# Latest

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## [Yellow staus icon](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/yellow-staus-icon/90446)

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**Author:** [@scottyjr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/scottyjr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 15:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/yellow-staus-icon/90446 "2024-08-26T15:16:02Z")

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Hello All. I've been searching too long for an answer to a simple answer as to what a node's yellow status icon means. Also, I came across a hint there may be some documentation for the icons attached to nodes. Couldn't …

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## [Settings.js used in docker, local vs azure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-used-in-docker-local-vs-azure/90445)

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**Author:** [@ThingsTinkerer](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ThingsTinkerer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 12:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/settings-js-used-in-docker-local-vs-azure/90445 "2024-08-26T12:55:03Z")

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Getting real confused about the settings.js file, which locations it is in and where node-red expects to find it. When I run node-red locally in docker, it uses /data/settings.js and works as expected. When running in …

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## [How to create Dynamic Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-dynamic-dashboard/90212)

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**Author:** [@lebao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lebao)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 11:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-create-dynamic-dashboard/90212 "2024-08-26T11:15:37Z")

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Hello! I'm having an issue with Dashboard v1. I created a table on PostgreSQL that includes three columns: id, parameter, and data\_type. Then, I read the data and saved the id into a dropdown (I've managed to do this p…

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## [Programmatically set functionGlobalContext](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programmatically-set-functionglobalcontext/90437)

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**Author:** [@bigbean17](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bigbean17)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 08:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/programmatically-set-functionglobalcontext/90437 "2024-08-26T08:02:10Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to import a third party library to my node-red project. I could manually set functionGlobalContext and it worked. functionGlobalContext: {os: require('os)} and import it by const os = global.get('os') Bu…

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## [Add file to Desktop](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-file-to-desktop/90353)

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**Author:** [@lebao](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lebao)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 03:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-file-to-desktop/90353 "2024-08-26T03:32:42Z")

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Hi guy, I have a file and file name form dashboard now I want to save it to a specific folder while keeping the original file names and data. Can anyone help me with this? Thank you so much!

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## [Needing help with a Node Red work flow that i am using in home assistant](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/needing-help-with-a-node-red-work-flow-that-i-am-using-in-home-assistant/90367)

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**Author:** [@jonty](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jonty)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [26 August 2024 02:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/needing-help-with-a-node-red-work-flow-that-i-am-using-in-home-assistant/90367 "2024-08-26T02:40:43Z")

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Good day I am in need of help so I have made a work flow in Node Red that works well bringing in the data from a Milesight UC300 but I am struggling to get the commands out to work with the digital outputs(gpio\_output\_1;…

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## [NR 4.0.1 and \`ui-builder\` feedback](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-4-0-1-and-ui-builder-feedback/90428)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/nr-4-0-1-and-ui-builder-feedback/90428 "2024-08-25T20:36:18Z")

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This isn't a big deal, but is a bit annoying. I have a project / examples with ui-builder on a tab. They are still vague to me and I am not working on them much. I have disabled that tab. Yet every time I try to DEPL…

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## [Using a function to run a code once until the input value changes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-function-to-run-a-code-once-until-the-input-value-changes/90432)

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**Author:** [@Desmond-Zeh](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Desmond-Zeh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 19:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-a-function-to-run-a-code-once-until-the-input-value-changes/90432 "2024-08-25T19:50:23Z")

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Hello! I am trying to build a function in node red that runs a code and output the result only once until its input value changes. When the function is triggered, its will receive a global value and assign it to a vari…

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## [Formatting ui-notification](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/formatting-ui-notification/90348)

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**Author:** [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 16:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/formatting-ui-notification/90348 "2024-08-25T16:24:02Z")

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Anyone had any luck in formatting the Dashboard 2 ui-notification overlay? Using it on a phone with grid size 12x12, the overlay is too wide to be displayed correctly, cutting off the text, and the 'Cancel' - 'Confirm' …

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## [No connection with Panasonic Comfort Cloud (node-red-contrib-panasonic-comfort-cloud)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-connection-with-panasonic-comfort-cloud-node-red-contrib-panasonic-comfort-cloud/90431)

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**Author:** [@burned-man](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/burned-man)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 16:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/no-connection-with-panasonic-comfort-cloud-node-red-contrib-panasonic-comfort-cloud/90431 "2024-08-25T16:04:06Z")

