[jira] [Created] (NIFI-14955) Identify correctly whether a sensitive field references a value or a parameter

["Craig Patrick (Jira)" <ji...@apache.org>]

Craig Patrick created NIFI-14955:
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             Summary: Identify correctly whether a sensitive field references a value or a parameter
                 Key: NIFI-14955
                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-14955
             Project: Apache NiFi
          Issue Type: Bug
          Components: Core UI
    Affects Versions: 2.0.0
         Environment: All
            Reporter: Craig Patrick
         Attachments: image-2025-09-10-14-58-12-072.png, image-2025-09-10-14-59-49-539.png, image-2025-09-10-15-00-11-090.png, image-2025-09-10-15-01-03-738.png

I'm not sure if this is a bug or a feature request based on how the current functionality works so I'll explain the situation and let you decide - based on current behaviour I think this may be a bug.

When a field requires a sensitive value, there is currently no way to identify whether the field contains an actual value, or a reference to a parameter (the caveat to this being when you first enter a parameter reference, and then it does show)

Example:

InvokeHTTP with a sensitive value for Authorization header... when we click to edit this, it shows "Convert to Parameter" even though this *IS* a parameter reference:

!image-2025-09-10-14-58-12-072.png!

If I edit the field, and add the reference to a parameter once again, then instead if we try and change this value a second time (before applying the change), we get the "Go To Parameter" option instead (which indicates it's a parameter not a value):

!image-2025-09-10-14-59-49-539.png!

!image-2025-09-10-15-00-11-090.png!

However - as soon as we apply the change, and edit the parameter once more it reverts back to the "Convert to Param" menu option:

!image-2025-09-10-15-01-03-738.png!

 

I guess this ticket is to either:

_Correct the current functionality so that if a parameter is entered as a value for a sensitive field, that the "Go To Parameter" option correctly shows every time you click on the context menu_

*- or -*

_Add new functionality to the UI so you can clearly see if a sensitive field contains a value or a parameter reference_



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