Double click a table in Log Analytics table side bar to run a preview query

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Previewing data in a table:

Previewing the data in a table is one of the best ways to instantly understand it’s content and data structure.

Since it’s introduction, a large amount of our users have used our new ‘preview’ popup window to gain instant insight into the content of a table – and continued to use the ‘load to query editor’ button to load the preview query as a starting point for more complex insights.

Double click to preview:

Today we introduce a small but important enhancement to this feature.

Double clicking a table item will now immediately run the preview query in the query editor:

This is a small yet powerful enhancement designed to further shorten your way to insight.

Settings:

Use our settings to choose if you prefer double clicking a table to run the preview query or add the table’s name to the query editor:

Feedback:

We value your feedback! please leave your comments and let us know if you like this new enhancement. 

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