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Business Input

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Business Input for Grafana

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Introduction

The Business Input data source is a plugin for Grafana that allows storing and emulating your data.

Requirements

Business Input data source version 4.X requires Grafana 10.3 or Grafana 11.
Static data source version 3.X requires Grafana 9.2 or Grafana 10.
Static data source version 2.X requires Grafana 8.5 or Grafana 9.
Static data source version 1.X requires Grafana 7.3.

Getting Started

The Business Input data source can be installed from the Grafana Plugins catalog or utilizing the Grafana command line tool.

For the latter, please use the following command.

grafana cli plugins install marcusolsson-static-datasource

Highlights

Create static visualizations that don't depend on a specific data source.
Allows specifying values manually or using the JavaScript Values Editor code.
Allows to generate data with OpenAI and LLM App.
Build custom query responses for testing or developing panel plugins.
Store data and images directly in the dashboard.
Supports variables in the text fields.
Uses Number input for Number, Date Time Picker for Time fields.
Uses Text Area for String inputs with more than 100 symbols.

Documentation

Section	Description
Provisioning	Demonstrates how to automatically provision the Data Source.
Variables	Demonstrates how to use variables.
Panels	Demonstrates how to use data source with panels.
Release Notes	Stay up to date with the latest features and updates.

Business Suite for Grafana

The Business Suite is a collection of open source plugins created and actively maintained by Volkov Labs.

The collection aims to solve the most frequent business tasks by providing an intuitive interface with detailed written documentation, examples, and video tutorials.

Enterprise Support

With the Business Suite Enterprise, you're not just getting a product, you're getting a complete support system. You'll have a designated support team ready to tackle any issues.

You can contact us via Zendesk, receive priority in feature requests and bug fixes, meet with us for in-person consultation, and get access to the Business Intelligence. It's a package that's designed to make your life easier.

Always happy to hear from you

Ask a question, request a new feature, and file a bug with GitHub issues.
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and leave your comments.
Become a Business Suite sponsor.

License

Apache License Version 2.0, see LICENSE.

Installing Business Input on Grafana Cloud:

For more information, visit the docs on plugin installation.

Changelog

4.5.0 (2024-12-23)

Features / Enhancements

Added editor for boolean values (#97)
Updated e2e test (#98)
Updated to Grafana 11.4 and dependencies (#99)

4.4.0 (2024-11-18)

Features / Enhancements

Updated Autosize Code Editor toolbar (#91)
Updated to Grafana 11.3 and dependencies (#95)

4.3.0 (2024-09-13)

Features / Enhancements

Updated "Add a row" below the rows list (#83, #84)
Added toDataFrame helper to code parameters (#86)
Updated to Grafana 11.2 and dependencies (#87)
Updated code editor from business components (#89)

4.2.0 (2024-07-24)

Breaking changes

Requires Grafana 10.2 and Grafana 11

Features / Enhancements

Updated variable support in Scenes dashboard (#79)
Updated to Grafana 11.1 and dependencies (#80)

4.1.0 (2024-06-25)

Features / Enhancements

Added supporting OpenAI completions (#73)
Update E2E workflow to use Docker (#75, #77)
Update plugin logo (#76)

4.0.0 (2024-06-12)

Breaking changes

Requires Grafana 10 and Grafana 11

Features / Enhancements

Updated name to Business Input Data Source (#268)
Add plugin e2e tests and remove cypress (#66)
Prepare for Grafana 11 (#67)
Update to Grafana 11 and dependencies (#69)
Add supporting variables in code editor (#70)

3.1.1 (2024-03-03)

Bug fixes

Fix read property of undefined for empty fields (#63)

3.1.0 (2024-02-21)

Breaking changes

Requires Grafana 9.2 and Grafana 10

Features / Enhancements

Increase tests coverage (#47)
Update ESLint configuration and refactoring (#53)
Add drag-and-drop for rows and fields (#54)
Update custom code when switching the value editor from manual to JS (#59)
Add Variable Editor with Fields and Java Script (#58)
Add Collapse/Expand All for Fields and Values (#57)
Update to Grafana 10.3.3 (#60)

3.0.0 (2023-06-28)

Breaking changes

Requires Grafana 9 and Grafana 10

Features / Enhancements

Refactor Types and Fields Editor (#37)
Update tests with testing-library/react (#40)
Update to Grafana 10.0.0 (#41, #46)
Migrate to Plugin Tools 1.5.2 (#42)
Update to Node 18 and npm (#42)
Add E2E Cypress testing (#43)
Add JavaScript Values Editor (#44)
Remove Grafana 8.5 support (#46)

2.2.0 (2023-03-27)

Features / Enhancements

Update CI and Release workflows (#33)
Update to Grafana 9.4.7 (#34)
Update README with Documentation (#35)
Add Scoped Variables for Variables replacement (#35)

2.1.0 (2022-12-29)

Breaking changes

Refactoring may introduce breaking changes. Please test before upgrading in Production.

Features / Enhancements

Update CI to upload signed artifacts (#23)
Add "Static data source for Grafana | Mimic any data source | Tutorial and examples" video in README (#23)
Update to Grafana 9.3.2 (#24)
Refactoring and improving Test Coverage for data source (#25)
Update Field and Values Editors to labels and fields structure (#27)
Remove Frame Reducer to simplify code (#28)
Refactoring frame, field utilities (#29)
Add Date Time Picker, Number and Text Area Inputs (#30)