# Trigger on dashboard page entry

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-dashboard-page-entry/3830>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [9 October 2018 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-dashboard-page-entry/3830 "2018-10-09T17:09:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![sweetwater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@sweetwater](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sweetwater)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2018 17:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-dashboard-page-entry/3830/1 "2018-10-09T17:09:59Z")

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We are using the SIDEBAR Menu  
Is there any way to do this:

1. From Sidebar- select a "dashboard page"  
Upon entry to the dashboard page trigger an event.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [9 October 2018 19:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/trigger-on-dashboard-page-entry/3830/2 "2018-10-09T19:38:08Z")

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try looking at the output from a ui\_control node. There are a variety of events there.