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You must have at least one list element (Query exception met when creating a dynamic variable)

Hi!

I am new to Wavefront so not sure if this is a stupid question..

Basically, I am trying to use a point tag dynamic variable in a dashboard. Let's say "source" for example.

When setting up the variable, it asks for a query.

This query, to my understanding, needs to return some metric that is shared by all the "source"s, and has "source" as one of its point tags?

But when I try to save the variable, it gives the following exception:

Query Exception

  • You must have at least one list element

I found a metric that gives me several lines if I do a simple ts() on it. I thought that's a list? But it's apparently not?

Then I want to ask, what is considered a list element? How should I see my metrics' data types (list or not)? What other types are there? I assume there is a documentation page I missed reading on this?

Or, if I am asking wrong questions, what does the error actually mean?

Thanks very much!

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