[jira] [Commented] (NIFI-5677) Add/clarify why modifying/creating variables are not considered local changes in versioned flows

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ASF GitHub Bot commented on NIFI-5677:
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GitHub user andrewmlim opened a pull request:

    https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/3125

    NIFI-5677 Added note to clarify why modifying/creating variables not …

    …local changes in versioned flows

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    https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/3125.patch

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> Add/clarify why modifying/creating variables are not considered local changes in versioned flows
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>                 Key: NIFI-5677
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-5677
>             Project: Apache NiFi
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: Documentation & Website
>            Reporter: Andrew Lim
>            Assignee: Andrew Lim
>            Priority: Minor
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> There has been some confusion over why creating or modifying variables in a versioned flow do not trigger local changes in the flow.
> Will improve the relevant section in the User Guide (https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/html/user-guide.html#managing_local_changes) with the following clarifications:
> Modifying doesn’t trigger local changes because variable values are intended to be different in each environment.  When a flow is imported to an environment, it is assumed there is a one-time operation required to set those variables specific for the given environment. 
> Creating a variable doesn’t trigger a local change because just creating a variable on its own has not changed anything about what the flow processes.  A component will have to be created/modified that uses the new variable, which will trigger a local change.



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