grafana/docs/sources/shared/visualizations/datalink-options-1.md

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title: Data links and actions options
comments: |
  There are four data link shared files, datalink-options.md, datalink-options-1.md, datalink-options-2.md, and datalink-options-3.md to cover the most common combinations of options. 
  Using shared files ensures that content remains consistent across visualizations that share the same options and users don't have to figure out which options apply to a specific visualization when reading that content.
  This file is used in the following visualizations: bar gauge, gauge, pie chart, stat
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Data links allow you to link to other panels, dashboards, and external resources while maintaining the context of the source panel.
You can create links that include the series name or even the value under the cursor.
To learn more, refer to [Configure data links and actions](../../configure-data-links/).

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Actions are not supported for this visualization.
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For each data link, set the following options:

- **Title**
- **URL**
- **Open in new tab**

Data links for this visualization don't include the **One click** switch, however, if there's only one data link configured, that data link has single-click functionality.
If multiple data links are configured, then clicking the visualization opens a menu that displays all the data links.