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Hello, i'm very new here and startet a few weeks ago with programming in node-red. I started with controlling a Smartfox Heater via RS485 and connected to my Huawei PV-System. Now I want to control my four air conditio…

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## [Dynamic Autocomplete Dropdown in Vue.js with Node-RED: Fetching Location Data from Endpoint](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-autocomplete-dropdown-in-vue-js-with-node-red-fetching-location-data-from-endpoint/90429)

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**Author:** [@DhamodharanGopal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DhamodharanGopal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 15:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dynamic-autocomplete-dropdown-in-vue-js-with-node-red-fetching-location-data-from-endpoint/90429 "2024-08-25T15:58:05Z")

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Hello, I am working on integrating a dynamic autocomplete dropdown in a Vue.js component using Vuetify. The dropdown should fetch server locations from a Node-RED endpoint and populate its options based on this data. …

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## [Inject node with wrong time !?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-with-wrong-time/90415)

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**Author:** [@stefan24](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stefan24)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 14:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inject-node-with-wrong-time/90415 "2024-08-25T14:53:35Z")

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Current default time zone: 'Europe/Berlin' Local time is now: Sun Aug 25 12:30:10 CEST 2024. Universal Time is now: Sun Aug 25 10:30:10 UTC 2024. Why does the inject node have one hour difference?

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## [Heads up - Spotify Causing Crash](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/heads-up-spotify-causing-crash/90427)

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**Author:** [@richiep](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/richiep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 14:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/heads-up-spotify-causing-crash/90427 "2024-08-25T14:16:46Z")

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Hey All, Just a heads up. I woke up today and Node-Red was crashing hard and otherwise unstable. I poked around and it looks like they made changes to the Spotify pallet or maybe somewhere else. I removed it and thin…

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## [How to Determine if a Node is Disabled in the Runtime?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-determine-if-a-node-is-disabled-in-the-runtime/90425)

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**Author:** [@zachowj](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zachowj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-determine-if-a-node-is-disabled-in-the-runtime/90425 "2024-08-25T14:07:02Z")

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I'm using RED.nodes.eachNode to inspect nodes at runtime, which returns the node definitions. However, I can't find a property or method to check if a node is disabled. Is there a way to access this information within th…

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## [Another question about the gauge node (Dashboard 2.0)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-question-about-the-gauge-node-dashboard-2-0/90426)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 13:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/another-question-about-the-gauge-node-dashboard-2-0/90426 "2024-08-25T13:32:55Z")

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Is there a way that if I have a lot of needles (pointers) different colours, that their names can be shown? So I know what the red, green and blue (etc) needles are representing?

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## [Dashboard 2.0 gauge scales. I'm missing something here too](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-scales-im-missing-something-here-too/90419)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 13:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-scales-im-missing-something-here-too/90419 "2024-08-25T13:23:41Z")

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Node code: \[{"id":"aa774e2285d75616","type":"ui-gauge-classic","z":"d6026c14350dea74","name":"Classic","group":"9d0aa235d37c5289","order":4,"width":"3","height":"3","min":0,"max":"0.1","sectors":\[\],"major\_division":"0.0…

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## [Ui-switch icon size](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-icon-size/90421)

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**Author:** [@Panda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Panda)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 12:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-switch-icon-size/90421 "2024-08-25T12:48:12Z")

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Hey, It's me again :see\_no\_evil: Is there a way to change the size of the icon? I tried it with the things from DB1 but nothing happens. I use toggle-switch-variant-off Thanks in advance

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## [Resetting Gauge node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resetting-gauge-node/90417)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resetting-gauge-node/90417 "2024-08-25T11:28:01Z")

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Since this is sort of related to the question: I'm messing around with multiple pointers. I've kind of got it ok, but how do I think clear the gauge? Do I have to inject multiple payloads of with the relevant topics…

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## [Dashboard 2.0 gauge question on the TYPE](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-question-on-the-type/90414)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 11:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-gauge-question-on-the-type/90414 "2024-08-25T11:48:49Z")

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Sorry, stuck at the start. Looking at the docs (via the button on the right) Type half | 3/4 Defines the shape of the gauge, "Tile", "Battery", "Water Tank", "Half Gauge" or "3/4 Gauge". I stuck a change node and …

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## [Adding IFTTT webhook key to docker](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-ifttt-webhook-key-to-docker/90397)

