From 7efa8c28408cb8fd39132fe4cd2d0caee850b5e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Varsha <66315875+VarshaSBhat@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2024 15:28:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Add copy dashboard instructions (#82155) * Update index.md Added description of how to copy an existing dashboard * Moved Copy dashboard task from Import to Create page and edited for style --------- Co-authored-by: Isabel Matwawana --- .../build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/sources/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md b/docs/sources/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md index 8509fe8ff03..03e89a27c44 100644 --- a/docs/sources/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md +++ b/docs/sources/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/index.md @@ -95,6 +95,20 @@ Dashboards and panels allow you to show your data in visual form. Each panel nee When you add additional panels to the dashboard, you're taken straight to the **Edit panel** view. +## Copy an existing dashboard + +To copy an existing dashboard, follow these steps: + +1. Click **Dashboards** in the primary menu. +1. Open the dashboard to be copied. +1. Click **Settings** (gear icon) in the top right of the dashboard. +1. Click **Save as** in the top-right corner of the dashboard. +1. (Optional) Specify the name, folder, description, and whether or not to copy the original dashboard tags for the copied dashboard. + + By default, the copied dashboard has the same name as the original dashboard with the word "Copy" appended and is located in the same folder. + +1. Click **Save**. + ## Configure repeating rows You can configure Grafana to dynamically add panels or rows to a dashboard based on the value of a variable. Variables dynamically change your queries across all rows in a dashboard. For more information about repeating panels, refer to [Configure repeating panels][].