# Flow variable on dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [27 August 2018 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613 "2018-08-27T21:07:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![pictux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@pictux](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pictux)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 21:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613/1 "2018-08-27T21:07:20Z")

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Hi guys!  
Is there a way to show the content of a flow variable into a ui\_text?  
I mean, without using a function to write that variable into a msg!  
I've tried to put flow.variable\_name instead of msg.payload in the "Value format" field, but without success.  
Any tips?  
Thanks  
cheers

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 21:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613/2 "2018-08-27T21:29:18Z")

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No - (but you can use a change node rather than a function node)

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**Author:** ![pictux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@pictux](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pictux)\
**Post date:** [27 August 2018 22:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613/3 "2018-08-27T22:07:29Z")

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Thanks man!

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**Author:** ![davidcgu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@davidcgu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/davidcgu)\
**Post date:** [28 August 2018 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-variable-on-dashboard/2613/4 "2018-08-28T06:39:21Z")

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As example:

```auto
[{"id":"5ce744f4.05771c","type":"inject","z":"75be3680.18cac8","name":"","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":160,"y":500,"wires":[["7f878fd1.03e9"]]},{"id":"7f878fd1.03e9","type":"change","z":"75be3680.18cac8","name":"writte variable","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"test","pt":"flow","to":"payload","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":320,"y":500,"wires":[["65994049.d81b"]]},{"id":"65994049.d81b","type":"change","z":"75be3680.18cac8","name":"","rules":[{"t":"move","p":"test","pt":"flow","to":"payload","tot":"msg"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":500,"y":500,"wires":[["52bba212.7cb5dc","5af1aca5.ed9b74"]]},{"id":"52bba212.7cb5dc","type":"ui_text_input","z":"75be3680.18cac8","name":"","label":"variable test","group":"ac2c8e97.2a413","order":0,"width":0,"height":0,"passthru":true,"mode":"text","delay":300,"topic":"","x":710,"y":500,"wires":[[]]},{"id":"5af1aca5.ed9b74","type":"debug","z":"75be3680.18cac8","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":710,"y":460,"wires":[]},{"id":"ac2c8e97.2a413","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"test","tab":"d92ab4b4.55f5c8","order":3,"disp":true,"width":"7","collapse":true},{"id":"d92ab4b4.55f5c8","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"test","icon":"fa-television","order":2}]

```