# Dashboard

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## [Memory of nodered app not coming down](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/memory-of-nodered-app-not-coming-down/25286)

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**Author:** [@SiddharthJoshi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/SiddharthJoshi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 11:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/memory-of-nodered-app-not-coming-down/25286 "2020-04-28T11:59:34Z")

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We are facing memory issues with one of our nodered apps. Background: we have 2 nodejs apps that are running in PCF. app1 (interface app) receives external data in json format from external system. This app fetches the…

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## [Hide Tab problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-tab-problem/25603)

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**Author:** [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 11:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/hide-tab-problem/25603 "2020-04-28T11:56:45Z")

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After hiding tab by sending command to ui-control node, I don't see this tab in side menu this is fine. Also I don't have an access to this tab via sending a command to ui-control node (like {"tab":"tab"}), this is also…

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## [Dashboard palette installation Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-palette-installation-error/25674)

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**Author:** [@Amit55341](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Amit55341)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-palette-installation-error/25674 "2020-04-28T10:39:29Z")

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Hi Team I'm getting error when I'm trying to install on mabook air.

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## [Show Camera Image on Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-camera-image-on-dashboard/1499)

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**Author:** [@bk1989](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bk1989)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/show-camera-image-on-dashboard/1499 "2020-04-28T10:37:33Z")

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So I'm trying to show the image of a raspberry pi cam on the dashboard. Till now I managed to to create a button, which creates a photo when clicked. The image than is shown on the dashboard. The problem here is, that I …

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## [Automatic resize the dashboard depending on device](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-resize-the-dashboard-depending-on-device/25573)

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**Author:** [@calcioscacchi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/calcioscacchi)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 09:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/automatic-resize-the-dashboard-depending-on-device/25573 "2020-04-28T09:55:17Z")

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Hi there:) I'm using a node red template wich contains a link to a grafana dashboard. Whta i'm trying to reach is an automatic resizing of my dashboard, due to fit perfectly (or as goog as is possible) in mobile phones…

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## [Chart Node in dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-in-dashboard/25606)

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**Author:** [@jan-k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jan-k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [28 April 2020 02:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/chart-node-in-dashboard/25606 "2020-04-28T02:10:00Z")

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Greetings everyone, I want to make a simple line chart to show some data based on month. But I found that the x axis is base on the timestamp. I also noticed it can be change by a Moment.js time formatted string. But I …

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## [Restore Switch State after Node-RED restart](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-switch-state-after-node-red-restart/16608)

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**Author:** [@nicedevil](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nicedevil)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 23:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restore-switch-state-after-node-red-restart/16608 "2020-04-27T23:08:09Z")

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Hey guys, I have a switch that is "on" or "off" and sends this payload to a global variable. If I restart my Node-RED (docker container) the button is often in the wrong state (off) because the persistent nodes for this…

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## [Background image with ui\_text overlay](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/background-image-with-ui-text-overlay/25646)

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**Author:** [@brammh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/brammh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 22:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/background-image-with-ui-text-overlay/25646 "2020-04-27T22:03:13Z")

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Hi all, Is there a simple way to have a background image (on a group, a tab, or just in a ui\_template node) on which I overlay a few ui\_text nodes? Thought this would be easy with node-red-dashboard, but after some sea…

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## [Getting the Darksky payload to display in a UI template with icons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-the-darksky-payload-to-display-in-a-ui-template-with-icons/25626)

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**Author:** [@ANabbie](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ANabbie)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 19:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-the-darksky-payload-to-display-in-a-ui-template-with-icons/25626 "2020-04-27T19:44:45Z")

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This example gets weather data for today and tomorrow from Darksky and then simply sends the payload to a UI Template which also displays a weather icon using the in-built icons designed by Paul-Reed. The output looks l…

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## [Turn off/on screen](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/turn-off-on-screen/24957)

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**Author:** [@fvhemert](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fvhemert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 15:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/turn-off-on-screen/24957 "2020-04-27T15:05:40Z")

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I am running a windows 10 desktop in (sort of) a kiosk mode. The desktop is connected to a Elro touchscreen on the wall of my living room and fully focused home automation. I am looking at replacing the current touch sc…

