filter certain type of data, while other rows' value in this column is null, and different types store in different column, so how could I change the column name dynamically. Thanks.

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## [Noob Zigbee Icon for Dashboard Tab?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/noob-zigbee-icon-for-dashboard-tab/40543)

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**Author:** [@onkel\_joerg](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/onkel_joerg)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 12:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/noob-zigbee-icon-for-dashboard-tab/40543 "2021-02-15T12:49:56Z")

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Hello, I have a simple question: how do i get a Ziggbee icon into my Dashboard tab?

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## [Dashboard notification while exec](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-notification-while-exec/40966)

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**Author:** [@TutanJamon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TutanJamon)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [15 February 2021 05:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-notification-while-exec/40966 "2021-02-15T05:55:58Z")

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Hello, sorry for my english, I can't get the notification to show while the exec node is working (it's a python file with a simple sleep). If the execution takes 10 seconds, the notification should last the same time. …

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## [Template node with ng-repeat won't show array items](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-with-ng-repeat-wont-show-array-items/40989)

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**Author:** [@clickworkorange](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/clickworkorange)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 23:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/template-node-with-ng-repeat-wont-show-array-items/40989 "2021-02-14T23:22:18Z")

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I've been struggling with something which should be very simple; a button that sends a 1-dimensional array to a template node, which shows the array values: The button sends \["OH NO!","Hello World!","Hello World!","H…

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## [Download pop up from dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/download-pop-up-from-dashboard/40851)

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**Author:** [@willdelish](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/willdelish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 23:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/download-pop-up-from-dashboard/40851 "2021-02-14T23:32:02Z")

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Hey folks, I've been deep diving into node red for the last few weeks and I'm really enjoying it. I had built an electron app for my team, but it was a little too much upkeep and complexity for the stuff I was doing. One…

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## [UI-Form Landscape layout](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-landscape-layout/40500)

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**Author:** [@ScheepersJohan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ScheepersJohan)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 18:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-landscape-layout/40500 "2021-02-14T18:13:11Z")

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Hi, Can you manipulate the UI-Form to be in landscape lay out? Or are you limited to portrait?

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard version 2.28.0, 1](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-28-0-1/40859)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-version-2-28-0-1/40859 "2021-02-14T18:11:20Z")

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Some updates and fixes to the Dashboard - the main one being that the optional topic that some nodes could add - is now a typed input - that means you can now set it from an incoming msg.property or a context property - …

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## [Dropdown doesn´t fit well](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-doesn-t-fit-well/40507)

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**Author:** [@Becker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Becker)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-doesn-t-fit-well/40507 "2021-02-14T16:04:57Z")

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Hi, I have the newest version of NR, but now my dropdowns doesn´t fit. This is from the old version: Now I need width 10: i don't understand what i'm doing wrong, inside of it isn´t much text: Any idea ?

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## [Ui\_dropdown node does not reset](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-node-does-not-reset/40602)

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**Author:** [@Josov](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Josov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-dropdown-node-does-not-reset/40602 "2021-02-14T15:52:19Z")

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I recently updated to Dashboard version 2.27.0 Before I could have the "Placeholder" displayed after sending an empty string, payload=""; Right now it looks like impossible to get the Placeholder back on the selection b…

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## [Dashboard colour](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-colour/40930)

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**Author:** [@davenrea](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davenrea)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 12:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-colour/40930 "2021-02-14T12:25:02Z")

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Hi I'm trying to change the dashboard guage to have a colour both sides on the pointer as in the images, the first image shows it as it is the other what i am trying to achieve. It could be done if the light grey ba…

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## [Pre-pend to a widget](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pre-pend-to-a-widget/40962)

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**Author:** [@fmarzocca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmarzocca)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pre-pend-to-a-widget/40962 "2021-02-14T09:10:01Z")

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Hi, I have a bunch of ui-switches in my dashboard and I would like to prepend to each Label an icon (or a "led") like this mock-up: Maybe I could use a template node, but I am not clear about how/where to start.... T…

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## [Dashboard Template next field on enter](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-next-field-on-enter/39425)

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**Author:** [@JamesMcBride](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JamesMcBride)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [14 February 2021 08:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-template-next-field-on-enter/39425 "2021-02-14T08:29:05Z")

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Hi, I have a simple dashboard template table that I use for entering data from a barcode scanner (that emulates a keyboard) The barcode scanner enters the scanned code, followed by enter I'd like to be able to have th…

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## ["Remember Me" for Node-RED Dashboard?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remember-me-for-node-red-dashboard/40677)

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**Author:** [@jbramwell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbramwell)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [13 February 2021 21:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/remember-me-for-node-red-dashboard/40677 "2021-02-13T21:53:04Z")

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I have enabled user authentication for my NR Dashboard, which is a good thing. However, when I open the dashboard on my phone, for example, I have to enter my user ID and password each and every time. Is there a way to g…

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## [Uibuilder access context data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-access-context-data/40838)

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**Author:** [@newbow](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/newbow)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [13 February 2021 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-access-context-data/40838 "2021-02-13T19:46:36Z")

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Hey there, I have not found any info about this topic so far. For the current project I am heavily relying on context data to store and process (flow and global context data stored in RAM and file storage). Up until n…

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