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Sticky header, auto-scroll, and drag and drop configuration in Business Variable 1.5.0

Mikhail Volkov
Founder at Volkov Labs, Grafana Champion

We are happy to announce the release of the Business Variable panel 1.5.0. This release includes the following updates:

  • Added sticky header.
  • Added auto-scroll for multi-group selection.
  • Added drag and drop for tree view groups.
  • Added expand and collapse all in the header.
Grafana Catalog

The plugin was updated in the Grafana Plugins catalog on July 12, 2023.

Business Variable panel 1.5.0 for Grafana.

We appreciate the feedback and interest in the Variable panel plugin. Provided functionality was requested by the community many times and we gladly contributed.

Demo

Interested to try the panel? Take a look at Grafana plugins registered in the Grafana Catalog.

One of my favorite features in this release is the sticky header, which allows you to filter values and select favorites. Statuses indicate when the plugin was updated:

  • Green less than 365 days.
  • Yellow for more than 365 days.
  • Red for more than 730 days.
Plugins dashboard helps us to learn about new plugins in the Grafana Catalog.
Plugins dashboard helps us to learn about new plugins in the Grafana Catalog.

Single value table

The single value table was updated to support the All option and allows to select a single value by clicking on it.

To select a single value, choose the value from the list.
To select a single value, choose the value from the list.

Collapse and expand all

We added a new collapse and expand all button next to the variable title in the header. It's a must-have feature to expand and collapse all branches at the same time for 5+ levels.

Expand and collapse all feature allows to quickly switch between branches.
Expand and collapse all feature allows to quickly switch between branches.

Tree View groups

A new feature allows to drag and drop configured Tree View groups to rearrange how they will be displayed on the panel.

Groups and Levels support drag and drop functionality.
Groups and Levels support drag and drop functionality.

Getting Started

The Business Variable panel 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 volkovlabs-variable-panel

Tutorial

This video reviews the latest features introduced in Business Variable 3.0.0.

Daria demonstrates many new options for the Minimize mode, such as

  • allow empty value,
  • allow custom values,
  • maximum visible values.

For the Table mode, she explains how to display total and selected counts. Further, Daria introduces a Slider mode and touches upon the TreeView layout improvements and advanced features.

New features and updates in Business Variable 3.0.0.

For the all plugin options overview, please refer the other video.

Variable Panel for Grafana. New features and updates in 2.3.1.

We have many other tutorials that you can find helpful. You can review all related to this plugin tutorials here.

Release Notes

Features / Enhancements

  • Update single select variable with All enabled (#41)
  • Add sticky header and auto scroll on multi-group selection (#38)
  • Add drag and drop for Groups (#42)
  • Add expand and collapse all in the header (#46)

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