# Create a subflow with in- or output that can be disabled
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154
**Category:** General
**Tags:** subflow
**Created:** [31 December 2023 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154 "2023-12-31T13:15:44Z")
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### Author:  [@LukeSkywalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LukeSkywalker)
#### Post date: [31 December 2023 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154/1 "2023-12-31T13:15:44Z")
Hello, I'm new to this forum.
I want to create a subflow and have the question if it is possible to disable the input or output?
If you take a look at the email-node, there it's possible to change the mailreceiving from seconds to "if triggered". Then an input appears. Is this behaviour also possible with subflows?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [31 December 2023 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154/2 "2023-12-31T13:43:51Z")
Welcome to the forum @LukeSkywalker
If you don't want the subflow to have any inputs then set the input count to zero. Perhaps, however, I misunderstand the question. If so then please try to explain in more detail.
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### Author:  [@LukeSkywalker](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LukeSkywalker)
#### Post date: [31 December 2023 14:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154/3 "2023-12-31T14:00:27Z")
Ok, I try it:
I want to use a subflow for switching on and off lights and other switches. For switching, I need an output, but for setting the correct state to the dashboard switch, I also need an input. But I don't want to make two subflows. So the subflow must have both (input and output), but I never need both at the same time.
Just take a look at the email node as I desribed in my initial post, the the input can be enabled.
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### Author:  [@ralphwetzel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ralphwetzel)
#### Post date: [31 December 2023 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154/4 "2023-12-31T14:37:41Z")
No. The number of outputs of a subflow is a static property.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [14 January 2024 14:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/create-a-subflow-with-in-or-output-that-can-be-disabled/84154/5 "2024-01-14T14:38:39Z")
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