# Dashboard

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## [Question characters in my buttons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-characters-in-my-buttons/8551)

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**Author:** [@Soft4](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Soft4)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [30 August 2020 11:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/question-characters-in-my-buttons/8551 "2020-08-30T11:45:05Z")

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I have imported my flow into a new node red environment and all of a sudden I have question characters in my buttons. I also suddenly have my group title linked to my dashboard title.

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## [Node-red-dashboard read the ui title](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-read-the-ui-title/32150)

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**Author:** [@dh1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dh1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2020 22:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dashboard-read-the-ui-title/32150 "2020-08-29T22:33:03Z")

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Real simple question...is there a way to retrieve in javascript the site title as set in the site dashboard tab? I'd like to retrieve the value of this so I can use it for status reporting and such. So the equvalent of m…

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## [Pros/Cons of changing Dashboard Sizing](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pros-cons-of-changing-dashboard-sizing/32193)

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**Author:** [@tmichaeltx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmichaeltx)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2020 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pros-cons-of-changing-dashboard-sizing/32193 "2020-08-29T18:47:40Z")

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I am starting to use template nodes to do much of what I want on the dashboard, but have started to wonder about the sizing that is driven from the sizing choices made on the dasboard's site tab shown here with the defau…

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## [Text Input Node - can I pass in a Label?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-can-i-pass-in-a-label/32061)

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**Author:** [@davej](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davej)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [27 August 2020 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-can-i-pass-in-a-label/32061 "2020-08-27T19:10:15Z")

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I have a Text Input Node where I can hard code a fixed Label. However, is there a means of passing label text in from a preceding Function Node? I have tried all the usual but have not found any means of doing this an…

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## [Change Icon on a button according to its input message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-icon-on-a-button-according-to-its-input-message/31906)

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**Author:** [@nicedevil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicedevil)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2020 20:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-icon-on-a-button-according-to-its-input-message/31906 "2020-08-28T20:40:57Z")

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Is there a possible solution to change a buttons icon by it's input message? We are able to change the color, the background and the label. But I was not able to change the icon :frowning: Am I doing something wrong? …

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## [Securing Dashboard on IBM Cloud](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/securing-dashboard-on-ibm-cloud/32118)

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**Author:** [@alexmacabu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alexmacabu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2020 18:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/securing-dashboard-on-ibm-cloud/32118 "2020-08-28T18:38:11Z")

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I'm trying to create some kind of user authentication to prevent unwanted access to my NodeRED's User Interface. I've searched online and found 2 solutions, that for some reason didn't worked out. Here they are: 1 - Tri…

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## [Weird behaviour of Dropdown node with a numeric 0 item](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-behaviour-of-dropdown-node-with-a-numeric-0-item/32140)

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**Author:** [@Robertotarga](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Robertotarga)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2020 14:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/weird-behaviour-of-dropdown-node-with-a-numeric-0-item/32140 "2020-08-28T14:55:18Z")

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If in a Slider node you select a numeric 0 valued item it returns in the message.payload an array\[0\] instead of the plain 0 value as expected. If the value is set as a-z string it correctly returns a "0" string. I'm usi…

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## [Dashboad chart zoom and data storage capacity for node red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboad-chart-zoom-and-data-storage-capacity-for-node-red/31830)

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**Author:** [@vishalk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vishalk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 August 2020 13:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboad-chart-zoom-and-data-storage-capacity-for-node-red/31830 "2020-08-27T13:44:24Z")

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Hello, Zoom in and zoom out function: If I have chart on dashboard with a graph for data with respect to time for 1 day and I want to Zoom in values for a particular time period , example 1 min or 30 second, then ho…

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## [Cant install nodered-contrib-contexmenu](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-nodered-contrib-contexmenu/31992)

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**Author:** [@Paolo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paolo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2020 21:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cant-install-nodered-contrib-contexmenu/31992 "2020-08-26T21:36:17Z")

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Hi guys i try to install nodered-contrib-contextmenu , i use Palette Manager and get an error , 2020-08-25T16:56:36.775Z Install : node-red-contrib-ui-contextmenu 2.0.0 2020-08-25T16:56:36.796Z npm.cmd install --no-au…

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## [Need to help edit funtion UI Template send payload to gauge](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-to-help-edit-funtion-ui-template-send-payload-to-gauge/32034)

