# How do I disable a helper button once a physical switch is toggled?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-disable-a-helper-button-once-a-physical-switch-is-toggled/71904>\
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**Created:** [9 December 2022 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-disable-a-helper-button-once-a-physical-switch-is-toggled/71904 "2022-12-09T06:32:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![technokul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/technokul/32/72198_2.png) [@technokul](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/technokul)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2022 06:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-disable-a-helper-button-once-a-physical-switch-is-toggled/71904/1 "2022-12-09T06:32:02Z")

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All my motion inputs have been converted to helper button to have a single press output rather than an on or a off out put.

I use these button and their presses to set various lights "on" and "off" in our office.

Problem statement: once a while home assistant crashes or something fails, in this case I want my team members to know that there is a switch on the wall (manual override), which when flicked, all the automation/motion buttons in the flows are disabled.

Once disabled they can use the other swicthes normally and when I return I can troubleshoot and flick the same manual override switch again to reinitiate the automations.

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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:** [9 December 2022 07:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-disable-a-helper-button-once-a-physical-switch-is-toggled/71904/2 "2022-12-09T07:56:59Z")

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> [@technokul](#):
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> when flicked, all the automation/motion buttons in the flows are disabled.

Are they node red dashboard nodes? If so then you can disable them by sending them the appropriate message.

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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:** [7 February 2023 07:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-do-i-disable-a-helper-button-once-a-physical-switch-is-toggled/71904/3 "2023-02-07T07:57:03Z")

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