# Unable to update text field on just one session using msg.socketid

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-update-text-field-on-just-one-session-using-msg-socketid/83373>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [2 December 2023 09:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-update-text-field-on-just-one-session-using-msg-socketid/83373 "2023-12-02T09:44:07Z")\
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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:** [2 December 2023 10:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/unable-to-update-text-field-on-just-one-session-using-msg-socketid/83373/3 "2023-12-02T10:14:33Z")

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Ok, it was posts like [this](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-and-socketid/63731/2) that led me astray I think.

> [@dceejay](#):
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> We can’t have indicators saying the power is off when it may be on.

I am not sure it is a well defined a question as that. If the developer decided he wanted to affect only the current tab when a button is clicked, for example, there is no reason why that should not be allowed. However, if that is the way it is then that is ok. I don't actually need to do this, I was just exploring the capability with a view to the design of Dashboard 2.0.

So is it just notifications, navigation and show/hide that are affected by the socketid?

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