 Actual Value Tables

Most of the config forms have a table at the bottom called the Actual Value Table. The Table gives you a view of the values that FlightPath sees after variable substitution and interpolation.

Variable substitution

• Open the Config Panel using the Open config button at the lower left
• Switch to the env form
• Set an env var CACHE_DIR with the value my_cache_dir
• Switch to the cache form
• In the Cache directory field enter CACHE_DIR
• Click Save and reload at the top. Then close the Config Panel and reopen it.
• Click into the cache form and see that the Actual Value Table at the bottom shows a row with name path and actual value my_cache_dir
• Change the Cache directory field to {CACHE_DIR}/internal
• Click Save and reload at the top
• See that the Actual Value Table shows a row with name path and actual value my_cache_dir/internal