How can I have my variable select a different default value other than the first one? I see it might be possible according to this thread but I see nothing about it in the docs nor UI. Thanks!

Select the preferred value and then save dashboard + check Save current variables: [image]

We tried that, but that does not work when NO value is selected for a variable. We would like to have an “empty” dashboard where everything is setup as we need, and no variable has any value selected. Can that be achieved too ? Solved it in a hacky way : https://community.grafana.com/t/default-none…

you can define Additional variable, like “None” and make it default for the dashboard.

How to set a default value for a variable?

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vadimp August 14, 2018, 7:34am 3

Any ideas? The default All is not being chosen, 0 is which never has values - annoying.

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How to set a default value for a variable?

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