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## [UI-Template URL Button With Changing URL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-url-button-with-changing-url/25602)

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**Author:** [@BrainBomber100](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BrainBomber100)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-template-url-button-with-changing-url/25602 "2020-04-27T08:52:09Z")

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I'm trying to create a button using the UI-Template node that will open a new window using Google's Query URL. However, the URL is constantly updating based on the global variables that are in my flows. Is there any way …

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## [Multiple references in Value Format field for text node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-references-in-value-format-field-for-text-node/6319)

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**Author:** [@gadams999](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gadams999)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-references-in-value-format-field-for-text-node/6319 "2020-04-27T08:33:22Z")

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Hi, I'm getting up to speed on passing payload value to a text node for my dashboard. Using the following provides a working LED indicator based on msg.color passed in to the Value format field: \<font color={{msg.color…

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## [Tabs, groups and help with CSS structure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tabs-groups-and-help-with-css-structure/25178)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 203\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 05:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tabs-groups-and-help-with-css-structure/25178 "2020-04-27T05:14:05Z")

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With my recent journey into CSS I am wanting to ask and get clarification on the hierarchical structure. When designing a dashboard I create a tab then to a group. So, I want to understand the relationship between the g…

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## [Looking for suggestion on a good "TOGGLE" icon](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-suggestion-on-a-good-toggle-icon/25581)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 05:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/looking-for-suggestion-on-a-good-toggle-icon/25581 "2020-04-27T05:07:55Z")

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I have a slight problem that I need an icon for a button that is a toggle rather than a specific ON or OFF indication. I have for now the toggle switch icon, but it is misleading on the state of things. Probably a si…

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## [group\_ID not hidding on the first load](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-id-not-hidding-on-the-first-load/25569)

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**Author:** [@hathemi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hathemi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2020 00:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-id-not-hidding-on-the-first-load/25569 "2020-04-27T00:23:55Z")

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ok here's my flow. \[{"id":"8af863ac.375e9","type":"tab","label":"Flow 2","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"8f97d59b.52b0e8","type":"inject","z":"8af863ac.375e9","name":"Hide","topic":"","payload":"{"group":{"hide":\["T…

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## [SOLVED: Gauge node angular filter not working](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-gauge-node-angular-filter-not-working/25539)

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**Author:** [@hello\_world.c](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hello_world.c)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 April 2020 12:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/solved-gauge-node-angular-filter-not-working/25539 "2020-04-26T12:53:16Z")

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I have a gauge node working fine for temperature when using {{value}}: However, when it's an even number, no decimal places are shown: I'd like this to be shown as "19.0". So I've tried angular filter using {{value |…

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## [Form resize problem!](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-resize-problem/25479)

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**Author:** [@samnikos7](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/samnikos7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 April 2020 13:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/form-resize-problem/25479 "2020-04-25T13:55:11Z")

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As this is my first post to this forum I would like to thank you for your great job. I am using Node-Red on a Raspberry Pi 3 as an MQTT server with MOSQUITTO. I trying to use the UI form as a TAB where the user will gi…

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## [Dashboard Layout adjustment](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout-adjustment/25477)

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**Author:** [@Rakeshscetic](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rakeshscetic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 April 2020 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-layout-adjustment/25477 "2020-04-25T12:36:41Z")

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Hi Everyone, I am stuck in the dashboard design, to the below screen shot i would like to expand the group6 to under all Maxim 2,3,4 group. Group6 width is 5, i want to make it 15 and want to move below the Maxim 2,3,4. …

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## [Transparent background on md-card in template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transparent-background-on-md-card-in-template-node/25384)

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**Author:** [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [25 April 2020 06:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/transparent-background-on-md-card-in-template-node/25384 "2020-04-25T06:43:30Z")

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As subject, I want a transparent background on md-card (ie the group), somehow I am not able to force it, I see body.nr-dashboard-theme md-content md-card getting a background color. Can I set it to transparent somehow …

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## [Dashboard: how to rearrange the layout?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-how-to-rearrange-the-layout/25444)

