# Multistate switch issue

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [10 December 2021 01:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973 "2021-12-10T01:01:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lights1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@Lights1971](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lights1971)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2021 01:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/1 "2021-12-10T01:01:27Z")

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I am not sure if I’m doing something wrong, but have set up a dashboard to display a map and to be able to switch lights on and off via Alexa.

Currently I use two buttons to control a light, one to send an off message and one a on message. I was looking at using the Multistate switch node instead but when I place the node onto the flow screen and place a couple of buttons on the node it doesn’t appear on the dashboard after deployment. I can post a export of the node setup later on when am back home but just wondered in the meantime if there’s anything obvious I’ve missed out?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2021 01:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/2 "2021-12-10T01:43:34Z")

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> [@Lights1971](#):
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> but when I place the node onto the flow screen and place a couple of buttons on the node it doesn’t appear on the dashboard after deployment

You may need to elaborate on that.

There could be a size/space issue.

Maybe a screen shot of the dashboard before and after you put the switch.  
But, of course, we can wait until you get home. 😉

Oh and just to help: in palette manager, copy and paste the name of the multi-state switch too.  
Just in case there is some confusion there too.

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**Author:** ![Lights1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@Lights1971](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lights1971)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2021 10:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/3 "2021-12-10T10:57:36Z")

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Will do so when have proper chance to get the relevant details. I think there might be a conflict between nodes somewhere possibly as well. I’m considering uninstalling and starting afresh to see what happens 🙂

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**Author:** ![Lights1971](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/919ad9/32.png) [@Lights1971](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lights1971)\
**Post date:** [10 December 2021 17:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/4 "2021-12-10T17:38:00Z")

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Issue resolved, I was right in suspecting some conflict, I think it might have been two dashboards competing with each other and the dominant one stopped the other one functioning. I completely uninstalled and reinstalled NR and all is good now 😀

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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:** [11 December 2021 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/5 "2021-12-11T08:32:00Z")

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Reinstalling node red won't make any difference to which nodes are installed, they are in your .node-red folder and will still be there after the re-install.

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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:** [25 December 2021 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/multistate-switch-issue/54973/6 "2021-12-25T08:32:29Z")

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