Dashboard header

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Dashboard header

The dashboard header has the following sections.

Side menubar toggle (1): This option toggles the side menu. It provides access to features unrelated to a dashboard such as users, organizations, data sources, and alerting.
Dashboard dropdown (2): Use this option to view the current dashboard name. From here, you can:
- Select another dashboard name to easily switch to that dashboard.
- Create a new dashboard or folder, import existing dashboards, and manage dashboard playlists.
Add panel (3): Use this option to add a new panel to the current dashboard.
Star dashboard (4): Use this option to star (or unstar) the current dashboard. Starred dashboards show up on your own homw dashboard by default. It is a convenient way to mark Dashboards that you’re interested in.
Share dashboard (5): Use this option to share the current dashboard by creating a link or create a static snapshot of it. You must save the dashboard before sharing.
Save dashboard (6): Use this option to save the current dashboard using its current name.
Settings (7): Use this option to manage dashboard settings and configure templates and annotations.

Dashboard rows

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Dashboard rows

A dashboard row is a logical divider within a dashboard. It is used to group panels together.

Grafana uses a base unit abstraction so that dashboards and panels look great on all screen sizes. Dashboard rows are always 12 “units” wide. These units are automatically scaled dependent on the horizontal resolution of your browser. You can control the relative width of panels within a row by setting their specific width.

Note: With MaxDataPoint functionality, Grafana can show you the perfect number of data points, regardless of resolution or time range.

Create or remove rows

Use the repeating rows functionality to dynamically create or remove entire rows, which can be filled with panels, based on the template variables selected.

Collapse rows

Collapse a row by clicking on the row title. If you save a dashboard with a row collapsed, then it saves in that state and does not load those graphs until you expand the row.

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Dashboard header