[7.5.x] Docs: added documentation for the "prepare time series"-transformation. (#36836)

* cherry-pick.

* fixed link issue.
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@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ In essence, a data frame is a collection of _fields_, where each field correspon
```ts
interface Field {
name: string;
// Prometheus like Labels / Tags
labels?: Record<string, string>;
name: string;
// Prometheus like Labels / Tags
labels?: Record<string, string>;
// For example string, number, time (or more specific primitives in the backend)
type: FieldType;
// Array of values all of the same type
values: Vector<T>;
// For example string, number, time (or more specific primitives in the backend)
type: FieldType;
// Array of values all of the same type
values: Vector<T>;
// Optional display data for the field (e.g. unit, name over-ride, etc)
config: FieldConfig;
// Optional display data for the field (e.g. unit, name over-ride, etc)
config: FieldConfig;
}
```
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ Dimensions: 5 fields by 2 rows
+---------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+------------------+
```
> **Note:** Not all panels support the wide time series data frame format. To keep full backward compatibility we have introduced a transformation that can be used to convert from the wide to the long format. Read more about how to use it here: [Prepare time series-transformation]({{< relref "../../panels/transformations/types-options.md#prepare-time-series" >}}).
## Technical references
This section contains links to technical reference and implementations of data frames.