[jira] [Commented] (NIFI-6634) UI - Indicate variable are no longer recommended and favor parameters

["Andrew Lim (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Andrew Lim commented on NIFI-6634:
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Here's a draft of what I was going to add to the User Guide as a Note in the Variables section:

Variables are still supported for compatibility purposes but do not have the same power as Parameters such as support for sensitive properties and more granular control over who can create, modify or use them. Variables will be removed in a future release. As a result, it is highly recommended to switch to Parameters.

If that is too verbose to add to the Variables dialog, perhaps this:

Variables are still supported for compatibility purposes but do not have the same power as Parameters such as support for sensitive properties. Please switch to Parameters as Variables will be removed in a future release.

> UI - Indicate variable are no longer recommended and favor parameters
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>                 Key: NIFI-6634
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-6634
>             Project: Apache NiFi
>          Issue Type: Sub-task
>          Components: Core UI
>            Reporter: Robert Fellows
>            Priority: Major
>
> Variables less powerful than parameters. Specifically, they don't support sensitive values. On the Variables dialog, this should be conveyed to the user to help guide them to use parameters instead.
> One suggestion for wording:
> "Variables are still supported for compatibility purposes but they do not allow the same power as Parameters such as support for sensitive parameters.  Variables will be removed in a later release so please change to using parameters."



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