From 5fef57124c467add1e284dda126eb9657124d0c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dan <bodepd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 15:02:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Document get_file get_param incompatibility

Adds a doc note that get_file only accepts static
arguments.

Change-Id: I3386a6f70c3ca2a8d32b7d0d56f6eb5c0bf56774
---
 doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst b/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
index d92aafa6f7..0f464d00fb 100644
--- a/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
+++ b/doc/source/template_guide/hot_spec.rst
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@ the actual content of fetched paths and URLs. The *heat* client command
 supports relative paths and will transform these to absolute URLs which
 will be used as the *content key* in the files dictionary.
 
+Note: The argument to *get_file* should be a static path or URL and not
+rely on intrinsic functions like *get_param*. In general, the *heat* client
+does not process intrinsic functions (they are only processed by the heat
+server).
+
 The example below demonstrates *get_file* usage with both relative and
 absolute URLs.