Learn how to create and configure Parameter Providers through the NiFi Controller
Settings.
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Select Controller Settings from the top-right
Global menu in the NiFi UI.
The NiFi Settings dialog opens.
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Go to the PARAMETER PROVIDERS tab.
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Click
in the top-right corner of the NiFi
Settings dialog to add a new Parameter Provider.
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Select one of the listed types, in this example,
FileParameterProvider, and click
Add.
The Parameter Provider is created.
The FileParameterProvider created in
this example lets you supply parameters in key-value files inside a
Parameter Group directory.
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Click
to edit it.
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Enter the absolute path of the Parameter Groups on your file system in the
Parameter Group Directories property.
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Set the Parameter Value Encoding property to "Plain
text".
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Click APPLY to save the Parameter Provider
configuration.
The Fetch Parameters icon becomes available if the path
set for the Parameter Group Directories property is
readable.
The Parameter Provider, in this example,
FileParameterProvider, is created and configured.
You can now move on to fetching parameters. For details, see Fetching
parameters.
