The purpose of this data sources is to make it easier to create fake data for any panel.
Using `Grafana TestData` you can build your own time series and have any panel render it.
This make is much easier to verify functionally since the data can be shared very
## Enable
`Grafana TestData` is not enabled by default. To enable it you have to go to `/plugins/testdata/edit` and click the enable button to enable it for each server.
`Grafana TestData` is not enabled by default. To enable it you have to go to `/plugins/testdata/edit` and click the enable button to enable.
## Create mock data.
Once `Grafana TestData` is enabled you use it as a datasource in the metric panel.
Once `Grafana TestData` is enabled you can use it as a data source in any metric panel.
![](/img/docs/v41/test_data_add.png)
## Scenarios
You can now choose different scenario that you want rendered in the drop down menu. If you have scenarios that you think should be added, please add them to `` and submit a pull request.
## CSV
The comma separated values scenario is the most powerful one since it lets you create any kind of graph you like.
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## Dashboards
`Grafana TestData` also contains some dashboards with example. `/plugins/testdata/edit`