Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:New features in Managed Service for Grafana V11.x

View mode and Edit mode

Dashboards now separate viewing from editing. In View mode, dashboards display a clean interface without editing controls. Switch to Edit mode to access options such as adding panels and changing settings.

• View mode

  

• Edit mode

  

Template variables and time picker

The time picker has moved from the toolbar into the dashboard variable bar. Both the time picker and template variables now stick to the top of the page as you scroll.

Timezone URL parameter

A new timezone URL parameter lets you set the dashboard timezone directly through the URL.

Dashboard controls in TV mode and Kiosk mode

When playing a playlist or displaying a dashboard in full screen (TV mode or Kiosk mode), use the following URL parameters to show or hide controls:

Subfolders

Generally available in all editions of Grafana 11.

Create subfolders in any folder where you have edit or manage permissions -- no additional permissions required. Subfolders support:

• Folder browsing

  

• Folder moving

• Permission management -- grant users the minimum necessary permissions to keep your instance secure.

  

Library panels and overrides

Several UI changes improve the panel editing experience:

• The library panel tab has been removed.

• V11.3.0: An Overrides tab now appears at the bottom of the panel options list.

• V11.3.0: A drop-down menu collapses the visualization picker.

• V11.3.0: The Share button is now visible in Edit mode.

• In Cell Inspect, table cell values are automatically formatted.

  

Template variable support

Template variables are now supported in the following transformations: Limit, Sort by, Filter data by values, Grouping to matrix, Heatmap, and Histogram.

Filter data by values

Filter rows by adding a condition: select a field, choose a matcher, and enter the string to match.

Transpose

Pivot a data frame by converting rows into columns and columns into rows. This transformation is useful for data sources that do not support pivot queries.

Group to nested tables

Group table data by specified fields and run calculations on each group, adding depth to table visualizations.

Format string

Generally available.

The Format string transformation standardizes string data by formatting it to upper, lower, or title case.

Add field from calculation

Generally available.

The Add field from calculation transformation supports a new All Number Fields option when setting up a binary operation -- for example, dividing each column by a specific value.

Plugin details page

The plugin details page has been redesigned to highlight important metadata, including richer icon visualizations for Business Charts (Apache ECharts).

AI-powered enhancement (LLM plugin)

Generate panel and dashboard titles and descriptions using generative AI. Before using this feature, enable and configure the Grafana LLM plugin.

• Install the LLM plugin

  

• Generate a title and description

  

Data links and actions

A new Data links and actions section in the panel options lets you add actions that each call an API endpoint.

The following visualizations support actions: Bar chart, Candlestick, Heatmap, State timeline, Status history, Time series, Trend, and XY chart.

• Data links and actions

  

• Edit an action

  

Canvas

The Canvas visualization now supports flowcharting, universal data links, and infinite panning.

Enhanced flowcharting

• New elements: cloud, parallelogram, and triangle.

• Midpoint controls for non-straight connectors.

• Additional connector styles: dashed lines, corner radius, and direction control.

• Horizontal and vertical snapping for connectors.

• Rounded corner styling for elements.

• Element rotation.

Infinite panning

Zoom in and out of canvases freely.

Enable the canvasPanelPanZoom feature toggle to use this feature.

Universal data link support

Before V11.x, data links were limited to text elements or elements using the TextConfig object. Now, almost all canvas elements support data links and actions.

XY chart

Generally available. Enable the autoMigrateXYChartPanel feature toggle to use XY chart.

XY charts plot arbitrary x and y values, making them suitable for scatter plots and bubble charts where field values determine bubble size.

Sample XY chart:

Table

Colored rows with conditional formatting

Color full table rows using the Colored Background cell type.

• Map status fields (such as info, debug, or warning) to colors, and color rows based on thresholds.

• When thresholds are set, the field background displays the corresponding threshold color.

  

Stat

The Stat visualization supports a new percent change color option.

GeoMap

GeoMap now supports keyboard navigation. Focus on the map area, move with arrow keys, and zoom with + and -.

State timeline

State timeline now supports pagination through the Page size option, limiting the number of visible series per page. Previously, all series were compressed into a single panel, making them difficult to read.

