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# Templating
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-Instead of hard-coding things like server, application and sensor name in you metric queries you can use variables in their place.
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-Variables are shown as dropdown select boxes at the top of the dashboard. These dropdowns makes it easy to change the data
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-being displayed in your dashboard.
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-<img class="no-shadow" src="/img/docs/v4/templated_dash.png">
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Templating allows for more interactive and dynamic dashboards. Instead of hard-coding things like server, application
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and sensor name in you metric queries you can use variables in their place. Variables are shown as dropdown select boxes at the top of
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the dashboard. These dropdowns make it easy to change the data being displayed in your dashboard.
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+<img class="no-shadow" src="/img/docs/v4/templated_dash.png">
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## What is a variable?
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A variable is a placeholder for a value. You can use variables in metric queries and in panel titles. So when you change
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### Variable options
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-A variable is presented as a dropdown select box at the top of the dashboards. It has a current value and a set of **options**. The **options**
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+A variable is presented as a dropdown select box at the top of the dashboard. It has a current value and a set of **options**. The **options**
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is the set of values you can choose from.
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## Adding a variable
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Grafana to dynamically create new panels or rows based on what values you have selected you can use the *Repeat* feature.
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If you have a variable with `Multi-value` or `Include all value` options enabled you can choose one panel or one row and have Grafana repeat that row
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-for every selected value. You find this option under the General tab in panel edit mode. You select the variable to repeat by, and a `min span`.
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+for every selected value. You find this option under the General tab in panel edit mode. Select the variable to repeat by, and a `min span`.
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The `min span` controls how small Grafana will make the panels (if you have many values selected). Grafana will automatically adjust the width of
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each repeated panel so that the whole row is filled. Currently, you cannot mix other panels on a row with a repeated panel.
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Trent White