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aliases:
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- ../features/datasources/testdata/
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keywords:
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- grafana
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- dashboard
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- documentation
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- panels
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- testdata
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title: TestData
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weight: 1500
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---
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# Grafana TestData DB
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The purpose of this data source is to make it easier to create fake data for any panel.
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Using `TestData DB` you can build your own time series and have any panel render it.
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This makes it much easier to verify functionality since the data can be shared very easily.
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## Enable
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The `TestData DB` data source is not enabled by default. To enable it:
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1. In the **Configuration** menu (small gear on the left side of the screen), click **Data Sources**.
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1. Click **Add Data Source**.
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1. Search and click `TestData DB`.
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1. Click **Save & Test** to enable it.
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## Create mock data.
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Once `TestData DB` is enabled, you can use it as a data source in any metric panel.
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## CSV
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The comma separated values scenario is the most powerful one since it lets you create any kind of graph you like.
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Once you provided the numbers, `TestData DB` distributes them evenly based on the time range of your query.
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## Dashboards
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`TestData DB` also contains some dashboards with examples.
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1. Click **Configuration** > **Data Sources** > **TestData DB** > **Dashboards**.
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1. **Import** the **Simple Streaming Example** dashboard.
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### Commit updates to the dashboards
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To submit a change to one of the current dashboards bundled with `TestData DB`, update the revision property.
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Otherwise the dashboard will not be updated automatically for other Grafana users.
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## Using test data in issues
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If you post an issue on Github regarding time series data or rendering of time series data, we strongly advise you to use this data source to replicate the data.
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That makes it much easier for the developers to replicate and solve the issue you have.
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