influxdata / influxdata/influxdb

Feature Request: show dashboard variables in cell editor view

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Description

__Proposal:__
Show the dashboard variables in the dashboard cell editor view. If a user gets linked to a dashboard cell editor and isn't aware there are variables in play, they may not get any results back.

__Current behavior:__
There is no indicator that there are variables in play, and the user isn't able to change the default one.

__Desired behavior:__
The user can see and change the variables in use.

__Use case:__
I was trying to view a deploy dashboard cell linked to me by a teammate. I was unaware that I needed to change a variable in the dashboard to get the cell data to render correctly. The linkage isn't clear.

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Research direction

The issue does not name files or tests. Start by tracing the dashboard cell editor view and how dashboard variables are loaded and edited; done means variables in use are visible and their values can be changed so linked cells render correctly.

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Assessment

Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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