# Is there a way to allow for the msg. / flow. / global. input types for subflows?

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**Created:** [13 August 2020 13:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-for-the-msg-flow-global-input-types-for-subflows/31530 "2020-08-13T13:52:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [18 August 2020 09:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-allow-for-the-msg-flow-global-input-types-for-subflows/31530/7 "2020-08-18T09:12:01Z")

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The alternative would also be node-red-contrib-components (look at [Renaming of node-red-contrib-components](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/renaming-of-node-red-contrib-components/31649/2))  
It does "kind of" what subflows can do but with this extra possibility.  
GV

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