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**Author:** [@chawana](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chawana)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2020 10:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-to-help-edit-funtion-ui-template-send-payload-to-gauge/32034 "2020-08-26T10:34:02Z")

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\[ { "id": "4e028e5a.e8527", "type": "ui\_template", "z": "fb8fbe0d.771ea", "group": "48190cbf.587d84", "name": "", "order": 4, "width": 0, "height": 0, "format": "\\n\<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"\>\\n\<h…

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## [Change state dinamically of ui-switch](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-state-dinamically-of-ui-switch/32020)

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**Author:** [@Paolo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paolo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2020 10:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-state-dinamically-of-ui-switch/32020 "2020-08-26T10:02:19Z")

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Hi guys this is my scenario I have an esp32 device conected with a temeratures sensor. this esp32 have two mode of operation manual and automatic manual means that in the dashboard i have a ui-switch that control th…

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## [Dashboard Audio Out Voice Options](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-audio-out-voice-options/31919)

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**Author:** [@tmichaeltx](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmichaeltx)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2020 09:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-audio-out-voice-options/31919 "2020-08-26T09:43:07Z")

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I have started playing with the Audio Out for Text-To-Speach (TTS) and it is working well but I have run into one item that confuses me. In the dropdown, it shows 20 different voice choices, but some of them if I select …

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## [Influx + JSONata + Multiline Chart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/influx-jsonata-multiline-chart/31860)

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**Author:** [@Cristiano](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Cristiano)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2020 21:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/influx-jsonata-multiline-chart/31860 "2020-08-25T21:54:16Z")

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Hello, Im trying to show in dashboard a multiline chart....im getting data from influx (in raw mode), and use Jsonata to show in chart....LINK I dont know if my method is the best for that... My difficulty is how to m…

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## [Node-Red UI elements not updating on some browsers](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-elements-not-updating-on-some-browsers/15702)

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**Author:** [@scorbin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scorbin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2020 16:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-ui-elements-not-updating-on-some-browsers/15702 "2020-08-25T16:15:37Z")

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I have a UI that I have created that is simply two button nodes. Depending on a signal derived from an IOT device the button changes its label and background color. Everything works as it should usually but I have noti…

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## [Dashboard, group name - margin](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-group-name-margin/31970)

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**Author:** [@hklages](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hklages)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2020 08:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-group-name-margin/31970 "2020-08-25T08:43:55Z")

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Hi. Is there and "trick" to reduce the vertical margin between the group header and the body? Looking at the following example (Temparaturen / Schalter / Sonos ) I would like to have only 50% or 66%.

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## [Text input node - mode set to 'Number' - dislikes a decimal point](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-mode-set-to-number-dislikes-a-decimal-point/31963)

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**Author:** [@davej](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davej)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [24 August 2020 21:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/text-input-node-mode-set-to-number-dislikes-a-decimal-point/31963 "2020-08-24T21:39:01Z")

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Using a text input node with a mode of 'Number' I am finding that when entering a value that contains a decimal point, it is being flagged in red as an invalid value and expects a whole number. I don't know what would …

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## [Ui\_table - How to select the first row after initializing?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-how-to-select-the-first-row-after-initializing/31675)

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**Author:** [@Curious](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Curious)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [24 August 2020 15:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-how-to-select-the-first-row-after-initializing/31675 "2020-08-24T15:52:51Z")

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I have made some good progress using the ui-table, which seems to have some pretty amazing capabilities without having to put in too much effort. But now I am stuck! I have looked at several examples, but I am obviously …

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## [UI Template why did not show data](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-why-did-not-show-data/31815)

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**Author:** [@chawana](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chawana)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [24 August 2020 11:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-why-did-not-show-data/31815 "2020-08-24T11:36:53Z")

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Please help me to slove dashboard not show details as UI Template Thanks..... \[{"id":"bd597e9e.e430e","type":"tab","label":"Flow 2","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"e1d79532.e184a8","type":"inject","z":"bd597e9e.e430…

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## [Add only a Label to Node red UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-only-a-label-to-node-red-ui/31762)

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**Author:** [@makram](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/makram)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [24 August 2020 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-only-a-label-to-node-red-ui/31762 "2020-08-24T11:27:17Z")

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How can i add only a label to my UI not text box. I just want to add a label. Is there any other tool for it?

