From 6158f1e87628e36e6b0a53695bee55ac4bc0cd54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2021 14:54:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated relref to "Dashboard JSON model:" topic. (#32448) * Updated relref to "Dashboard JSON model:" topic. * Update docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md Co-authored-by: Diana Payton <52059945+oddlittlebird@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md Co-authored-by: Diana Payton <52059945+oddlittlebird@users.noreply.github.com> * Update docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md Co-authored-by: Diana Payton <52059945+oddlittlebird@users.noreply.github.com> * Added relref (actually). * Few more changes. Co-authored-by: Diana Payton <52059945+oddlittlebird@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md index 061925e45b0..4654be86781 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md @@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ Note: The JSON definition in the input field when using `Copy JSON to Clipboard` ### Reusable Dashboard URLs -If the dashboard in the json file contains an [uid](/reference/dashboard/#json-fields), Grafana will force insert/update on that uid. This allows you to migrate dashboards between Grafana instances and provisioning Grafana from configuration without breaking the URLs given since the new dashboard URL uses the uid as identifier. -When Grafana starts, it will update/insert all dashboards available in the configured folders. If you modify the file, the dashboard will also be updated. -By default, Grafana will delete dashboards in the database if the file is removed. You can disable this behavior using the `disableDeletion` setting. +If the dashboard in the JSON file contains an [UID]({{< relref "../dashboards/json-model.md" >}}), Grafana forces insert/update on that UID. This allows you to migrate dashboards between Grafana instances and provisioning Grafana from configuration without breaking the URLs given because the new dashboard URL uses the UID as identifier. +When Grafana starts, it updates/inserts all dashboards available in the configured folders. If you modify the file, then the dashboard is also updated. +By default, Grafana deletes dashboards in the database if the file is removed. You can disable this behavior using the `disableDeletion` setting. > **Note:** Provisioning allows you to overwrite existing dashboards > which leads to problems if you re-use settings that are supposed to be unique.