Refactoring, new features in Business Input 2.1.0

We are happy to announce the release of the Business Input data source 2.1.0. This release includes the following updates:

• Finished refactoring.
• Updated to the latest Grafana toolkit 9.3.2.
• Introduced new features for the Time, Number, and String fields.

The Business Input data source was initially developed and positioned to create data for testing and developing new plugins. Still, there is another compelling use case for storing data inside the dashboard, which we see utilized by the community.

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Getting Started

The Business Input data source can be installed from the Grafana Catalog or utilizing the Grafana command line tool.

Install Business Suite plugins in Cloud, OSS, Enterprise. Getting started with the Business Suite.

For the latter, please use the following command.

grafana cli plugins install marcusolsson-static-datasource

Tutorial

In this 6-minute tutorial, Daria explains what the plugin does. She demonstrates how to work with its parameters and use it for visualization panel discovery, data storage, and troubleshooting.

Daria still references the plugin using its old name. The newer version of the plugin review video is in the works and will be published as soon as it is available.

Mimic any data with the Business Input data source.

Release Notes

Breaking changes

Refactoring may introduce breaking changes. Please test before upgrading in Production.

Features / Enhancements

• Update CI to upload signed artifacts (#23)
• Add the "Static data source for Grafana | Mimic any data source | Tutorial and examples" video in README (#23)
• Update to Grafana 9.3.2 (#24)
• Refactoring and improving Test Coverage for the data source (#25)
• Update Field and Values Editors to labels and fields structure (#27)
• Remove Frame Reducer to simplify code (#28)
• Refactoring frame, field utilities (#29)
• Add Date, Time Picker, Number, and Text Area Inputs (#30)
• Update Value Input component (#31)

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