# Store payload value and match previous values
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166
**Category:** General
**Created:** [5 March 2024 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166 "2024-03-05T18:12:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Marty1982](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marty1982)
#### Post date: [5 March 2024 18:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/1 "2024-03-05T18:12:18Z")
Hi all!
I need to store two values from two differents payloads let's say:
**Value 1**
```auto
payload: object
event_name: "defect.created"
payload: object
id: 99
```
**Value 2**
```auto
payload: object
case_number: 53234
```
Ok, i can retrieve id value from VALUE 1 perfectly but i need to store it somewhere so it can match case\_number from VALUE 2.
In this case id 99 should be matched with case\_number 53234.
Is there any place where i can store them and make them match?.
Regards!
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [5 March 2024 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/2 "2024-03-05T18:23:27Z")
You can use a change node and store values in context.
You can use a file node and write it to file
You can use database nodes and write to database.
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### Author:  [@Marty1982](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marty1982)
#### Post date: [5 March 2024 18:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/3 "2024-03-05T18:27:35Z")
Uhm ok.
I see that change node doesn't allow me to store the value anywhere.
I saw that previous versions of nodered there is a disk drive icon where you can select the output source where you want to store the value.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [5 March 2024 18:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/4 "2024-03-05T18:32:47Z")
By selecting flow.whatever\_you\_desire you have chosen to store a value in flow context named whatever\_you\_desire.
This might help you: [Working with context : Node-RED](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/context)
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### Author:  [@Marty1982](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marty1982)
#### Post date: [5 March 2024 20:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/5 "2024-03-05T20:58:08Z")
Maybe i will use google sheet to store data and then retrieve it when i need it. I will try it.
Tks!
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### Author:  [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)
#### Post date: [6 March 2024 08:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/6 "2024-03-06T08:36:11Z")
> [@Marty1982](#):
>
> previous versions...
You have to define the alternative context storage options in settings.js in order for that disk icon to appear... maybe that hasn't happened on this latest installation ?
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### Author:  [@Marty1982](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Marty1982)
#### Post date: [10 April 2024 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/7 "2024-04-10T20:44:00Z")
Yes, i know that. But i dont want to touch the filesystem because is an enterprise server. So i decided to use context with flow setting and persist it in memory.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9 July 2024 20:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/store-payload-value-and-match-previous-values/86166/8 "2024-07-09T20:44:08Z")
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