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Configure panel options
A Grafana panel is the user interface you use to define a data source query, and transform and format data that appears in visualizations.
A panel editor includes a query builder and a series of options that you can use to transform data and add information to your panels.
This topic describes how to:
- Open a panel for editing
- Add a panel title and description
- View a panel JSON model
- Add repeating rows and panels
Edit a panel
After you add a panel to a dashboard, you can open it at any time to change change or update queries, add data transformation, and change visualization settings.
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Open the dashboard that contains the panel you want to edit.
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Hover over any part of the panel to display the actions menu on the top right corner.
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Click the menu and select Edit.
To use a keyboard shortcut to open the panel, hover over the panel and press
e
.The panel opens in edit mode.
Add a title and description to a panel
Add a title and description to a panel to share with users any important information about the visualization. For example, use the description to document the purpose of the visualization.
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In the panel display options pane, locate the Panel options section.
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Enter a Title.
Text entered in this field appears at the top of your panel in the panel editor and in the dashboard.
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Write a description of the panel and the data you are displaying.
Text entered in this field appears in a tooltip in the upper-left corner of the panel.
You can use [variables you have defined]({{< relref "../../dashboards/variables/" >}}) in the Title and Description field, but not [global variables]({{< relref "../../dashboards/variables/add-template-variables/#global-variables" >}}).
View a panel JSON model
Explore and export panel, panel data, and data frame JSON models.
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Open the dashboard that contains the panel.
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Hover over any part of the panel to display the actions menu on the top right corner.
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Click the menu and select Inspect > Panel JSON.
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In the Select source field, select one of the following options:
- Panel JSON: Displays a JSON object representing the panel.
- Panel data: Displays a JSON object representing the data that was passed to the panel.
- DataFrame structure: Displays the raw result set with transformations, field configurations, and override configurations applied.
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To explore the JSON, click
>
to expand or collapse portions of the JSON model.
Configure repeating panels
You can configure Grafana to dynamically add panels or rows to a dashboard. A dynamic panel is a panel that the system creates based on the value of a variable. Variables dynamically change your queries across all panels in a dashboard. For more information about repeating rows, refer to Configure repeating rows.
Note: Repeating panels require variables to have one or more items selected; you cannot repeat a panel zero times to hide it.
To see an example of repeating panels, refer to Prometheus dashboard with repeating panels.
Before you begin:
- Ensure that the query includes a multi-value variable.
To configure repeating panels:
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Edit the panel you want to repeat.
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On the display options pane, click Panel options > Repeat options.
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Select a
direction
.- Choose
horizontal
to arrange panels side-by-side. Grafana adjusts the width of a repeated panel. Currently, you cannot mix other panels on a row with a repeated panel. - Choose
vertical
to arrange panels in a column. The width of repeated panels is the same as the original, repeated panel.
- Choose
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To propagate changes to all panels, reload the dashboard.