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**Author:** [@scalci](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scalci)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 April 2020 05:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-how-to-rearrange-the-layout/25444 "2020-04-25T05:11:04Z")

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Hi, is there way to arrange the "Dashboard" in ones own layout? At the moment it does an auto arrange according to the groups, but one can not arrange with in a group.. Or if there are any other nodes I can use. I am bu…

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## [Multiple choice select for drop down dashboard node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-choice-select-for-drop-down-dashboard-node/25427)

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**Author:** [@namgk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/namgk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 April 2020 14:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multiple-choice-select-for-drop-down-dashboard-node/25427 "2020-04-24T14:46:37Z")

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Hi there, Is there any interest on supporting multiple choice for the dropdown dashboard node? Currently it only allow one single choice. There are some use case, for example, a dashboard to draw data from multiple se…

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## [Node-red-contrib-ui-state-trail problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-ui-state-trail-problem/24749)

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**Author:** [@jan-k](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jan-k)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [24 April 2020 06:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-ui-state-trail-problem/24749 "2020-04-24T06:58:18Z")

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Greetings everyone, I had created a CSV file with two column of data which are "state" and "timestamp". Then, I tried to wrote some true/false and timestamp into the CSV file. But when I tried to read the CSV to the s…

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## [Grafana iframe disappears](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/grafana-iframe-disappears/22235)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2020 19:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/grafana-iframe-disappears/22235 "2020-04-23T19:02:48Z")

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I'm embedding a grafana chart into my dashboard, an have used this library flow as a starting point. I've made a number of changes to the flow (and yet more to come), and it seems to work OK, except the iframe seems to …

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## [Dropdown titivate](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-titivate/25231)

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**Author:** [@muggins](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/muggins)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2020 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-titivate/25231 "2020-04-23T16:20:46Z")

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Hello Is there any way to "jazz up" the dropdown node ... maybe using template to make it bigger, add colour? thanks

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## [Passing nodered data to other web UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-nodered-data-to-other-web-ui/25237)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [23 April 2020 12:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/passing-nodered-data-to-other-web-ui/25237 "2020-04-23T12:14:09Z")

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Dear nodered experts, I am having trouble with this, the concept is very simple, let say I have node-red random data (for simulation), and I want this data to be send to other web UI interface. The first thing we conside…

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## [\[Announce\] Dashboard 2.21.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-2-21-0/25022)

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**Author:** [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2020 21:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/announce-dashboard-2-21-0/25022 "2020-04-22T21:11:40Z")

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A quick update to Dashboard to move us up to Gridstack version 0.6.4 and fix a small bug with date inject for pre-setting the form and also you can now set the hover-over tooltip dynamically if you so wish. As usual - …

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## [Ui-table node cell edit message](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-node-cell-edit-message/25328)

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**Author:** [@fermurbaa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fermurbaa)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2020 20:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-table-node-cell-edit-message/25328 "2020-04-22T20:00:53Z")

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Hi, is it possible to send a cell edited message for editable columns? with the following callback I always get a recursion error (browser console): cellEdited: "function(cell){ this.send({topic: \\"cellEdited\\",payloa…

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## [Dashboard backup](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-backup/25303)

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**Author:** [@corin.corvus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/corin.corvus)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2020 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-backup/25303 "2020-04-22T17:52:52Z")

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Hi, is it possible to save dashboard data (for example chart data) for restart node-red service? At the moment i lost all Data. At the Moment i use node-red-dashboard Thank you Alex

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## [Dropdown for form field](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-for-form-field/25310)

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**Author:** [@JbIPS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/JbIPS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2020 15:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dropdown-for-form-field/25310 "2020-04-22T15:07:26Z")

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Hi, I'm recently looking at the dashboard and it looks pretty awesome! To test the flow, I'm trying to create a form (with the form node) that will be prefilled and wait for submit before sending to the DB. In this for…

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## [Dashboard for mobile application](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-for-mobile-application/25257)

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**Author:** [@mega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mega)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 April 2020 06:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-for-mobile-application/25257 "2020-04-22T06:37:47Z")

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hi every body i hope all in good healthy please how can i connect my device with mobile application ? i need link of devio regards

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