Release Notes

Follow the development of the Business Variable panel with these release notes, detailing new features, enhancements, fixes, and breaking changes across all versions.

Version 4

4.1.0 - (2025-07-29)

This release introduces new features and enhancements to improve user experience and functionality in the Business Variable plugin. Key additions include pinning group filters, custom icons for minimized panels, and new options for latency requests and tree view. Alongside these, we've made important updates to dependencies and configurations.

4.0.0 (2025-06-03)

A major update with Grafana 12 compatibility and new filtering features.

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 11 or 12

Version 3

3.9.0 (2025-04-08)

This release focuses on improving user experience with custom messages for edge cases, a minimized view for Tree View layout, and compatibility with Grafana 11.6.0.

3.8.0 (2025-03-26)

This version introduces enhancements to the release workflow, removes outdated dependencies, and improves panel usability with resize behavior for sticky headers.

3.7.0 (2025-02-13)

A significant update with improvements to variable handling, UI enhancements for sticky headers and favorites, and support for Grafana 11.4.0, along with new components like the Date Picker.

3.6.0 (2024-10-24)

This release enhances usability with new components like Date Time Selector, improved Table view behavior, and compatibility updates to Grafana 11.3.0.

3.5.0 (2024-10-02)

Focused on refining the Minimize view for select variables and ensuring compatibility with Grafana 11.2.2 through dependency updates.

3.4.0 (2024-08-23)

This update introduces options for reordering tabs and updates local storage for favorites, alongside compatibility with Grafana 11.1.4.

Persistent favorites, image thresholds, and button view updates in Business Variable 3.4.0

3.3.0 (2024-08-14)

Enhancements include support for data source favorites and UI improvements like scrollbars for Button view.

3.2.0 (2024-07-09)

This release focuses on user education with updated tutorials and performance optimizations through Docker workflows and new styling options in Table view.

3.1.0 (2024-06-06)

Improvements to user interaction with collapse/expand options, enhanced selection behaviors, and compatibility with Grafana 11.0.0.

3.0.0 (2024-05-09)

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 10 or 11

A major release with breaking changes requiring Grafana 10 or 11, introducing new views like Slider View, performance enhancements, and extensive UI improvements.

Grafana 11, slider view, and user experience improvements in Business Variable 3.0.0

Version 2

2.5.0 (2024-04-01)

This version enhances usability with responsive tabs, improved Tree View scrolling, and better group selection preservation across dashboards.

2.4.0 (2024-03-17)

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 9.2 or 10

A release with breaking changes for Grafana compatibility, focusing on UI enhancements and updated documentation.

2.3.1 (2023-12-14)

A minor release addressing a specific UI bug for Grafana 10.3 compatibility.

Search improvements, persistent mode, and compatibility updates in Business Variable 2.3.1

2.3.0 (2023-12-13)

This update introduces persistent mode and compatibility with Grafana 10.2.2, along with code quality improvements.

2.2.0 (2023-11-20)

Focused on enhancing navigation with dashboard redirects and improving usability across different browsers.

Dashboard redirect, search improvements, and tree view updates in Business Variable 2.2.0

2.1.0 (2023-11-08)

This release improves search functionality, group management, and fixes specific bugs related to variable deselection.

2.0.0 (2023-10-16)

A major update with performance optimizations through table virtualization and compatibility with Grafana 10.1.5.

Key-value variables, enter key handling, and multi-value updates in Business Variable 2.0.0

Version 1

1.7.0 (2023-08-08)

This version introduces new views like Button View and enhances variable display in Table/Tree View.

Button display mode, group selection, and key-value variables in Business Variable 1.7.0

1.6.0 (2023-07-26)

Focused on refining code quality and adding usability features like status sort buttons and Minimize mode.

Sort by status, minimized mode, and text box input in Business Variable 1.6.0

1.5.0 (2023-07-11)

Enhancements to variable selection and UI interactions like sticky headers and drag-and-drop for groups.

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

1.4.0 (2023-07-06)

This release adds educational content, new Tree View groups, and usability features like auto-scrolling.

First community release of Business Variable 1.4.0

1.3.0 (2023-06-30)

Focused on improving UI with sticky scrolling, table filters, and enhanced row interactions.

1.2.0 (2023-06-26)

Introduction of Tree View as a major feature, along with updated documentation.

1.1.0 (2023-06-21)

This release enhances variable visualization with threshold-based statuses and modernizes the table component.

1.0.0 (2023-06-19)

The initial release of the Business Variable panel, setting the foundation with basic functionality and Grafana 10.0.0 compatibility.