Examples, variables updates in Business Input 2.2.0

We are happy to announce the release of the Business Input data source 2.2.0. This release includes the following updates:

• Added examples for Node Graph, Base64, Pie Chart, and Logs panels in Documentation.
• Updated Variable replacement to support Scoped Variables.
• Updated to the latest Grafana 9.4.7 toolkit and workflows.

Grafana Catalog

The plugin was updated in the Grafana Plugins catalog on March 29, 2023.

Half a Million downloads

The Business Input data source was downloaded more than half a million times. We plan exciting new features for the upcoming release to get it to a million and become a go-to data source for JavaScript enthusiasts.

More than half a million downloads in 2 years.

Examples

We added various examples in the Documentation to get started with Business Input data source.

Pie Chart panel visualized data from the Static Data Source.

Variables

The Business Input data source supports dashboard and global variables in the String fields. In this release, we added support for the Scoped variables used when repeating panels based on multi-select variables.

Three types of variables are discussed in the Grafana Crash Course.

Getting Started

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

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

Features / Enhancements

• Update CI and Release workflows (#33)
• Update to Grafana 9.4.7 (#34)
• Update README with Documentation (#35)
• Add Scoped Variables for Variables replacement (#35)

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