# Listen to input on dashboard 2 ui-template

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-input-on-dashboard-2-ui-template/85545>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [15 February 2024 04:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-input-on-dashboard-2-ui-template/85545 "2024-02-15T04:43:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [15 February 2024 08:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/listen-to-input-on-dashboard-2-ui-template/85545/5 "2024-02-15T08:50:29Z")

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The core missing piece you're looking for is:

```js
watch: {
    msg: function(){        
        // do stuff with msg.payload
    },
}

```

This will run the relevant functionality when a new message is received, in your case, you could run `this.status = msg.payload`

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