# Ui-Form data are not stored permanently

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [8 January 2021 06:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764 "2021-01-08T06:39:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![zenofmud](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/zenofmud/32/316_2.png) [@zenofmud](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zenofmud)\
**Post date:** [8 January 2021 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-form-data-are-not-stored-permanently/38764/2 "2021-01-08T10:06:47Z")

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take a read of this thread, it might help you

> [@How To Initial Form UI](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-initial-form-ui/19180/2):
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> I assume you are asking how to initialize a form? This is what I use to pre-fill a drop-down menu. [{"id":"b5e4059e.5d7a28","type":"inject","z":"4e4657de.9b461","name":"Initial reset","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":true,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":200,"wires":[["d8ec9a42.ad7708"]]},{"id":"a532c2b5.0e645","type":"ui\_dropdown","z":"4e4657de.9b461","name":"Data source","label":"","tooltip":"","place":"","group":"9c66415.50bbe4","order…

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