# Big timer Node - How to change timers from Dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [28 April 2019 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625 "2019-04-28T20:15:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![manueldiasmanuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@manueldiasmanuel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/manueldiasmanuel)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2019 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625/1 "2019-04-28T20:15:06Z")

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Hi,

How could i edit or set the time of Big Timer Node from Dashboard ? Is this possible ?

MD

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [28 April 2019 23:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625/2 "2019-04-28T23:00:36Z")

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Yes. Read the info panel for bigtimer:

> The on\_override and off\_override fields can be used to supercede the set inputs for on and off times (in minutes) - "on\_override 20:15" for example (without the quotes) for 8:15pm. These settings are volatile, i.e. not restored when Node-Red is restarted. It may take up to a minute for these controls to take effect.

So on your dashboard you can have a field for time (or like pulldown menus) which you can (indirectly) connect to the bigtimer.

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**Author:** ![manueldiasmanuel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@manueldiasmanuel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/manueldiasmanuel)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2019 14:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625/3 "2019-04-29T14:45:04Z")

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Yes you are right but there are many steps before i input a value to big timer .

If i use a UI Timer input the output will be milliseconds and for this to be used as an input, i first need to convert to **Hour: min** (ex. 11:15) and than join the string **on\_override** 11:15 to change timer in Big timer node. For this is necessary to write some code but i don´t have the knowledge to make it i was trying to find a solution by using only existent nodes.

PS: I am willing to learn but Javascript " mechanic/concept/thinking " is still still very new for my head. My background are PLCs that is a completely different "thinking ".....

Thanks .

MD

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [29 April 2019 18:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/big-timer-node-how-to-change-timers-from-dashboard/10625/4 "2019-04-29T18:29:17Z")

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Use the **[node-red-contrib-moment](https://github.com/TotallyInformation/node-red-contrib-moment)** node