
In Dashboard Settings, on the Links tab, click the existing link that you want to edit.
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To change or update an existing dashboard link, follow this procedure. When the user clicks the link, any matching templates in the linked dashboard are set to the values from the link. Variable values – Select this option to include template variables currently used as query parameters in the link.
time and time.window - Define a time range from time-time.window/2 to time+time.window/2. to - Defines the upper limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch. from - Defines the lower limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch. Icon – Choose the icon you want displayed with the link. Tooltip – Enter the tooltip you want the link to display when the user hovers their mouse over it. Title – Enter the title you want the link to display. Depending on the target, you might want to include field values. Url – Enter the URL you want to link to. You can even control the time range to ensure the user is zoomed in on the right data in Grafana. You can link to any available URL, including dashboards, panels, or external sites. Open in new tab – Select this option if you want the dashboard link to open in a new tab or window.Īdd a link to a URL at the top of your current dashboard. For more information, see Dashboard URL variables.
When the user clicks the link, the linked dashboard opens with the indicated time range already set.
Time range – Select this option to include the dashboard time range in the link. Otherwise, Grafana displays the dashboard links side by side across the top of your dashboard. As dropdown – If you are linking to lots of dashboards, then you probably want to select this option and add an optional title to the dropdown. Otherwise, Grafana includes links to all other dashboards. With tags – Enter tags to limit the linked dashboards to only the ones with the tags you enter. Click Links and then click Add Dashboard Link or New. While viewing the dashboard you want to link, click the gear at the top of the screen to open Dashboard settings. Add links to dashboardsĪdd links to other dashboards at the top of your current dashboard. Once you’ve added a dashboard link, it appears in the upper right corner of your dashboard. To see an example of dashboard links in action, check out: For other types of links, refer to Data link variables.ĭashboard links can also be used as shortcuts to external systems, such as submitting a GitHub issue with the current dashboard name. This way, you don’t have to worry whether the person you send the link to is looking at the right data. When you create a dashboard link, you can include the time range and current template variables to directly jump to the same context in another dashboard. time and time.window - defines a time range from time-time.window/2 to time+time.window/2. to - defines upper limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch. from - defines lower limit of the time range, specified in ms epoch. To control the time range of a panel or dashboard, you can provide query parameters in the dashboard URL: If you want to drill down into a specific series, or even a single measurement, use data links. If you want to link to an external site, you can use either a dashboard link or a panel link. If you want to drill down into specific panels, use panel links. If the link relates to most if not all of the panels in the dashboard, use dashboard links. Even though all the link types in Grafana are used to create shortcuts to other dashboards or external websites, they work in different contexts. The next step is to figure out which link type is right for your workflow.
If you’re often jumping between a set of dashboards and struggling to find the same context in each, links can help optimize your workflow. Start by figuring out how you’re currently navigating between dashboards. Panel links are accessible by clicking the icon next to the panel title. Dashboard links are displayed at the top of the dashboard. Grafana supports dashboard links, panel links, and data links. Links let you create shortcuts to other dashboards, panels, and even external websites. You can use links to navigate between commonly-used dashboards or to connect others to your visualizations. Grafana Cloud Enterprise Open source Manage dashboard links