Global __user variables don't work with the ws datasource

[bulkon]

Hi there,

It was observed that user global variables don't work with the datasource. Based on documentation these variables were introduced in Grafana v7.1 vesion: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/variables/variable-types/global-variables/#__user
None of the outlined variables are working:

• __user.id
• __user.login
• __user.email

These variables are extremel handy for filtering data residing in database based on logged on user. Could you kindly take care of it?

[bulkon]

Hey guys @boyce-pj, @CallumOrmerod, @ThomasHutchinsonQ, @MWFlood257

any comments on that?

[MWFlood257]

Hi,
Yes, we will be looking into adding support for these variables in the near future

[bulkon]

Thx a lot, any timelines for that? As it's frustrating to create a dedicated dashboard for every client - not a problem right now as it's in PoC - but we would like to give it a go to replace kx Dashboards with open-source grafana. Especially when there's such great WS datasource plugin