Plugins 〉Business Table
Business Table
Business Table Panel for Grafana
Introduction
The Business Table Panel is a versatile Grafana plugin designed to simplify and enhance data visualization in a table format. Built for flexibility and usability, it offers advanced features like tree views, custom cell types, data editing, and export options, making it ideal for business analytics and reporting dashboards.
Watch our overview video:
Requirements
- Business Table Panel 1.x, 2.x requires Grafana 10.3 or Grafana 11.
Installation
Install the plugin using one of these methods:
Grafana Plugins Catalog
Visit grafana.com/plugins/volkovlabs-table-panel and follow the instructions.
Grafana CLI
grafana cli plugins install volkovlabs-table-panel
Check out our installation guide:
Features
- Tree View: Expandable and collapsible hierarchical data display.
- Tabbed Views: Multiple data frame views in a single panel.
- Dynamic Filtering: Use dashboard variables to filter table data.
- Pagination: Client-side and server-side options for large datasets.
- Thresholds: Integrate Grafana’s threshold styling for visual cues.
- Custom Cell Types: Supports JSON, Gauge, Image, HTML/Markdown, and more.
- Data Editing: Permission-based editing with query support.
- Export Options: Download data as CSV or Excel.
Business Suite for Grafana
The Business Table Panel is part of the Business Suite, a collection of open-source plugins by Volkov Labs. These plugins solve common business needs with intuitive interfaces, detailed documentation, and video tutorials.
Explore the suite:
Enterprise Support
Subscribe to Business Suite Enterprise for:
- Dedicated support via Zendesk
- Priority feature requests and bug fixes
- In-person consultations
- Access to Business Intelligence platform
Feedback & Support
- Ask questions or share feedback on GitHub Issues.
- Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for tutorials and updates.
License
Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Installing Business Table on Grafana Cloud:
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
For more information, visit the docs on plugin installation.
Installing on a local Grafana:
For local instances, plugins are installed and updated via a simple CLI command. Plugins are not updated automatically, however you will be notified when updates are available right within your Grafana.
1. Install the Panel
Use the grafana-cli tool to install Business Table from the commandline:
grafana-cli plugins install The plugin will be installed into your grafana plugins directory; the default is /var/lib/grafana/plugins. More information on the cli tool.
Alternatively, you can manually download the .zip file for your architecture below and unpack it into your grafana plugins directory.
Alternatively, you can manually download the .zip file and unpack it into your grafana plugins directory.
2. Add the Panel to a Dashboard
Installed panels are available immediately in the Dashboards section in your Grafana main menu, and can be added like any other core panel in Grafana.
To see a list of installed panels, click the Plugins item in the main menu. Both core panels and installed panels will appear.
Change Log
All notable changes to the Business Table Panel plugin are documented in this changelog.
2.5.0 (2025-03-30)
Features & Enhancements
- Added export format options (#290)
- Introduced file download cell type (#291)
- Added user preferences and UI manager (#283)
- Updated download data in XLS and CSV (#294)
2.4.0 (2025-03-10)
Features & Enhancements
- Added file upload editor (#270)
- Enabled row background color from hidden fields (#273)
- Introduced date format editor (#275)
2.3.0 (2025-02-26)
Features & Enhancements
- Improved highlighted row behavior (#250)
- Updated alignment icons in panel options (#261)
- Added column tooltip option (#260)
- Enhanced cell text contrast for data links (#253)
- Upgraded to Grafana 11.5 with dependency updates (#262, #265)
- Updated release workflow to include attestation (#262)
- Added custom scrollbar from Grafana UI (#251)
2.2.0 (2025-02-10)
Features & Enhancements
- Updated gauge values for Grafana 10.3.0 (#241)
- Fixed unexpected errors in "Data Links" dashboard (#241)
- Added row highlighting with background and auto-scroll (#243)