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## [Button label update problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-label-update-problem/14524)

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**Author:** [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2020 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-label-update-problem/14524 "2020-08-22T08:11:38Z")

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I have a problem with the dynamic button update after switching between dashboard tabs. As you can see on the video, button labels update properly, before I switched to another tab (0:12). After that, when I return to …

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## [How to Redirect Tab using UI Control Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-redirect-tab-using-ui-control-node/1852)

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**Author:** [@rishanaziz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rishanaziz)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2020 08:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-redirect-tab-using-ui-control-node/1852 "2020-08-22T08:11:11Z")

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Hi, I would like to know how to redirect tab using ui control. The following is what I had tried: \[{"id":"f7511300.c34c4","type":"mui\_form","z":"6ddaac4.fd62654","name":"login-form","label":"\<center\>\<font color=\\"#00…

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## [How can I update a switch status on the dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-update-a-switch-status-on-the-dashboard/14989)

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**Author:** [@rcbuck](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rcbuck)\
**Replies:** 44\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2020 08:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-can-i-update-a-switch-status-on-the-dashboard/14989 "2020-08-22T08:09:19Z")

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I am new to Node-RED and have been playing with it for the last few days. I would like a few pointers as to how to proceed with my project. I have node-red installed on a raspberry pi. I have a client, broker, and dashb…

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## [Ways to fine-tune widget layouts and spacing?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ways-to-fine-tune-widget-layouts-and-spacing/31857)

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**Author:** [@tymarbut](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tymarbut)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2020 07:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ways-to-fine-tune-widget-layouts-and-spacing/31857 "2020-08-22T07:05:48Z")

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I've got two types of widgets next to one another (a gauge and a pie chart), and their layout issues are driving me crazy. I've tried every adjustment I can imagine to their individual sizes, the 1x1 unit sizes/proporti…

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## [Thought / question about when building dashboards](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thought-question-about-when-building-dashboards/31859)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 23:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/thought-question-about-when-building-dashboards/31859 "2020-08-21T23:29:02Z")

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I know there is little/no correlation between the edit tabs and the dashboard. Ok, none. But for what stuff I have done, I usually make a tab and that tab has its own dashboard page. When I am adding new dashboard thi…

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## [Content Security Policy fails](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/content-security-policy-fails/31694)

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**Author:** [@clickworkorange](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/clickworkorange)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/content-security-policy-fails/31694 "2020-08-21T16:38:49Z")

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Just coming back to Node-RED after a long absence, and I find that either my Node-RED server (v0.20.5) no longer sets the correct Content Security Policy header, my browser no longer recognises it (Firefox 68.11.0esr), o…

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## [Using the msg.payload to change ui template](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-msg-payload-to-change-ui-template/2829)

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**Author:** [@kebebs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kebebs)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 14:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-the-msg-payload-to-change-ui-template/2829 "2020-08-21T14:17:19Z")

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I am trying to use the msg.payload to draw circles on an image in the ui template. The image I have got below is not how its gonna look to its a basic concept. If I get data that says 'step 1' for example, I want a circl…

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## [Set range on slider](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-range-on-slider/31794)

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**Author:** [@ltcolumbo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ltcolumbo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-range-on-slider/31794 "2020-08-21T11:48:04Z")

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Hi - is there a way to pass a max and min value to the dashboard slider? Thanks.

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## [Clock from Phone](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clock-from-phone/31812)

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**Author:** [@Bruno](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Bruno)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/clock-from-phone/31812 "2020-08-21T10:29:14Z")

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Hello everybody. First of all , I want to thank you for all the great informations posted on this forum ! I made this post because I am working to an app using node red, and I don't really now how to proceed with this : …

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## [Change background color](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-background-color/31807)

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**Author:** [@makram](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/makram)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-background-color/31807 "2020-08-21T10:10:57Z")

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How can i change the background color of a label in node red

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## [Problem getting Value from SQL SELECT](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-getting-value-from-sql-select/31761)

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**Author:** [@Chorum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chorum)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [21 August 2020 05:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-getting-value-from-sql-select/31761 "2020-08-21T05:58:44Z")

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Hello, i would like to read a value from a SQL database and use the value in my flow. its my first attempt to do that and i have a Problem, Maybe based on msg structure misunterdstanding. Here is a Picture of the part …

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