# Having some troubles with dashboard notification node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [25 July 2020 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682 "2020-07-25T06:23:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [25 July 2020 06:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682/1 "2020-07-25T06:23:02Z")

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Hi folks,

Long time ago that I have been using the Dashboard Notification node, and now I'm having some troubles while using it:

1. Had forgotten meanwhile that the notification title can be hardcoded on the config screen (in the `msg.topic` input field), but it seems that the notification body cannot be hardcoded. So I had to insert a Change node to solve it. Is there any reason why there is no `msg.payload` input field on the config screen, to reduce the number of Change nodes for hardcoded notifications?

2. As mentioned above I had only hardcoded the `msg.topic` on the config screen:

3. The notification appears on the top right, like I have specified in the config screen:

Thanks !!  
Bart

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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:** [25 July 2020 07:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682/2 "2020-07-25T07:36:40Z")

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People wanted a way of clearing notifications early (or cancelling them after start) so sending a blank payload does this by setting its timeout to 0.  
The positioning at bottom is standard angular material for narrow screens.

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [25 July 2020 08:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682/3 "2020-07-25T08:18:35Z")

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Morning Dave,

> [@dceejay](#):
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> sending a blank payload does this by setting its timeout to 0.

Ok I see it now indeed in the info panel:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/2/327e4991d2d5718bc531319468ee0010474a9a8f.png)

> [@dceejay](#):
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> The positioning at bottom is standard angular material for narrow screens.

Is it really, or do you just say that to get rid of me and my questions 🤣

> [@BartButenaers](#):
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> Is there any reason why there is no `msg.payload` input field on the config screen

Do you also have an idea about this?

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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:** [25 July 2020 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682/4 "2020-07-25T08:28:19Z")

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Yes - try this on a narrow screen - [https://material.angularjs.org/latest/demo/toast](https://material.angularjs.org/latest/demo/toast)

and no-one has ever asked for a fixed notification. You have to send a msg to trigger the toast and it must contain a payload or it won't get sent - so it may as well contain some words...

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2020 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-some-troubles-with-dashboard-notification-node/30682/5 "2020-08-24T08:28:28Z")

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