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Joe Witt updated NIFI-8173:
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Resolution: Fixed
Status: Resolved (was: Patch Available)
> 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
> Fix For: 1.13.0
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> Time Spent: 40m
> 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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