Re: NiFi Registry Create Item in the UI

2018-02-12 Thread Rob Moran
There could be more guidance to help someone get started when first entering a brand new registry, like a link to launch the new bucket dialog/workflow if the user has the special privilege. Being a special privilege, however, I think it makes sense to direct the user to the Admin section (wrench

Re: NiFi Registry Create Item in the UI

2018-02-11 Thread Scott Aslan
One of the really cool features of the registry UI is the ability to deep link to a user, group, or bucket as well as the ability to deep link to view ALL of the items the current user is authorized to view, deep link to view ALL of the items in a specific bucket that the current user is

Re: NiFi Registry Create Item in the UI

2018-02-10 Thread Andrew Grande
Looking more at the UI. Not sure listing all items across buckets is a very scalable approach. I expect to have lots and lots of buckets and many many versions within a bucket. Having more of a 'nested' navigation, when one can dive into a bucket, should provide for a more responsive UI and, as a

Re: NiFi Registry Create Item in the UI

2018-02-10 Thread Bryan Bende
Andrew, I agree it is a little confusing, especially when you first enter a brand new registry instance with no data. However, the main page of the registry is not a listing of buckets, it is a listing of "items" across all buckets, where currently the only time of item is a flow. You then click

NiFi Registry Create Item in the UI

2018-02-10 Thread Andrew Grande
Hi, I wanted to share some feedback and suggestions on the registry UI. It was a little unnatural to look for a New Bucket button in the Settings menu. Same sentiment with the Create Flow for when we expect to be able to import it in the UI in the near future. How about making the (+) or New