Viewing FlowFile Lineage
It is often useful to see a graphical representation of the lineage or path a FlowFile took
within the dataflow. To see a FlowFile's lineage, click on the "Show Lineage" icon ( ) in the far-right column of the Data Provenance
table. This opens a graph displaying the FlowFile (
) and the various processing events that have
occurred. The selected event will be highlighted in red. It is possible to right-click or
double-click on any event to see that event's details (see Details of an Event). To see how the lineage
evolved over time, click the slider at the bottom-left of the window and move it to the
left to see the state of the lineage at earlier stages in the dataflow.
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