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Eng is moving to Clickhouse as a backend for run metadata querying filtering etc. Clickhouse only supports a subset of regexes, called RE2

This PR attempts to clarify that W&B (will) only support RE2.

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### Multi-metric panel expressions
Use a regular expression to create a single line plot that shows multiple metrics together (including matching metrics logged in the future). For detailed instructions, see [Add a line plot](/models/app/features/panels/line-plot#multi-metric-line-plot).
Use a regular expression to create a single line plot that shows multiple metrics together (including matching metrics logged in the future). Use [Google's RE2 syntax](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) when defining a regular expression.

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- **Filter to one user's runs**: Include only runs created by the specified user. Click the toggle to turn on the filter, then specify a username.
- **Filter on run name**: Include only runs whose names match the given regular expression. Click the toggle to turn on the filter, then specify a regular expression.
- **Filter on run name**: Include only runs whose names match the given regular expression. Click the toggle to turn on the filter, then specify a regular expression. Use [Google's RE2 syntax](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) when defining regular expressions.

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- **Star panels**: See your most important panels at a glance. When viewing a run or a project, click the star icon at the top of a panel to star it. To filter the list to only starred panels, click the **Starred** tab at the top of the list.
- **Star metrics**: When viewing an important metric in detail view, click the star icon to star it.
- **Search panels**: When viewing a run or a project, use the **panel search** field at the bottom of the screen to filter which runs appear in each chart. You can search with [JavaScript regular expressions](https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_regexp.asp) to match patterns in run names.
- **Search panels**: When viewing a run or a project, use the **panel search** field at the bottom of the screen to filter which runs appear in each chart. You can search with [RE2 syntax](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) to match patterns in run names.

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### Multi-metric panel expressions
Use a regular expression to create a single line plot that shows multiple metrics together (including matching metrics logged in the future). For detailed instructions, see [Add a line plot](/models/app/features/panels/line-plot#multi-metric-line-plot).
Use a regular expression to create a single line plot that shows multiple metrics together (including matching metrics logged in the future). Use [Google's RE2 syntax](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) when defining a regular expression.

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1. To add a custom line plot instead, click **Line plot**.
1. Configure the line plot's data, grouping, and display preferences using the corresponding tabs. For details, see [Edit line plot settings](#edit-line-plot-settings).
1. To add calculated expressions to the x-axis or y-axis, click **Expressions**. [JavaScript regular expressions](https://www.w3schools.com/js/js_regexp.asp) are supported.
1. To add calculated expressions to the x-axis or y-axis, click **Expressions**. Use [Google's RE2 syntax](https://github.com/google/re2/wiki/Syntax) when defining regular expressions.

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