# Template Variables for Data Link URIs

**URL:** <https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-for-data-link-uris/36290>\
**Category:** Grafana\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-for-data-link-uris/36290 "2020-09-08T20:41:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![greggh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/greggh1/32/12713_2.png) [@greggh1](https://community.grafana.com/u/greggh1)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2020, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-for-data-link-uris/36290/1 "2020-09-08T20:41:59Z")

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I’d like to use a multi-value template variable to link to another dashboard, but the format needs to be something like &var-tempvar=a&var-tempvar=b&var-tempvar=c, however {tempvar} returns {a,b,c}. There doesn't seem to be a template variable format that will allow this extrapolation. If I use {\_\_all\_variables} it goes through just fine, however, so I’m not sure why using one of the template variables can’t respond in the same way. I’m using version 7.1.5.

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**Author:** ![greggh1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/grafana/user_avatar/community.grafana.com/greggh1/32/12713_2.png) [@greggh1](https://community.grafana.com/u/greggh1)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/template-variables-for-data-link-uris/36290/2 "2020-09-15T18:43:54Z")

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Anybody? I’m really stuck here.