@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Grafana has an advanced Graphite query editor that lets you quickly navigate the
change function parameters and much more. The editor can handle all types of graphite queries. It can even handle complex nested
queries through the use of query references.
Refer to [Add a data source]({{< relref "add-a-data-source.md" >}}) for instructions on how to add a data source to Grafana. Only organization admins can add data sources.
Refer to [Add a data source]({{< relref "add-a-data-source.md" >}}) for instructions on how to add a data source to Grafana. Only organization admins can add data sources. To learn more about the Graphite data source, refer to Graphite's [product documentation](https://graphite.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).
## Graphite settings
@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ a function is selected, it will be added and your focus will be in the text box
Some functions like aliasByNode support an optional second argument. To add an argument, hover your mouse over the first argument and then click the `+` symbol that appears. To remove the second optional parameter, click on it and leave it blank and the editor will remove it.
To learn more, refer to [Graphite's documentation on functions](https://graphite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/functions.html).
### Sort labels
If you want consistent ordering, use sortByName. This can be particularly annoying when you have the same labels on multiple graphs, and they are both sorted differently and using different colors. To fix this, use `sortByName()`.