Hello- What is the best way for a panel plugin to update a variable? I have tried: this.$location.search( 'var-'+name, value ); This updates the URL properly, and on browser refresh, the variables is set, but I would like to actively set it. Thanks for any pointers! ryan

I found a solution that works: the key is: this.variableSrv.variableUpdated(v, true); updateVarable(varname:string, path:string) { console.log('update variable', varname, path ); let v = _.find(this.variableSrv.variables, check => { return check.name === varname; }); …

[image] ryantxu: variableSrv Hello, How to you access variableSrv ? What class do you have to import? Best regards?

You can just put variableSrv in the constructor and it will get wired up for you. See: ryantxu/file-browser-panel/blob/master/src/module.ts#L34 // key for what fs is set serverNames: string[]; variableNames: string[]; // actually already defined! loading: boolean = false; $location: a…

[image] ryantxu: public datasourceSrv, public variableSrv Thanks :slight_smile: work very well :slight_smile:

how about react plugins, how do we access variableSrv?

This definitely took some serious time/research to resolve here is how I resolved it: my dashboard variable is named ‘location_id’ the variable is used in a query “select location_name from location where locationid=$location_id” when a user clicks on a popup I needed to update the variable so I c…

This worked for me to access variables in custom panel when using the “Mixed” mode (in the DS select box). this is my code: import { DataSourceApi } from '@grafana/data'; import { getDataSourceSrv } from '@grafana/runtime'; let dataSource:DataSourceApi = getDataSourceSrv() as unknown as D…

@amirzaei69 are you sure? I can access in Grafana7 using code available in this thread How to change a dashboard variable value from a plugin?

My understanding is the bug that is preventing the locationsrv from updating after changing the variable is to be fixed in the 7.1 release (I believe the targeted release date is July 14th 2020)

How to change a dashboard variable value from a plugin?

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amirzaei69 June 3, 2020, 5:24am 9

I Grafana 7.0 there is no access to variableSrv. I changed the Url using LocationSrv but it does not update panels and selector of variable actively. I asked another question in this link if you have any idea let me know. thanks

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