From 38d16aecf78bd1bb5e866cd4babe9b766381ec8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mluu12 <87089043+mluu12@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:07:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] July section made for InfluxDB cloud updates. (#2871) * add new overview topic * Edited notebook overview, added preview and run. * Fixed Preview and Run. * Fix typo * Added keyboard shortcut. * Added new July updates. * Added new July update. * Added more edits to July cloud updates. * Added another July update. * More july updates made. --- .../influxdb/cloud/notebooks/clean-data.md | 2 +- .../cloud/notebooks/create-notebook.md | 5 +- .../influxdb/cloud/notebooks/downsample.md | 2 +- .../cloud/notebooks/manage-notebooks.md | 2 +- content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/overview.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++ .../cloud/notebooks/troubleshoot-notebooks.md | 2 +- .../reference/release-notes/cloud-updates.md | 9 ++++ 7 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) create mode 100644 content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/overview.md diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/clean-data.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/clean-data.md index 8695bb901..94a501947 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/clean-data.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/clean-data.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Normalize data with notebooks description: > Clean, standardize, or normalize you data to make it easier to compare with other measurements. -weight: 104 +weight: 105 influxdb/cloud/tags: menu: influxdb_cloud: diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/create-notebook.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/create-notebook.md index dc6019962..286539d09 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/create-notebook.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/create-notebook.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Create a notebook description: > Create a notebook to explore, visualize, and process your data. -weight: 101 +weight: 102 influxdb/cloud/tags: menu: influxdb_cloud: @@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ This guide walks through the basics of creating a notebook. For specific example If your cell contains a custom script that uses any output function to write data to InfluxDB (the `to()` function) or send it to a 3rd party service, clicking **Preview** will write data. {{% /warn %}} 7. Click the dropdown menu next to **Preview** and select **Run** to show the results of each cell and write it to the specified output bucket. + {{% note %}} +Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + Enter to Preview your notebook. + {{% /note %}} 7. Click the eye icon to hide a cell. ## Cell types diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/downsample.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/downsample.md index fab56169e..0c3ebec02 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/downsample.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/downsample.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ title: Downsample data with notebooks description: > Downsample data to reduce overall disk usage as data collects over time. -weight: 103 +weight: 104 influxdb/cloud/tags: menu: influxdb_cloud: diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/manage-notebooks.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/manage-notebooks.md index 85e45a48e..54688e2fd 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/manage-notebooks.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/manage-notebooks.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: Manage notebooks description: View, update, and delete notebooks. -weight: 102 +weight: 103 influxdb/cloud/tags: menu: influxdb_cloud: diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/overview.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/overview.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..b6887983f --- /dev/null +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/overview.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +--- +title: Overview of notebooks +description: > + Learn about the building blocks of a notebook. +weight: 101 +influxdb/cloud/tags: +menu: + influxdb_cloud: + name: Overview of notebooks + parent: Notebooks +--- + +Learn the building blocks of a notebook. Each notebook has unlimited cells with different features to visualize, transform, and process your data. + +## Preview and Run +The following options appear in the upper left of each notebook. + +### Preview +Preview presents your data output through cells without writing it to a bucket. Select Preview or press CTRL + Enter as a shortcut to preview data. + +### Run +Run presents your data output through cells and writes it to a bucket. Select Run in the dropdown list to write your data to a bucket. + +## Notebook controls +The following options appear in the upper right of each notebook. + +### Presentation mode +Presentation mode displays notebooks in full screen, hiding the left and top navigation menus so only the cells appear. This mode might be helpful, for example, for stationary screens dedicated to monitoring visualizations. + +### Time range +Time ranges are customizable with a precision up to nanoseconds. + +### Timezone +Timezones are selected in the dropdown list with local time (default) or UTC. + +## Cell types +Add one or more of the following cell types to your notebook: + +- **Input: Metric Selector**: +Filter out your data using group keys. +- **Transform: Flux Script**: +Modify your data with Flux Script. `__PREVIOUS_RESULT__` refers to your previous inputs from the Metric Selector. +- **Transform: Downsample**: +Downsample data through aggregates. +- **Pass-through: Markdown**: +Create explanatory notes or other information for yourself or one of your team members. +- **Pass-through: Visualization**: +Represents your data in visual formats such as graphs or charts. +- **Output: Output to Bucket**: +In **Preview** mode, this cell represents what would be written if the data was going to be committed to a bucket. diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/troubleshoot-notebooks.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/troubleshoot-notebooks.md index 34d9735f7..4d1470284 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/troubleshoot-notebooks.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/notebooks/troubleshoot-notebooks.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- title: Troubleshoot notebooks description: Common issues with the notebooks feature. -weight: 105 +weight: 106 influxdb/cloud/tags: menu: influxdb_cloud: diff --git a/content/influxdb/cloud/reference/release-notes/cloud-updates.md b/content/influxdb/cloud/reference/release-notes/cloud-updates.md index 3bcae5da0..66f22f015 100644 --- a/content/influxdb/cloud/reference/release-notes/cloud-updates.md +++ b/content/influxdb/cloud/reference/release-notes/cloud-updates.md @@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ aliases: InfluxDB Cloud updates occur frequently. Find a compilation of recent updates below. To find information about the latest Flux updates in InfluxDB Cloud, see [Flux release notes](/influxdb/cloud/reference/release-notes/flux/). +## July 2021 + +- Add new [Asia Pacific (Australia) region](https://ap-southeast-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com). +- Redesign the View Raw Data table in Data Explorer. Group keys and data types are now easily identifiable underneath column headings. +- Dashboard improvements: + - Add ability to add an [annotation to a specific time range](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/annotations/). + - Add ability to [automatically refresh dashboard](/influxdb/cloud/visualize-data/dashboards/control-dashboard/#automatically-refresh-dashboard). + - Add new static legend to Graph and Band Plot visualizations. + ## May 2021 - Add new [Cloud 2 Usage Dashboard template](https://github.com/influxdata/community-templates/tree/master/usage_dashboard) to monitor your Cloud usage data, including rate limiting events. For more detail on Cloud data usage and rate limiting events, see how to [view InfluxDB Cloud data usage](/influxdb/cloud/account-management/data-usage/). For more detail on how to install and customize this template, see [InfluxDB templates in InfluxDB Cloud](/influxdb/cloud/influxdb-templates/cloud/).