# \#templating **URL:** https://community.grafana.com/tag/templating/1.md [Latest](https://community.grafana.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.grafana.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.grafana.com/tags.md) --- ## [Global variable in Grafana 10](https://community.grafana.com/t/global-variable-in-grafana-10/100304)
**Author:** [@martin202308](https://community.grafana.com/u/martin202308)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 4:49am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/global-variable-in-grafana-10/100304 "2026-10-17T04:49:57Z")
How to create a global variable that can be used in other Dashboards? In my Project ,I hava many Dashboards. In every Dashboard ,I need define some same variables,such as dashboard for serviceA,dashboard for serviceB a… --- ## [Use a variable across multiple dashboards](https://community.grafana.com/t/use-a-variable-across-multiple-dashboards/41073)
**Author:** [@alwaysconfused](https://community.grafana.com/u/alwaysconfused)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/use-a-variable-across-multiple-dashboards/41073 "2026-10-16T20:41:13Z")
I have multiple dashboards, in different folders using different data sources and I would like the same custom variables to be in all of them. Is this possible in a streamlined way, or do I just have to remake all the va… --- ## [Can I add custom global variable?](https://community.grafana.com/t/can-i-add-custom-global-variable/58995)
**Author:** [@computerphilosopher](https://community.grafana.com/u/computerphilosopher)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/can-i-add-custom-global-variable/58995 "2026-10-16T20:35:53Z")
I want to add custom global variables which are shared by all dashboards. Is it possible? --- ## [Creating Global Variable](https://community.grafana.com/t/creating-global-variable/16906)
**Author:** [@jordanm](https://community.grafana.com/u/jordanm)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/creating-global-variable/16906 "2026-10-16T20:35:20Z")
Is there any way to create a global variable which can be used by any dashboard. I have several dashboards where variables are repeated and it would be easier to create a single variable which can be used by any. --- ## [Question about data links triggered from items in canvas](https://community.grafana.com/t/question-about-data-links-triggered-from-items-in-canvas/164648)
**Author:** [@manueldeschambault](https://community.grafana.com/u/manueldeschambault)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/question-about-data-links-triggered-from-items-in-canvas/164648 "2026-10-07T17:34:23Z")
My question is the following: 1- I have a dashboard with a pie-chart and a table. When I click on a segment of the pie-chart, the table shows details of that portion of the pie-chart. I do this by a DataLink from the … --- ## [I wish to have a native Gantt chart](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-wish-to-have-a-native-gantt-chart/152246)
**Author:** [@akapma-kla](https://community.grafana.com/u/akapma-kla)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/i-wish-to-have-a-native-gantt-chart/152246 "2026-09-05T03:29:40Z")
I’m working on what should be a pretty basic visualization: plotting events on the y-axis and time on the x-axis, with horizontal bars showing the duration from start to end time. Sounds like a textbook use case for a Ga… --- ## [Grafana Campfire 🔥 - Assistant powered Dynamic dashboards - (Grafana Community Call - August 2026)](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-campfire-assistant-powered-dynamic-dashboards-grafana-community-call-august-2026/164170)
**Author:** [@usman.ahmad](https://community.grafana.com/u/usman.ahmad)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-campfire-assistant-powered-dynamic-dashboards-grafana-community-call-august-2026/164170 "2026-08-24T06:27:14Z")
Topic: Assistant powered Dynamic dashboards :grafana: Date and Time: 2026-08-21T13:00:00Z (UTC) CEST (1:00 PM UTC) Dear Community Members :waving\_hand:, Many times, it feels like you’re maintaining multiple versions of t… --- ## [Network bandwidth monitoring - CHR router os](https://community.grafana.com/t/network-bandwidth-monitoring-chr-router-os/143102)
**Author:** [@gianry](https://community.grafana.com/u/gianry)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/network-bandwidth-monitoring-chr-router-os/143102 "2026-08-14T07:48:17Z")
Hi, I’d like to know if it is possible to have a bandwidth management like Unifi . I’m using a routerOs by mikrotik. --- ## [How to access the original data point timestamp in a Grafana alert notification?](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-access-the-original-data-point-timestamp-in-a-grafana-alert-notification/164047)