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**Author:** [@graveyeard](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/graveyeard)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 11:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/adding-ifttt-webhook-key-to-docker/90397 "2024-08-25T11:27:24Z")

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I'm using docker as a first time user on a new home server. I've used Node-red, but it's been at least 5 years since I last messed with it. I've got Node-red running successfully as a container and am in the process of…

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## [Reset ui gauge classic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-ui-gauge-classic/90400)

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**Author:** [@Panda](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Panda)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 11:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reset-ui-gauge-classic/90400 "2024-08-25T11:19:38Z")

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Hey guys, I use this gauge with the 3 values & needles. I want to clear the values & the needles, the needles should go to zero & the values should show "-". If I set the values to "null" via function node, the last va…

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## [Simple ui-template & mustaches](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-ui-template-mustaches/90406)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simple-ui-template-mustaches/90406 "2024-08-25T09:27:05Z")

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I am finding it impossible to analyse the behaviour of the ui-template node even in the simplest example of a line of text and some CSS styling. When I make a change to the code of a ui-template it sometimes shows up on…

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## [Just checking WRT NR 4.0 and Dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/just-checking-wrt-nr-4-0-and-dashboard-2-0/90413)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 09:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/just-checking-wrt-nr-4-0-and-dashboard-2-0/90413 "2024-08-25T09:23:17Z")

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I am wanting to check if I can have both Dashboard and Dashboard2 both on a machine running NR 4.0.1 (Ubuntu on big NUC)

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## [Group and buttons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-and-buttons/90412)

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**Author:** [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 08:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/group-and-buttons/90412 "2024-08-25T08:48:48Z")

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Hi, this is my dashboard v1 ... and I try to transform it in v2 and this is the result ... central group (button 1,2,3) is 9 size every button is 3 size why I don't have the same result?

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## [Fresh Water Tank Water Count](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fresh-water-tank-water-count/90410)

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**Author:** [@AphofisX](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AphofisX)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 07:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fresh-water-tank-water-count/90410 "2024-08-25T07:28:35Z")

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Hello people, I have a control that counts my water, processes it and then writes the values ​​into data points and then resets the counter on the esp via http. Then the daily data point at zero o'clock is also set to ze…

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## [Unable to display dashboard 2.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-display-dashboard-2-0/90386)

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**Author:** [@k5map](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/k5map)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-display-dashboard-2-0/90386 "2024-08-25T07:47:48Z")

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I just installed the new dashboard on my v4 NR and added a couple of nodes. When I got to the path: http://:1880/dashboard I get the error: Cannot GET /dashboard Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

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## [Override a widgets default container (Div) and "plug" it into a specified Div](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/override-a-widgets-default-container-div-and-plug-it-into-a-specified-div/90343)

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**Author:** [@omrid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/omrid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/override-a-widgets-default-container-div-and-plug-it-into-a-specified-div/90343 "2024-08-25T07:03:56Z")

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Thanks @Steve-Mcl, this seems to have solved the issue! Maybe you (and/or @joepavitt) can advise me on something else: I just added a new feature to my dash-2.0 table node (@omrid01/node-red-dashboard-2-table-tabulator)…

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## [Numeric node and Text Node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/numeric-node-and-text-node/90407)

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**Author:** [@ryanprel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ryanprel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/numeric-node-and-text-node/90407 "2024-08-25T06:47:34Z")

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Wondering if there is any update on the Numeric node being added to Dashboard 2.0? Also, it seems that the "Value Format" is missing in the new Text Node. Is there a way to replicate that with the new Dashboard 2.0 tex…

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## [Set the x-axis range in DB2 scatter plot?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-the-x-axis-range-in-db2-scatter-plot/90378)

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**Author:** [@sanderson](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sanderson)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 06:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-the-x-axis-range-in-db2-scatter-plot/90378 "2024-08-25T06:40:51Z")

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Is there a way to set a fixed x-axis range on a DB2 scatter plot? The y-range can be set, but the x axis can only be limited to a number of points, or a number of hours. Thanks!

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## [Dashboard 2.0 template node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-template-node/90384)

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**Author:** [@jeffery](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jeffery)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2024 05:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-0-template-node/90384 "2024-08-25T05:40:57Z")

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Trying to move a simple dashboard 1.0 template node to dashboard 2.0 My code from dashboard 1, The color of the heart is sent from the microcontroller, to give the dashboard a heart beat from the microcontroller. \<p\> …

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