docs: add datasource selector content (#69280)
* updated create dashboard topic including adding screenshot of DS selector * finished editing build dashboards - create dashboards * finished data source selection edits' : * updated tutorials * reverted tutorial to old nav to match reality and added that prom DS is preselected * wording edits * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Christopher Moyer <35463610+chri2547@users.noreply.github.com> * add that configure DS is only for admins --------- Co-authored-by: Christopher Moyer <35463610+chri2547@users.noreply.github.com>
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To add a panel in a new dashboard click **+ Add visualization** in the middle of the dashboard. To add a panel to an existing dashboard, click **Add** in the dashboard header and select **Visualization** in the dropdown:
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## Panel editor
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ This section describes the areas of the Grafana panel editor.
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1. Data section: The data section contains tabs where you enter queries, transform your data, and create alert rules (if applicable).
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- **Query tab:** Select your data source and enter queries here. For more information, refer to [Add a query]({{< relref "../query-transform-data/#add-a-query" >}}).
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- **Query tab:** Select your data source and enter queries here. For more information, refer to [Add a query]({{< relref "../query-transform-data/#add-a-query" >}}). When you create a new dashboard, you'll be prompted to select a data source before you get to the panel editor. You set or update the data source in existing dashboards using the dropdown in the **Query** tab.
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- **Transform tab:** Apply data transformations. For more information, refer to [Transform data]({{< relref "../query-transform-data/transform-data/" >}}).
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- **Alert tab:** Write alert rules. For more information, refer to [Overview of Grafana 8 alerting]({{< relref "../../alerting/" >}}).
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@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ When you create a panel, Grafana automatically selects the default data source.
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1. Edit the panel to which you're adding a query.
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1. Click the **Query** tab.
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1. Click the **Data source** drop-down menu and select a data source.
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If you're creating a new dashboard, you'll be prompted to select a data source when you add the first panel.
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1. Click **Query options** to configure the maximum number of data points you need.
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For more information about query options, refer to [Query options]({{< relref "#query-options" >}}).
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1. Write the query using the query editor.
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