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Editor types

The Editor types are the UI type elements for the columns when a user adds/edits a data row.

Types of the addible/editable columns.
Types of the addible/editable columns.

Date Time​

The Date Time type allows users to enter a value in the DateTime format using a standard Grafana component.

Optionally, you can specify a range of permitted date-times using Set Min Date and Set Max Date parameters.

An example of the Date Time Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the Date Time Editor type in the Business Table panel.

Switch​

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Switch editor type is available starting from version 1.9.0.

The Switch editor type makes the user's work with the Business Table panel more intuitive while transforming the boolean type data into a switch that can be turned on and off.

An example of the Switch Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the Switch Editor type in the Business Table panel.

Number​

The Number type allows a user to enter a numerical value. Optionally, you can specify the Min and Max for the allowed values.

An example of the Number Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the Number Editor type in the Business Table panel.

Select​

The Select types gives users a drop-down populated from the Value Field parameter. Optionally, you can specify Label Field. Both parameters, Value field and Label Field, come from the dataframe:column of your data source.

An example of the Date Time Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the Date Time Editor type in the Business Table panel.
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Allow custom value feature is available starting from version 1.9.0.

If allowed, a user can enter a custom value in the prepopulated drop-down list while adding or editing a row.

If allowed, a user can enter a custom value in the prepopulated drop-down list while adding or editing a row.
If allowed, a user can enter a custom value in the prepopulated drop-down list while adding or editing a row.

To allow that, ensure to set Allow custom value to ON.

Allow custom values parameter in the Add data and Edit data for the select type column.
Allow custom values parameter in the Add data and Edit data for the select type column.

String​

The String type allows a user to enter any value.

An example of the String Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the String Editor type in the Business Table panel.

Text Area​

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Text Ares editor type is available starting from version 1.9.0.

The Text Area editor type is designed to add and edit multi-row text values.

An example of the Text Area Editor type in the Business Table panel.
An example of the Text Area Editor type in the Business Table panel.