# How generate message on flow start based on default item in drop down list?

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**Created:** [9 June 2022 04:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-generate-message-on-flow-start-based-on-default-item-in-drop-down-list/63651 "2022-06-09T04:01:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2022 04:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-generate-message-on-flow-start-based-on-default-item-in-drop-down-list/63651/1 "2022-06-09T04:01:00Z")

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I am sure this has been asked before? How generate message on flow start based on default item in drop down list? If the preset is 2, and the flow starts, no message generated, if 1 or 3 selected, message generated as expected. If I wanted 2 to be the preset and a message generated based on 2?

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**Author:** ![Nodi.Rubrum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/nodi.rubrum/32/107482_2.png) [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Post date:** [9 June 2022 04:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-generate-message-on-flow-start-based-on-default-item-in-drop-down-list/63651/2 "2022-06-09T04:08:22Z")

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Pass through was not checked! Nuts.

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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:** [23 June 2022 04:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-generate-message-on-flow-start-based-on-default-item-in-drop-down-list/63651/3 "2022-06-23T04:08:29Z")

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