Problemsby GlyphTrouble with Apache Airflow clearing
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Clearing a Dag run does not clear its ExternalTaskMarker targets
In Airflow 2, clearing a whole Dag run also cleared the tasks its `ExternalTaskMarker`s point at, and their downstream tasks, in the other Dags. The UI's Dag run clear called `dag.clear(..., include_subdags=True)` and the REST API's `POST...
Clearing a task instance with both "Upstream" and "Downstream" clears unrelated tasks (whole run when the DAG has a shared root)
...original seed set and union the results, plus a test that enables both flags together. Workaround: clear twice, once with Upstream only and once with Downstream only. ### Are you willing to submit PR? - [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR! ### Code of Conduct - [x] I agree to...
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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 46 days. Mostly on apache/airflow. Tools named alongside: SQLite, Kubernetes, Docker.
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Posts about Apache Airflow with no known issue, sharing the word "clearing". First post Sep 25, 2026, latest Nov 9, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method
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