From c000fcd0b4fa27c5cac677e5d870e79037d07cca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Taylor C <41653732+tacole02@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 7 May 2025 10:49:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?DocsMetricsDrilldown:=20Removes=20outdated=20Me?= =?UTF-8?q?trics=20Drilldown=20content=20(#10=E2=80=A6=20(#105044)?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- .../simplified-exploration/metrics/index.md | 73 ------------------- 1 file changed, 73 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 docs/sources/explore/simplified-exploration/metrics/index.md diff --git a/docs/sources/explore/simplified-exploration/metrics/index.md b/docs/sources/explore/simplified-exploration/metrics/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index eb6d23509e5..00000000000 --- a/docs/sources/explore/simplified-exploration/metrics/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ ---- -labels: - products: - - cloud - - enterprise - - oss -title: Metrics Drilldown -aliases: - - ../explore-metrics/ # /docs/grafana/latest/explore/explore-metrics/ -canonical: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/explore/simplified-exploration/metrics/ -description: Grafana Metrics Drilldown lets you browse Prometheus-compatible metrics using an intuitive, queryless experience. -weight: 200 ---- - -# Grafana Metrics Drilldown - -Grafana Metrics Drilldown is a query-less experience for browsing **Prometheus-compatible** metrics. Quickly find related metrics with just a few simple clicks, without needing to write PromQL queries to retrieve metrics. - -{{< docs/shared source="grafana" lookup="plugins/rename-note.md" version="" >}} - -With Metrics Drilldown, you can: - -- Easily segment metrics based on their labels, so you can immediately spot anomalies and identify issues. -- Automatically display the optimal visualization for each metric type (gauge vs. counter, for example) without manual setup. -- Uncover related metrics relevant to the one you're viewing. -- “Explore in a drawer” - overlay additional content on your dashboard without losing your current view. -- View a history of user steps when navigating through metrics and their filters. -- Seamlessly pivot to related telemetry, including log data. - -{{< docs/play title="Metrics Drilldown" url="https://play.grafana.org/explore/metrics/trail?from=now-1h&to=now&var-ds=grafanacloud-demoinfra-prom&var-filters=&refresh=&metricPrefix=all" >}} - -You can access Metrics Drilldown either as a standalone experience or as part of Grafana dashboards. - -## Standalone experience - -To access Metrics Drilldown as a standalone experience: - -1. Click the arrow next to **Drilldown** in the Grafana left-side menu and click **Metrics**. You are taken to an overview page that shows recent metrics, bookmarks, and the option to select a new metric exploration. -1. To get started with a new exploration, click **Let's start!**. -1. Select **Prometheus** or any Prometheus-compatible data source available in the drop-down menu under **Data source**. -1. Click **+ Add label** to select a label-value pair from the drop-down menu. You can add multiple label-value pairs. A label type appears above the selected label with a drop-down list of options from which to choose. For example, if you select the label `container` a drop-down list of available containers appears. -1. You can also search for metrics using keywords under **Search metrics** in the search bar. -1. Use the time picker to select a date and time range from the drop-down menu or use an absolute time range. -1. Click the down arrow next to the **Refresh** icon to set a refresh rate from the drop-down menu. The default is `Off`. - -The **History** button in the upper left corner tracks every step navigating through metric exploration. - -![show metrics explore overview](/media/metrics-explore/metrics-drilldown-overview.png) - -### Metrics exploration - -To further explore a metric, click **Select** in the upper right corner of the metric visualization. - -![show select box](/media/metrics-explore/select-metric.png) - -- The **Overview** tab provides a description for each metric, as well as the metric `type` and `unit` associated with the metric. It also provides a list of labels associated with the metric. Click on any label to view drill-down visualizations. -- The **Breakdown** tab depicts time series visualizations for each of the label-value pairs for the selected metric. You can further drill down on each label and click **Add to filter** to add the label/value pair into your filters. You can also change the **View** from grid to rows. -- The **Related metrics** tab depicts related metrics with relevant key words. You can repeat the drill down process for any related metric. Toggle **Show previews** to preview visualizations. - -After you have gathered your metrics exploration data you can: - -- Click the **Open in Explore** icon on the right side to open the graph in Explore, where you can modify the query or add the graph to a dashboard or incident. -- Click the **Copy URL** icon on the right side to copy the metric drill down URL to the clipboard so it can be shared. -- Click the **Star** icon on the right side to bookmark and save the metrics exploration. - -## Dashboard experience - -To access Metrics Drilldown via a dashboard: - -1. Navigate to your dashboard. -1. Select a time series panel. -1. Click the panel menu in the upper right and select **Metrics Drilldown**. If there are multiple metrics, click on the one you want to explore. -1. You see a slide out drawer with the Metrics Experience, starting with the drill down. You can access the standalone experience by clicking **Open** in the upper right.