From b8ff60a0f30b43bcc33fe1a3fba6a09de0c818c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Evan Hearne <156197717+ehearneRedHat@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 09:48:44 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] added dashboard id's and linked to Grafana Docs for more
 info. (#663)

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 doc/observability/examples.md | 14 +++++++++++++-
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 Explore a variety of starting points for monitoring your Kuadrant installation with our [examples](https://github.com/Kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/tree/main/examples) folder. These dashboards and alerts are ready-to-use and easily customizable to fit your environment.
 
+There are some example dashboards uploaded to [Grafana.com](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/) . You can use the ID's listed below to import these dashboards into Grafana:
+
+| Name     | ID |
+| ----------- | ----------- |
+| [App Developer Dashboard](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/20970)      | `20970`       |
+| [Business User Dashboard](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/20981)   | `20981`        |
+| [Platform Engineer Dashboard](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/20982) | `20982` |
+
 ## Dashboards
 
 ### Importing Dashboards into Grafana
 
-- **UI Method:** Use the 'Import' feature in the Grafana UI to upload dashboard JSON files directly.
+For more details on how to import dashboards into Grafana, visit the [import dashboards](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/dashboards/build-dashboards/import-dashboards/) page. 
+
+- **UI Method:**
+    - **JSON** -  Use the 'Import' feature in the Grafana UI to upload dashboard JSON files directly.
+    - **ID** - Use the 'Import' feature in the Grafana UI to import via [Grafana.com](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/) using a Dashboard ID. 
 - **ConfigMap Method:** Automate dashboard provisioning by adding files to a ConfigMap, which should be mounted at `/etc/grafana/provisioning/dashboards`.
 
 Datasources are configured as template variables, automatically integrating with your existing data sources. Metrics for these dashboards are sourced from [Prometheus](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus). For more details on the metrics used, visit the [metrics](https://docs.kuadrant.io/kuadrant-operator/doc/observability/metrics/) documentation page.