[jira] [Updated] (NIFI-8173) Parameter values should consistently allow for Expression Language

["Mark Payne (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-8173?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Mark Payne updated NIFI-8173:
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    Status: Patch Available  (was: Open)

> Parameter values should consistently allow for Expression Language
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>                 Key: NIFI-8173
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-8173
>             Project: Apache NiFi
>          Issue Type: Bug
>          Components: Core Framework, Documentation & Website
>            Reporter: Mark Payne
>            Assignee: Mark Payne
>            Priority: Major
>          Time Spent: 10m
>  Remaining Estimate: 0h
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> The User Guide claims that Parameters cannot make use of Expression Language. And if a processor/controller service uses
> {code:java}
> context.getProperty(DESCRIPTOR).evaluateAttributeExpresssions().getValue(); {code}
> It does, in fact, not evaluate EL.
> However, UpdateAttribute uses a different API (ProcessContext.newPropertyValue(...) ) and in the API it DOES evaluate EL. We need to be consistent in how we are evaluating (or not) the Expression Language.
> We do see use cases where allowing Expression Language within Parameters will be very useful, so I would lean toward allowing EL to be used. This will require that the User Guide also be updated to clearly explain the context in which the EL will be evaluated.



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