2.1.0 (2025-02-04)
Features & Enhancements
- Added Excel download settings (#227, #233)
- Updated data links to prevent dashboard reload (#232)
- Introduced JSON cell type with inspector (#224)
- Added action column configuration (#231)
- Added gauge cell type (#238)
2.0.0 (2025-01-07)
Features & Enhancements
- Improved column text word wrapping (#195)
- Updated code editor packages (#194)
- Added boolean value normalization (#198)
- Added row count display within groups (#199)
- Added error messages for data source requests (#213)
- Upgraded to Grafana 11.4 with dependency updates (#214)
1.9.0 (2024-12-01)
Features & Enhancements
- Added image cell type (#177)
- Enhanced autosize code editor (#179)
- Set default pagination size (#181)
- Introduced preformatted cell type (#180)
- Improved table cell borders (#183)
- Added row add/delete functionality (#184)
1.8.0 (2024-11-21)
Features & Enhancements
- Updated sort state persistence on dashboard refresh (#163)
- Added variable support in data sources for editable and nested objects (#167)
- Improved group expand/collapse behavior (#161)
- Added custom value support for editable select fields (#165)
- Fixed group expansion for empty cells (#169)
- Added type checking for text areas (#172)
- Fixed text area initial value error during editing (#176)
1.7.0 (2024-11-16)
Features & Enhancements
- Enhanced
useNestedObjectshook to show request errors and empty values (#158) - Added sanitized HTML and Markdown column types (#154)
- Adjusted row heights on group collapse (#159)
- Updated filter options for exact matches (#160)
- Changed data source references to use IDs (#156)
- Added option to hide table header (#157)
1.6.0 (2024-10-29)
Features & Enhancements
- Improved dashboard refresh and runtime variable handling (#129)
- Added variable replacement in file names (#131) and column headers (#134)
- Introduced textarea column editor type (#133)
- Upgraded to Grafana 11.3 with dependency updates (#137)
- Added colored text and background for aggregated rows (#136)
- Enhanced data source request error handling (#140)
- Added column header customization (#141)
- Improved text wrapping (#143)
1.5.0 (2024-10-08)
Features & Enhancements
- Enhanced autosize code editor toolbar (#99)
- Added HTML content sanitization (#110)
- Included hidden column data in payload (#112)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed newline escaping in content edits (#111)
1.4.0 (2024-10-02)
Features & Enhancements
- Added standard options support for aggregated cells (#79)
- Introduced nested objects cell type (#80)
- Updated end-to-end tests (#81)
- Moved pagination options to a separate category (#87)
- Improved nested object display (first/last object) (#92)
- Fixed row data handling for accessor keys with dots (#90)
- Added YouTube tutorial link (#93)
- Enhanced column show/hide functionality (#94)
- Fixed query pagination errors with client-side filtering (#95)
- Updated end-to-end tests for panel editing in dashboard scene (#96)
1.3.0 (2024-09-20)
Breaking Changes
- Requires Grafana 10.3 or Grafana 11
Features & Enhancements
- Added permission-based data editing (#40, #76)
- Introduced query-based edit permissions (#47)
- Added client-side and query-based pagination (#50)
- Enabled column pinning (#53, #65)
- Added CSV download functionality (#61)
- Improved page size button layout to prevent overflow (#62)
- Added table state reset on tab change (#67)
- Enhanced table editor UI/UX (#66)
- Improved sorting options (#69)
- Added data links support (#75)
1.2.0 (2024-09-05)
Features & Enhancements
- Added colored background column type (#33)
- Introduced column width and text wrap options (#34)
- Added table footer (#36)
- Upgraded to Grafana 11.2.0 (#37)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with adding new tables (#39)
1.1.0 (2024-08-22)
Features & Enhancements
- Signed as a Grafana Community plugin (#23)
- Added column filtering (#21)
- Renamed "groups" to "tables" (#27)
- Updated options to show aggregation when columns are grouped (#28)
- Added tab sorting option (#29)
- Upgraded to Grafana 11.1.4 (#31)
1.0.0 (2024-08-04)
Features & Enhancements
- Initial release based on Grafana 11.1.0
- Added basic column editor (#1)
- Introduced groups and tabs (#17)
