Github user alopresto commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/nifi/pull/1445#discussion_r97922506
--- Diff: nifi-docs/src/main/asciidoc/user-guide.adoc ---
@@ -1690,11 +1687,36 @@ replay data at any point within the dataflow, and
see a graphical representation
image:provenance-annotated.png["Provenance Table"]
-Each point in a dataflow where a FlowFile is processed in some way is
considered a "processing event". Various types of processing
+[[provenance_events]]
+=== Provenance Events
+
+Each point in a dataflow where a FlowFile is processed in some way is
considered a 'provenance event'. Various types of provenance
events occur, depending on the dataflow design. For example, when data is
brought into the flow, a RECEIVE event occurs, and when
data is sent out of the flow, a SEND event occurs. Other types of
processing events may occur, such as if the data is cloned (CLONE event),
routed (ROUTE event), modified (CONTENT_MODIFIED or ATTRIBUTES_MODIFIED event),
split (FORK event), combined with other data objects (JOIN event), and
ultimately removed from the flow (DROP event).
+The provenance event types are:
+
+[options="header"]
+|======================
+|Provenance Event |Description
+|ADDINFO |Indicates a provenance event when additional
information such as a new linkage to a new URI or UUID is added
+|ATTRIBUTES_MODIFIED |Indicates that a FlowFile's attributes were
modified in some way
+|CLONE |Indicates that a FlowFile is an exact duplicate
of its parent FlowFile
+|CONTENT_MODIFIED |Indicates that a FlowFile's content was modified
in some way
+|CREATE |Indicates that a FlowFile was generated from
data that was not received from a remote system or external process
+|DOWNLOAD |Indicates that the contents of a FlowFile were
downloaded by a user or external entity
+|DROP |Indicates a provenance event for the conclusion
of an object's life for some reason other than object expiration
+|EXPIRE |Indicates a provenance event for the conclusion
of an object's life due to the object not being processed in a timely manner
+|FETCH |Indicates that the contents of a FlowFile were
overwritten using the contents of some external resource
+|FORK |Indicates that one or more FlowFiles were
derived from a parent FlowFile
+|JOIN |Indicates that a single FlowFile is derived from
joining together multiple parent FlowFiles
+|RECEIVE |Indicates a provenance event for receiving data
from an external process
+|REPLAY |Indicates a provenance event for replaying a
FlowFile.
--- End diff --
Removing unnecessary '.'.
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