From e4931fed14b85cecab1ef1431c9e1603e9c517b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonquil Williams Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:48:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Added clarification to Terraform backend configuration --- .../modules/platform/ref-controller-credential-terraform.adoc | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/downstream/modules/platform/ref-controller-credential-terraform.adoc b/downstream/modules/platform/ref-controller-credential-terraform.adoc index 71df6cc232..43b0a5eddb 100644 --- a/downstream/modules/platform/ref-controller-credential-terraform.adoc +++ b/downstream/modules/platform/ref-controller-credential-terraform.adoc @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Terraform is a HashiCorp tool used to automate various infrastructure tasks. Select this credential type to enable synchronization with the Terraform inventory source. -The Terraform credential requires the *Backend configuration* attribute which must contain the data from a link:https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/backend[Terraform backend block]. +The Terraform credential requires the *Backend configuration* attribute which must contain the data from a link:https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/language/backend[Terraform backend block]. Saving it stores the file path to the backend configuration in an environment variable `TF_BACKEND_CONFIG_FILE` that is made available to any job with the credential attached. + You can paste, drag a file, browse to upload a file, or click the image:leftkey.png[Key,15,15] icon to populate the field from an external link:{URLControllerAdminGuide}/assembly-controller-secret-management[Secret Management System]. Terraform backend configuration requires the following inputs: