# \#input-control

**URL:** https://forums.losant.com/tag/input-control/77.md

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## [Clipping on sliders](https://forums.losant.com/t/clipping-on-sliders/4793)

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**Author:** [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/clipping-on-sliders/4793 "2022-10-31T17:58:57Z")

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Hi there, there is a frustrating clipping happening on the range bars. would be nice to get a proper fix.

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## [How to compose value from drop down](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-compose-value-from-drop-down/4767)

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**Author:** [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/how-to-compose-value-from-drop-down/4767 "2022-10-10T13:18:18Z")

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Hi there, I can’t figure out how to create a payload from the input control. I have value and option So in the generate button I want to put the value, tried both Value and value property but don’t seem to exist? …

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## [Add File Input into Controls](https://forums.losant.com/t/add-file-input-into-controls/4716)

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**Author:** [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/add-file-input-into-controls/4716 "2022-09-05T20:36:19Z")

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Hi there, I badly need a file upload control component! Cheers.

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## [Help with trigger file creation url](https://forums.losant.com/t/help-with-trigger-file-creation-url/4706)

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**Author:** [@Paolo\_Proxy](https://forums.losant.com/u/Paolo_Proxy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/help-with-trigger-file-creation-url/4706 "2022-08-30T15:46:48Z")

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Hi there, need some help here. I have a workflow that does some processing to time series data and generate a CSV file. When the user press the button, I would like to show the URL of the actual CSV file. How d…

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## [Trigger workflow JSON error](https://forums.losant.com/t/trigger-workflow-json-error/4598)

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**Author:** [@Mohammed\_Alquraini](https://forums.losant.com/u/Mohammed_Alquraini)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/trigger-workflow-json-error/4598 "2022-06-18T18:15:45Z")

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Hi, i have an issue when trying to trigger a workflow through the input controls on the dashboard, it returns a JSON template error. my payload is as follows: { “HVACsetpoint”:{{HVACsetpoint}}, “indoorLights”:{{indo…

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## [Toggle Switch Auto-Update](https://forums.losant.com/t/toggle-switch-auto-update/3370)

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**Author:** [@Aaron\_Field](https://forums.losant.com/u/Aaron_Field)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/toggle-switch-auto-update/3370 "2020-11-02T15:13:40Z")

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Hey all, I have gotten a lot of work done on my Reptile Cage Automation project the past few days. I’ve gone from errors galore to actively reporting my information. One last thing I am stuck on is getting my Toggle Swi…

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## [Make Input Controls for dynamic number of devices?](https://forums.losant.com/t/make-input-controls-for-dynamic-number-of-devices/2799)

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**Author:** [@Jason\_Barbee](https://forums.losant.com/u/Jason_Barbee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/make-input-controls-for-dynamic-number-of-devices/2799 "2020-04-06T21:22:14Z")

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Let’s say I have multiple sites, with any number of theromstats maybe 1 maybe 20. I created a slider bar input dashboard to set the temperature, filtering it by devices with the same Tag/Type. It seems to want to try to…

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## [Input Controls - send value to device](https://forums.losant.com/t/input-controls-send-value-to-device/2551)

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**Author:** [@Filipe\_Teixeira](https://forums.losant.com/u/Filipe_Teixeira)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/input-controls-send-value-to-device/2551 "2020-01-22T16:50:00Z")

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Hi all! I have several Input Controls /Toggle Switchs) on a Dashboard and I was wondering if there is a faster way to send the commands (payloads) to the devices without using the workflows? Or maybe it could be an ide…

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## [Lock/Unlock based on context](https://forums.losant.com/t/lock-unlock-based-on-context/1906)

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**Author:** [@paul\_wareham](https://forums.losant.com/u/paul_wareham)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 3:39pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/lock-unlock-based-on-context/1906 "2019-06-20T15:39:02Z")

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We would like to lock out an input control based on the value of a context variable such as a user tag, or based on some other conditions such as a certain time duration needing to expire first (to reset a service interv…

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## [Input Control Block Dropdown Option Flexibility](https://forums.losant.com/t/input-control-block-dropdown-option-flexibility/1778)

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**Author:** [@Leo\_Bach1](https://forums.losant.com/u/Leo_Bach1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 10:20pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/input-control-block-dropdown-option-flexibility/1778 "2019-05-13T22:20:16Z")

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I would really like to be able to list all the devices that fit certain criteria in a dropdown box within the input control block. My usecase is: I want users to be able to associate 2 devices together that fit certain…

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## [Filter devices shown in Dashboard via Input Controls](https://forums.losant.com/t/filter-devices-shown-in-dashboard-via-input-controls/1619)

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**Author:** [@Leroy\_Lim](https://forums.losant.com/u/Leroy_Lim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2019, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.losant.com/t/filter-devices-shown-in-dashboard-via-input-controls/1619 "2019-03-18T13:08:22Z")

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With the introduction of Dashboard Context Variables, is it possible to manipulate the context variable with the use of an input control block to filter different devices shown in the dashboard?