**Author:** [@sreeharithaponnapure](https://community.grafana.com/u/sreeharithaponnapure)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:33am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-access-the-original-data-point-timestamp-in-a-grafana-alert-notification/164047 "2026-08-07T05:33:03Z")
Hello, I’m using Grafana-managed alerting with AWS IoT SiteWise as the data source. The SiteWise query returns a time, numeric value, and quality for each data point. I have an alert rule that monitors the numeric valu… --- ## [Configure Grafana notifications for Teams Workflows with message previews](https://community.grafana.com/t/configure-grafana-notifications-for-teams-workflows-with-message-previews/163145)
**Author:** [@shammik1](https://community.grafana.com/u/shammik1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/configure-grafana-notifications-for-teams-workflows-with-message-previews/163145 "2026-07-15T09:55:16Z")
What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? My Grafana Version is 12.4.1 My OS is Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS What are you trying to achieve? Configure Grafana notifications for Teams Workflows with mes… --- ## [Storage panel populating no Data on my Grafana Zabbix Dashboard](https://community.grafana.com/t/storage-panel-populating-no-data-on-my-grafana-zabbix-dashboard/163740)
**Author:** [@akinyemi001](https://community.grafana.com/u/akinyemi001)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 6:19am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/storage-panel-populating-no-data-on-my-grafana-zabbix-dashboard/163740 "2026-07-15T06:19:33Z")
Hello Community, I have a dashboard with a zabbix data source with ID 5363 but it is showing “No Data” on the Filesystem(space utilization%) panel. Please can anyone help? --- ## [Influxdb3 + Grafana values/data are not displayed](https://community.grafana.com/t/influxdb3-grafana-values-data-are-not-displayed/162747)
**Author:** [@firefooxer](https://community.grafana.com/u/firefooxer)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/influxdb3-grafana-values-data-are-not-displayed/162747 "2026-07-14T06:50:44Z")
Hello Can someone tell me what I’ve done wrong? I’ve set up InfluxDB3 and Grafana, but I’m not seeing any values ​​in Grafana… or have I forgotten something? Thanks --- ## [Dashboard Loki Internal](https://community.grafana.com/t/dashboard-loki-internal/163579)
**Author:** [@dennisngrox](https://community.grafana.com/u/dennisngrox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/dashboard-loki-internal/163579 "2026-07-07T13:56:26Z")
I need an internal Loki dashboard to monitor the key metrics for the Read, Write, Compactor, caches, and cardinality. The goal is to identify bottlenecks, evaluate overall performance, and determine whether resizing or … --- ## [Clarify: "loki.source.journal" "legacy\_position" behavior when migrating from Promtail to Alloy (avoid duplicate logs)](https://community.grafana.com/t/clarify-loki-source-journal-legacy-position-behavior-when-migrating-from-promtail-to-alloy-avoid-duplicate-logs/163400)
**Author:** [@abhinavmishra1](https://community.grafana.com/u/abhinavmishra1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/clarify-loki-source-journal-legacy-position-behavior-when-migrating-from-promtail-to-alloy-avoid-duplicate-logs/163400 "2026-06-24T08:24:41Z")
I’m migrating from Promtail to Grafana Alloy for reading systemd journal logs and want to avoid duplicate log entries in Loki during an in‑place migration. I’ve read the migration and component docs, but the behavior of… --- ## [Grafana dashboard becomes unresponsive and heap memory increases with large dynamic panel repetition](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-dashboard-becomes-unresponsive-and-heap-memory-increases-with-large-dynamic-panel-repetition/163341)
**Author:** [@MohanMarimuthu](https://community.grafana.com/u/MohanMarimuthu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-dashboard-becomes-unresponsive-and-heap-memory-increases-with-large-dynamic-panel-repetition/163341 "2026-06-19T11:39:49Z")
I’m facing a performance issue in Grafana when using highly dynamic dashboards. Setup I am dynamically generating dashboard rows using template variables Panels are also created using the repeat option (based on anothe… --- ## [How can I query unique values from Elasticsearch with the new Grafana 13 Query Variable editor?](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-can-i-query-unique-values-from-elasticsearch-with-the-new-grafana-13-query-variable-editor/163324)
