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NIFI-3773 Added documentation and screenshots for Component Versioning. This closes #1734. Signed-off-by: Andy LoPresto <[email protected]> Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/commit/16f37763 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/tree/16f37763 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/diff/16f37763 Branch: refs/heads/master Commit: 16f37763f6d7c678757889a4cff914c2f65f4ed1 Parents: 580d65d Author: Sarah Olson <[email protected]> Authored: Tue May 2 13:31:33 2017 -0700 Committer: Andy LoPresto <[email protected]> Committed: Tue May 2 17:37:18 2017 -0400 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- .../images/component-version-dialog.png | Bin 0 -> 42359 bytes ...igure-processor-with-version-information.png | Bin 0 -> 71779 bytes nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc | 35 +++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 35 insertions(+) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/blob/16f37763/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/component-version-dialog.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/component-version-dialog.png b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/component-version-dialog.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..91b41f1 Binary files /dev/null and b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/component-version-dialog.png differ http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/blob/16f37763/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/configure-processor-with-version-information.png ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/configure-processor-with-version-information.png b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/configure-processor-with-version-information.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..397459c Binary files /dev/null and b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/images/configure-processor-with-version-information.png differ http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/nifi/blob/16f37763/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc index 55102e4..23ec96d 100644 --- a/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc +++ b/nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc @@ -430,6 +430,41 @@ The Label has no text when initially created. The text of the Label can be added choosing `Configure` +[[component-versioning]] +=== Component Versions +You have access to information about the version of your Processors, Controller Services, and Reporting Tasks. +This is especially useful when you are working within a clustered environment with multiple NiFi instances running +different versions of a component or if you have upgraded to a newer version of a processor. The Add Processor, +Add Controller Service, and Add Reporting Task dialogs include a column identifying the component version, as well +as the name of the component, the organization or group that created the component, and the NAR bundle that contains +the processor. Each component displayed on the canvas also contains this information. + +==== Sorting and Filtering Components +When you are adding a component, you can filter based on originating source or version number. + +To sort based on version, click the version column to display in ascending or descending version order. + +To filter based on source group, click the source drop-down in the upper left of your Add Component dialog, +and select the source group you want to view. + +==== Changing Component Versions +To change a component version, perform the following steps. + +. Right-click the component on the canvas to display configuration options. +. Select Change version. +. In the Component Version dialog, select the version you want to run from the Version drop-down menu. + +image::component-version-dialog.png["Component Version"] + +==== Understanding Version Dependencies +When you are configuring a component, you can also view information about version dependencies. + +. Right-click your component and select Configure to display the Configure dialog for your component. +. Click the Properties tab. +. Click the information icon to view any version dependency information. + +image::configure-processor-with-version-information.png["Configuration Version Requirements"] + [[Configuring_a_Processor]] === Configuring a Processor
