grafana/docs/sources/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md

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Create a dashboard

Dashboards and panels allow you to show your data in visual form. Each panel needs at least one query to display a visualization.

Before you begin:

• Ensure that you have the proper permissions. For more information about permissions, refer to [About users and permissions]({{< relref "../../../administration/roles-and-permissions/" >}}).
• Identify the dashboard to which you want to add the panel.
• Understand the query language of the target data source.
• Ensure that data source for which you are writing a query has been added. For more information about adding a data source, refer to [Add a data source]({{< relref "../../../administration/data-source-management#add-a-data-source" >}}) if you need instructions.

To create a dashboard:

1. Sign in to Grafana, hover your cursor over Dashboard, and click + New Dashboard.

2. Click Add a new panel.

3. In the first line of the Query tab, click the drop-down list and select a data source.

4. Write or construct a query in the query language of your data source.

   For more information about data sources, refer to [Data sources]({{< relref "../../../datasources/" >}}) for specific guidelines.

5. In the Visualization list, select a visualization type.

   Grafana displays a preview of your query results with the visualization applied.

   

   For more information about individual visualizations, refer to [Visualizations options]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/visualizations/" >}}).

6. Refer to the following documentation for ways you can adjust panel settings.

   While not required, most visualizations need some adjustment before they properly display the information that you need.

   • [Configure value mappings]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/configure-value-mappings" >}})
   • [Visualization-specific options]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/visualizations/" >}})
   • [Override field values]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/configure-overrides/" >}})
   • [Configure thresholds]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/configure-thresholds/" >}})
   • [Configure standard options]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/configure-standard-options/" >}})

7. Add a note to describe the visualization (or describe your changes) and then click Save in the upper-right corner of the page.

   Notes can be helpful if you need to revert the dashboard to a previous version.

Configure repeating rows

You can configure Grafana to dynamically add panels or rows to a dashboard based on the value of a variable. Variables dynamically change your queries across all rows in a dashboard. For more information about repeating panels, refer to [Configure repeating panels]({{< relref "../../../panels-visualizations/configure-panel-options/#configure-repeating-panels" >}}).

To see an example of repeating rows, refer to Dashboard with repeating rows. The example shows that you can also repeat rows if you have variables set with Multi-value or Include all values selected.

Before you begin:

• Ensure that the query includes a multi-value variable.

To configure repeating rows:

1. On the dashboard home page, click Add panel.

2. On the Add a panel dialog box, click Add a new row.

3. Hover over the row title and click the cog icon.

4. On the Row Options dialog box, add a title and select the variable for which you want to add repeating rows.

Note: To provide context to dashboard users, add the variable to the row title.

Move a panel

You can place a panel on a dashboard in any location.

1. Open the dashboard.

2. Click the panel title and drag the panel to the new location.

Resize a panel

You can size a dashboard panel to suits your needs.

1. Open the dashboard.

2. To adjust the size of the panel, click and drag the lower-right corner of the panel.