# Proper use of msg.template / controlling the execution of template node
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [21 January 2022 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007 "2022-01-21T10:51:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [21 January 2022 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007/1 "2022-01-21T10:51:14Z")
After the user is logged-in im my dashboard I want a template to be executed, which changes the color of a tab in the sidebar. My problem: I´ve been trying to achieve this behaviour by sending the style properties in msg.template to the node, but it doesnt do anything.
Here is what I was trying:
```auto
[
{
"id": "ab3cecbbaca469ea",
"type": "template",
"z": "57f319143e2d929c",
"name": "send empty",
"field": "template",
"fieldType": "msg",
"format": "handlebars",
"syntax": "mustache",
"template": "",
"output": "str",
"x": 950,
"y": 540,
"wires": [
[
"79f2285a15c59faf"
]
]
},
{
"id": "5c9c5b17f4e3af94",
"type": "template",
"z": "57f319143e2d929c",
"name": "send template",
"field": "template",
"fieldType": "msg",
"format": "handlebars",
"syntax": "mustache",
"template": "",
"output": "str",
"x": 960,
"y": 600,
"wires": [
[
"79f2285a15c59faf"
]
]
},
{
"id": "79f2285a15c59faf",
"type": "ui_template",
"z": "57f319143e2d929c",
"group": "7ce31291a1cf860d",
"name": "",
"order": 0,
"width": 0,
"height": 0,
"format": "",
"storeOutMessages": true,
"fwdInMessages": true,
"resendOnRefresh": true,
"templateScope": "global",
"className": "",
"x": 1160,
"y": 560,
"wires": [
[]
]
},
{
"id": "7e4d3b1fa4c2078c",
"type": "inject",
"z": "57f319143e2d929c",
"name": "",
"props": [
{
"p": "payload"
},
{
"p": "topic",
"vt": "str"
}
],
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"topic": "",
"payload": "true",
"payloadType": "bool",
"x": 760,
"y": 600,
"wires": [
[
"5c9c5b17f4e3af94"
]
]
},
{
"id": "5fdd6d424d5a3bee",
"type": "inject",
"z": "57f319143e2d929c",
"name": "",
"props": [
{
"p": "payload"
},
{
"p": "topic",
"vt": "str"
}
],
"repeat": "",
"crontab": "",
"once": false,
"onceDelay": 0.1,
"topic": "",
"payload": "false",
"payloadType": "bool",
"x": 750,
"y": 540,
"wires": [
[
"ab3cecbbaca469ea"
]
]
},
{
"id": "7ce31291a1cf860d",
"type": "ui_group",
"name": "Das ist Gruppe 1",
"tab": "",
"order": 1,
"disp": true,
"width": "6",
"collapse": false,
"className": ""
}
]
```
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### Author:  [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [24 January 2022 06:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007/2 "2022-01-24T06:22:42Z")
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### Author:  [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)
#### Post date: [24 January 2022 06:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007/3 "2022-01-24T06:27:28Z")
The red triangle indicates an error in your code.
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### Author:  [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [24 January 2022 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007/4 "2022-01-24T06:30:43Z")
It´s an empty template tho.
The red triangle appears as soon as I add it to the head section.
Is there like a minimum code the template needs to hold?
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### Author:  [@nico25](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/nico25)
#### Post date: [24 January 2022 08:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proper-use-of-msg-template-controlling-the-execution-of-template-node/57007/5 "2022-01-24T08:06:34Z")
Since it worked as long as the template is defined as a "widget in group" I solved it like a noob,copying
the template in a group of every tab I have 😃