**Author:** [@slhck](https://community.grafana.com/u/slhck)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-can-i-query-unique-values-from-elasticsearch-with-the-new-grafana-13-query-variable-editor/163324 "2026-06-17T13:51:31Z")
What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? 13.0.2 What are you trying to achieve? I want a query variable that lists all unique values from an Elasticsearch index, e.g. “give me all unique hostnam… --- ## [Grafana 13.0.2 BigQuery Query Variable definition Field Always Cleared](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-13-0-2-bigquery-query-variable-definition-field-always-cleared/163231)
**Author:** [@vadiksdba](https://community.grafana.com/u/vadiksdba)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-13-0-2-bigquery-query-variable-definition-field-always-cleared/163231 "2026-06-17T11:58:03Z")
Environment Grafana version: 13.0.2 RPM package: grafana-13.0.2-1.x86\_64 OS: Rocky Linux Datasource plugin: grafana-bigquery-datasource Fresh Grafana installation Fresh VM with no migrated dashboards or legacy plugins P… --- ## [Problem with Lab: Building PromQL Queries exercise](https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-lab-building-promql-queries-exercise/163116)
**Author:** [@josemagarrido8](https://community.grafana.com/u/josemagarrido8)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/problem-with-lab-building-promql-queries-exercise/163116 "2026-06-02T02:59:03Z")
"Challenge How would you query for the amount of error requests encountered by all the different API service paths? Use the Explore page to write and test your query. Then save your answer in /home/grafana/answer.txt." … --- ## [Customize dashboard and panel link in email alert notifications](https://community.grafana.com/t/customize-dashboard-and-panel-link-in-email-alert-notifications/155464)
**Author:** [@walnussbaer](https://community.grafana.com/u/walnussbaer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/customize-dashboard-and-panel-link-in-email-alert-notifications/155464 "2026-06-01T11:22:08Z")
What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? grafana:12.1.0 running as docker container What are you trying to achieve? Customize dashboard and panel link in email alert notifications, so that I can… --- ## [Downtime of servers](https://community.grafana.com/t/downtime-of-servers/162970)
**Author:** [@sabinosoliasbruno](https://community.grafana.com/u/sabinosoliasbruno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/downtime-of-servers/162970 "2026-05-25T12:17:56Z")
Greetings, everyone. I need some help. I would like to obtain the downtime of my servers through a Grafana dashboard. Could someone guide me on how to implement this or suggest the best approach? --- ## [Multiple Measurements on single right Y-axis](https://community.grafana.com/t/multiple-measurements-on-single-right-y-axis/57422)
**Author:** [@thomasdc](https://community.grafana.com/u/thomasdc)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/multiple-measurements-on-single-right-y-axis/57422 "2026-05-16T21:48:46Z")
Hi, I Am new to Grafana 8.x previous version it was easy to use 2 y axises (but you were limited to only 2) but now I am having an problem: as you can see I have 4 ‘measurements’ 2 of those needs to be on the lef… --- ## [Dynamic measurement naming](https://community.grafana.com/t/dynamic-measurement-naming/162878)
**Author:** [@kwi1](https://community.grafana.com/u/kwi1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 11:38am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/dynamic-measurement-naming/162878 "2026-05-13T11:38:22Z")
Hi everyone, I’m struggling with a visualization issue where my metadata (zone name) changes over time, while the unique identifier (zone ID) remains the same. Raw data example: Measurement,zone=1 Act\_Temp=20.530,name=… --- ## [Feature Request: API / Terraform / CLI support for linking custom dashboards to KG entity types](https://community.grafana.com/t/feature-request-api-terraform-cli-support-for-linking-custom-dashboards-to-kg-entity-types/162856)
**Author:** [@imkhan](https://community.grafana.com/u/imkhan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 9:24am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/feature-request-api-terraform-cli-support-for-linking-custom-dashboards-to-kg-entity-types/162856 "2026-05-12T09:24:02Z")
Currently, linking custom dashboards to Knowledge Graph entity types (via KPI display options) can only be done through the Grafana Cloud UI at Observability \> Configuration \> KPI display options. There is no programmati… --- ## [Machine maintenance dashboard](https://community.grafana.com/t/machine-maintenance-dashboard/162428)
