# Dashboard editing name problems

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [21 July 2023 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989 "2023-07-21T08:15:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2023 08:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/1 "2023-07-21T08:15:05Z")

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NR 3.0.2  
Dashboard 3.1.2

Folks,  
I am wanting to edit a name of a _GROUP_ (?) on the screen.  
`Uplink Status` to `Infrastructure`.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/9/19e6bb3870f44b0a77156a5280197cf5ae2ca697.jpeg)

So I go to the EDIT screen and start to edit it.  
This is where the wheels fall off.

 ![Screenshot from 2023-07-21 18-10-10](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/1/0/10ef3c124f29d1e0a6a94700c81b3f572eac6817.png)

I move the mouse to the `Uplink Status` and select the `edit`.

 ![Screenshot from 2023-07-21 18-12-03](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/2/52b1db81e4bf303d583d0ebea9d912cedf274f6a.png)

# `Events`!!!!

No, it is `BedPi Telemetry/Uplink Status`.

If I open that drop down there is no `BedPi Telemetry` shown.

 ![2023-07-21-183507_1360x768_scrot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/6/4/647f1a773550a11c1b1f11bb8b1b7f9c03ca3e2c.png)

Sorry... But I'm confused.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2023 14:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/2 "2023-07-21T14:12:32Z")

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First clear the cache in the browser (via the browser menus) and refresh the page. If still wrong then what do you see if you click Edit against BedPi Telemetry in the right hand pane?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2023 21:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/3 "2023-07-21T21:21:17Z")

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Did that. No luck.

Hoping I understand your request:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/1/d1c9fa38b29b3effbd941897958d395f9a93b493.png)

P.S.  
I looked at ALL the other _groups_ and they too say `events`.  
I  
To try and work things out, I changed the name and it moved to `events`.  
I dragged it back to where it should be and looked again.  
Still showing `events`

## BUT

When I `deploy` it, it is on the `BedPi Telemetry` screen.

Weird.

(As below)

 ![Screenshot from 2023-07-22 07-25-27](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/9/291c4e7cd534a22b7bd6f85e5d1c28dd1413448a.png)

 ![Screenshot from 2023-07-22 07-25-34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/5/557e3f939f4751f6544f3c22fc8c6ca653b8f66d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [21 July 2023 23:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/4 "2023-07-21T23:11:59Z")

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For the sake of trying:  
I made a new `group` in the section.  
When I then click on it's `edit` tab: It shows up as `EVENTS` and not `BedPi Telemetry`.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [22 July 2023 06:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/5 "2023-07-22T06:34:42Z")

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Show us the node red startup log, just in case it shows anything. Though I presume you have already checked there is nothing unusual there.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 00:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/6 "2023-07-23T00:39:29Z")

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To get the log will I have to stop and restart NR?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 06:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/7 "2023-07-23T06:57:56Z")

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That is certainly the easiest way

```auto
node-red-stop
node-red-start

```

Or you could search back through syslog to find the last time you restarted, or there is probably a journalctl incantation that would find it.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 07:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/8 "2023-07-23T07:29:38Z")

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> [@Colin](#):
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> there is probably a journalctl incantation that would find it.

This command will show you the node-red log since the last reboot, or the start of the journalctl log, whichever is later. If you have not rebooted recently then it probably won't have the start of the log, but only the last few days.  
`journalctl -b -u nodered`

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 08:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/9 "2023-07-23T08:08:54Z")

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Very strange.  
(Though seemingly typical for me)

Stopped and restarted NR.

Saw the log and waited for things to settle down.

Went through the motions of opening the edit option as shown above.

Now it is showing the correct _path_.

 ![Screenshot from 2023-07-23 18-07-43](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/8/4/84a38eee4a7496759ab86f030eb5715472f38e36.png)

Of course.  
Oh well. For now the problem is solved.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/10 "2023-07-23T08:21:21Z")

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I presume you are running the latest version of the node-red-dashboard.

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**Post date:** [23 July 2023 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/11 "2023-07-23T08:24:36Z")

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Well, ummm.... probably not.

I did state the version at the top:  
Dashboard 3.1.2

Latest is 3.1.5

Ok, that may have addressed the problem I mentioned.  
(Drats! While I had was doing the STOP/START I should have updated the nodes needing updating.)

Sorry.... A lot of other stuff going on and I am not dealing with it well.  
☹ 😭  
But as the saying goes: Life wasn't mean to be easy.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [23 July 2023 08:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/12 "2023-07-23T08:26:56Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> Latest is 3.1.5

3.5.0 I think.

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**Post date:** [23 July 2023 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/13 "2023-07-23T08:28:00Z")

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ARGH yes.

Dyslexia sucks as well. 😉

(and while doing this found ANOTHER problem!)

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**Post date:** [6 August 2023 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-editing-name-problems/79989/14 "2023-08-06T08:28:57Z")

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