$__range

[jmajoor]

The Prometheus/Grafana $__range builtin variable doesn't seem to be supported.
My converted Grafana dashboard result in the use of in something like:
sum(increase(metric[$__range]))

This won't give any data as $__range is not understood. I don't want the ${__interval} as I want to sum over the entire selected time range in the dashboard.

Can I manually correct this or is this simply not possible in GKE using PromQL

[johnbryan]

I don't believe this is currently supported. One workaround might be to manually enter a range like sum(increase(metric[1h]))

[stevezease]

Yeah to echo John's point we currently do not have a direct equivalent. The current workaround would be to enter a manual static time range (though it will not change to match the time picker selection).

There are also some potential alternatives mentioned here, but it appear that the user in the thread was not able to get them working.
https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Google-Cloud-s-operations-suite/Using-range-in-promql-queries/m-p/727105

[jmajoor]

Thanks for the quick response. I will use 1d for the moment.
Is there a different repository where I should report this (as this seems to be an issue with the PromQL integration rather than the conversion of dashboards)

[johnbryan]

No public repo, but I've passed the feedback along to the internal team responsible for promQL support.