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# Get Data

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Use **Get Data** to read a value from an asset attribute.

This node provides the value to other blocks in the rule chain.

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### What it does

The node reads heap data from a selected asset attribute.

Use it when a rule chain needs a current value as input.

### Outputs

* **Output pin** — Returns the current value of the selected attribute.

### Configurable settings

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* **Output pins** — Define how many outputs send the value onward.
* **Asset** — Select the source asset.
* **Attribute** — Select the attribute to read.

### Typical use

Use **Get Data** before conditions, arithmetic, or output nodes.

### Related documentation

* [Asset Data](/collection/mandatory-base/assets/asset-data.md)
* [Nodes](/collection/platform/alarms-rules-and-escalations/rule-chains/nodes.md)

For the full editor flow, see [Configure Rule Chain](/collection/platform/alarms-rules-and-escalations/rule-chains/configure-rule-chain.md).


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