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# Traces panel

> **Note:** This panel is currently in beta. Expect changes in future releases.

_Traces_ are a visualization that enables you to track and log a request as it traverses the services in your infrastructure.

For more information about traces and how to use them, refer to the following documentation:

- [What are traces](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/traces)
- [Tracing in expliore]({{< relref "../explore/trace-integration.md" >}})
- [Getting started with Tempo](https://grafana.com/docs/tempo/latest/getting-started)

{{< figure src="/static/img/docs/explore/explore-trace-view-full-8-0.png" class="docs-image--no-shadow" max-width= "900px" caption="Screenshot of the trace view" >}}
Traces Panel: Add new Traces Panel visualization (#47534) * Panel * Support tempo dash variables * Support tempo explore variables * Only show span links for explore * Cleanup * Added tests * apply variables to search * Tests for search variables * Handling no data * Interpolation and tests * TracesPanel tests * More tests * Fix for backend test * Manager integration test fix * Traces doc and updated visualizations index doc * Logs for this span * Search, scrollToTop, other improvements * Refactor to extract common code * Removed TopOfViewRefType optional * Remove topOfViewRef optional * Removed another optional and fixed tests * Test * Only show search bar if trace * Support traces panel in add to dashboard * Self review * Update betterer * Linter fixes * Updated traces doc * Ahh, moved the for more info too * Updated betterer.results * Added new icon * Updated expectedListResp.json 2022-05-03 11:42:36 -05:00			`+++`
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Traces Panel: Add new Traces Panel visualization (#47534) * Panel * Support tempo dash variables * Support tempo explore variables * Only show span links for explore * Cleanup * Added tests * apply variables to search * Tests for search variables * Handling no data * Interpolation and tests * TracesPanel tests * More tests * Fix for backend test * Manager integration test fix * Traces doc and updated visualizations index doc * Logs for this span * Search, scrollToTop, other improvements * Refactor to extract common code * Removed TopOfViewRefType optional * Remove topOfViewRef optional * Removed another optional and fixed tests * Test * Only show search bar if trace * Support traces panel in add to dashboard * Self review * Update betterer * Linter fixes * Updated traces doc * Ahh, moved the for more info too * Updated betterer.results * Added new icon * Updated expectedListResp.json 2022-05-03 11:42:36 -05:00			`keywords = ["grafana", "dashboard", "documentation", "panels", "traces"]`
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Traces Panel: Add new Traces Panel visualization (#47534) * Panel * Support tempo dash variables * Support tempo explore variables * Only show span links for explore * Cleanup * Added tests * apply variables to search * Tests for search variables * Handling no data * Interpolation and tests * TracesPanel tests * More tests * Fix for backend test * Manager integration test fix * Traces doc and updated visualizations index doc * Logs for this span * Search, scrollToTop, other improvements * Refactor to extract common code * Removed TopOfViewRefType optional * Remove topOfViewRef optional * Removed another optional and fixed tests * Test * Only show search bar if trace * Support traces panel in add to dashboard * Self review * Update betterer * Linter fixes * Updated traces doc * Ahh, moved the for more info too * Updated betterer.results * Added new icon * Updated expectedListResp.json 2022-05-03 11:42:36 -05:00			`weight = 850`
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			`# Traces panel`

			`> Note: This panel is currently in beta. Expect changes in future releases.`

			`_Traces_ are a visualization that enables you to track and log a request as it traverses the services in your infrastructure.`

			`For more information about traces and how to use them, refer to the following documentation:`

			`- [What are traces](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana-cloud/traces)`
			`- [Tracing in expliore]({{< relref "../explore/trace-integration.md" >}})`
			`- [Getting started with Tempo](https://grafana.com/docs/tempo/latest/getting-started)`

			`{{< figure src="/static/img/docs/explore/explore-trace-view-full-8-0.png" class="docs-image--no-shadow" max-width= "900px" caption="Screenshot of the trace view" >}}`