grafana / grafana/grafana-postgresql-datasource

Timescale/Postgres query builder missing options that were present in older versions

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Description

### What happened?

The postgres/timescale query builder has been completely changed since past versions and is missing a ton of functionality.

Old:

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New:

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We're missing the ability to remap the time column and the WHERE clause, at least. Why remove this?

### What did you expect to happen?

I expected the latest version of Grafana to have a user interface that at least contains the features that older versions had. Why *remove* the features from the query builder?

### Did this work before?

Yeah. Deleting a feature from UI makes that feature stop working.

### How do we reproduce it?

Try to use the Postgres query builder.

### Is the bug inside a dashboard panel?

_No response_

### Environment (with versions)?

Grafana v12.3.2 (df2547decd)

Linux/Firefox

### Grafana platform?

Docker

### Datasource(s)?

Postgres/Timescale

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Use the old and new query-builder screenshots as the starting reference, then inspect the Postgres/Timescale query builder and compare its available options with the older version. Confirm how time-column remapping and WHERE-clause editing previously worked; done means those controls and their query behavior are restored or their intended replacement is defined.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
postgresql
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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