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commit 9e0b04de514dd1e642e58cdab186c161d2617b8c Author: Jannik F <[email protected]> AuthorDate: Mon Jul 20 12:22:48 2020 +0200 Make Secret Backend docs clearer about Variable & Connection View (#8913) (cherry picked from commit a0bde8eb288f7d40b55cb8ea217a431264214a37) --- docs/howto/use-alternative-secrets-backend.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/howto/use-alternative-secrets-backend.rst b/docs/howto/use-alternative-secrets-backend.rst index 13a7c27..2fa2894 100644 --- a/docs/howto/use-alternative-secrets-backend.rst +++ b/docs/howto/use-alternative-secrets-backend.rst @@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ an alternative secrets backend to retrieve Airflow connections or Airflow variab such as :ref:`AWS SSM Parameter Store <ssm_parameter_store_secrets>`, :ref:`Hashicorp Vault Secrets<hashicorp_vault_secrets>` or you can :ref:`roll your own <roll_your_own_secrets_backend>`. +.. note:: + + The Airflow UI only shows connections and variables stored in the Metadata DB and not via any other method. + If you use an alternative secrets backend, check inside your backend to view the values of your variables and connections. + Search path ^^^^^^^^^^^ When looking up a connection/variable, by default Airflow will search environment variables first and metastore