**Author:** [@clawsonpaul](https://community.grafana.com/u/clawsonpaul)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/machine-maintenance-dashboard/162428 "2026-05-02T09:02:56Z")
Hi all, Im making a cnc maintenance dashboard for machine uptime, running issues ect. Just wondering what metrics you anybody who was doing the same and what problems you came across. --- ## [How to copy a lot of logs from logs panel?](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-copy-a-lot-of-logs-from-logs-panel/162696)
**Author:** [@mihalt](https://community.grafana.com/u/mihalt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-to-copy-a-lot-of-logs-from-logs-panel/162696 "2026-05-01T14:56:18Z")
What Grafana version and what operating system are you using? Grafana v13.0.1 (a100054f) What are you trying to achieve? I want to copy the logs that are more then in one screen. How are you trying to achieve i… --- ## [Threshold lines in Grafana don’t toggle on/off with their corresponding series, leading to inconsistent visibility when switching between datasets](https://community.grafana.com/t/threshold-lines-in-grafana-don-t-toggle-on-off-with-their-corresponding-series-leading-to-inconsistent-visibility-when-switching-between-datasets/162566)
**Author:** [@nattakarnpreesong](https://community.grafana.com/u/nattakarnpreesong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/threshold-lines-in-grafana-don-t-toggle-on-off-with-their-corresponding-series-leading-to-inconsistent-visibility-when-switching-between-datasets/162566 "2026-04-20T05:54:42Z")
I have two data series (Temperature and Humidity) with separate field overrides configured. Each series has its own threshold displayed as lines: Temperature → threshold = 32 Humidity → threshold = 70 Issue: W… --- ## [Column indexing for dynamic fields in Grafana Table (Prometheus)](https://community.grafana.com/t/column-indexing-for-dynamic-fields-in-grafana-table-prometheus/162521)
**Author:** [@dfirake09](https://community.grafana.com/u/dfirake09)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/column-indexing-for-dynamic-fields-in-grafana-table-prometheus/162521 "2026-04-16T11:41:46Z")
Hi everyone, I’m working with Prometheus data (exported from Excel) where column names and the number of columns vary across datasets. In Grafana Table panel, these become dynamic fields, and I’m unable to assign or mai… --- ## [How do I design and set up dashboards in Grafana?](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-do-i-design-and-set-up-dashboards-in-grafana/162161)
**Author:** [@soumitradutta26](https://community.grafana.com/u/soumitradutta26)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:47am UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/how-do-i-design-and-set-up-dashboards-in-grafana/162161 "2026-03-24T09:47:20Z")
Soumitra Dutta – Entrepreneur & Photographer Based in Oxford. I’m trying to design and set up dashboards in Grafana, but I’m looking for some tips to do it effectively. Could anyone share their approach, best practices, … --- ## [Grafana Alloy cannot correctly parse log filenames for reading](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-alloy-cannot-correctly-parse-log-filenames-for-reading/161969)
**Author:** [@huutai1996na](https://community.grafana.com/u/huutai1996na)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-alloy-cannot-correctly-parse-log-filenames-for-reading/161969 "2026-03-12T20:10:28Z")
I configured the grafana alloy to sending openshift log. This is my configuration: // ============================= // 1. Discover Kubernetes Pods // ============================= discovery.kubernetes "po… --- ## [Dashboard refresh lag and "Slow Query" warnings during high-load local testing?](https://community.grafana.com/t/dashboard-refresh-lag-and-slow-query-warnings-during-high-load-local-testing/161999)
**Author:** [@tangen5569](https://community.grafana.com/u/tangen5569)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.grafana.com/t/dashboard-refresh-lag-and-slow-query-warnings-during-high-load-local-testing/161999 "2026-03-06T22:29:46Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve been building out a custom Grafana dashboard to monitor some local home-lab metrics, and I’ve run into a frustrating performance issue that I’m trying to narrow down. For the most part, my panels refre… [Next page](https://community.grafana.com/tag/templating/1.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=templating)