Resolution cause data loss when using prom data source

Grafana Time Series Panel
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According to Brian Brazil’s presentation:

Make sure your rate range is at least your steps for graphs.

When using graph panel with prometheus, there is an option resolution, and I notice that this option affect the step param value of actual query to prometheus.

For example, if resolution is 1/1 and if:

  • time range is 24 hour, the step is 240 sec
  • time range is 15 min, the step is 30 sec

If a query is rate(x[2m]), that means if time range is 1 hour, half data will be lost.

So, is there any work around to specify fixed step not a dynamic step calculated by resolution?

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Problem solved, doc using $__interval to keep range same as actual step calculated from resolution, eg, x[$__interval].