Bar gauge

Generally available.

Bar gauge now includes legend support, standardizing legends across more panel types.

Authorization

Data sources now support authorization by role, user, service account, and team.

CloudWatch Metric Insights cross-account support

The Metric Insights query builder for the AWS CloudWatch plugin supports cross-account querying. Build SQL queries that monitor across multiple accounts in the same AWS region.

New data source plugins

Zendesk, Catchpoint Enterprise, and Yugabyte data sources are now available in Grafana V11.x.

GitHub App authentication

The GitHub data source supports GitHub App authentication, providing more granular permissions and reducing the risk of over-permissioning. For details, see the GitHub data source documentation.

Core Explore updates

• A left-side navigation menu for quick positioning.

• Forward-direction search for Loki logs -- browse logs in chronological order within a time range.

  

• Correlations -- set up links between data sources to navigate to external URLs based on search results.

  

Explorer Metrics

Browse Prometheus metrics without writing PromQL queries.

Recent metrics and bookmarks

Return to previously viewed metrics or bookmarked favorites.

Metric filtering by data source

Select a data source on the Metrics page to view or filter its metrics.

Explorer Logs

Browse Loki logs without writing LogQL queries.

• View log volume and log line samples when you first open Explorer Logs.

• Filter logs to isolate noise or focus on anomalies -- no LogQL required.

• Power users can switch to the familiar Explore interface while preserving context.

Alertmanager settings

The Alertmanager settings page has been reorganized with clearer sections:

• Alert settings

  

• Alertmanager configuration

  

• Configuration comparison

  

OAuth2 for contact points

Contact points now support OAuth2 authentication, in addition to Basic Auth and TLS.

Alerting template selector

Select templates to simplify sending alert notifications.

Simplified query and conditions

Alert rule creation now offers a simplified interface for queries and conditions. Switch to advanced options to add multiple queries and expressions.

Enable the alertingQueryAndExpressionsStepMode feature toggle to use this feature.

Redesigned execution and notification settings

Alert rule execution and notification settings have been redesigned for clarity.

Alert rule detail view

The alert rule detail view has been redesigned with improved paused-alert visibility and metadata displayed at the top. Tabs below provide:

• Query and conditions: View the query details used for the alert rule.

• Instances: Explore each alert instance with its status, tags, and metadata.

• History: Browse the recorded history for an alert rule.

• Details: Debug or audit using alert rule metadata (such as rule ID) and view annotations.

Keep Last State

The alert history now shows a bar chart of recent events with per-alert state visibility. Use the Keep Last State option to preserve the most recent state of an alert rule.

Role-based access control (RBAC)

Contact points, silences, and notifications now support RBAC.

LDAP management in the UI

Configure LDAP settings directly from the Grafana UI.

Enable the alertingQueryAndExpressionsStepMode feature toggle to use this feature.

Navigation bookmarks

Pin your favorite pages to the top of the navigation bar for quick access.

Enable the pinNavItems feature toggle in Grafana V11.2 or later to use this feature.

Other updates

Additional improvements include:

• Refined title display across the UI.

• Reduced transitions and animations for a snappier feel.

• Anonymous user billing in Grafana Enterprise.

• A new strong password policy.

Announcement banners

Display customizable banners in the Grafana UI to broadcast critical information to all users.

Available in public preview in Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise.

For self-managed Grafana, enable the notificationBanner feature toggle in Grafana V11.3 or later.

PDF export

Dashboard PDF exports are dramatically faster -- an SLO dashboard with approximately 200 panels that previously took over seven minutes now exports in eleven seconds.

Available in public preview in Grafana Cloud and Grafana Enterprise.

Enable the newPDFRendering feature toggle to use this feature.

Grafana Cloud Migration Assistant

Migrate from self-managed Grafana (OSS or Enterprise) to Grafana Cloud through a guided interface that automates resource migration, eliminating manual HTTP API calls.

• Start the migration and create a token.

  

• Complete the migration.

Available in public preview in Grafana Open Source and Grafana Enterprise.