(DOCSP-14402) Externally sourced config values (#309)

* (DOCSP-14402) Externally sourced config values

Author: zach-carr

snooty.toml

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ om-full = "MongoDB Ops Manager"
 ent-build = "MongoDB Enterprise"
 hardlink = "https://docs.mongodb.com/bi-connector/"
 adc = ":abbr:`ADC (Active Directory Controller)`"
+api = ":abbr:`API (Application Programming Interface)`"
 bi-atlas-short-link = ":doc:`BI Connector for Atlas </atlas-bi-connector>`"
 bi-atlas-short = "BI Connector for Atlas"
 bi-atlas = "MongoDB Connector for Business Intelligence for MongoDB Atlas"

source/includes/config-file-expansion-directives.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+You may use expansion directives in your configuration file to load 
+externally sourced configuration values. Expansion directives 
+obscure confidential information like security certificates and 
+passwords.
+
+To learn more about using expansion directives, see :manual:`Externally Sourced Configuration File Values </reference/expansion-directives/>` 
+in the MongoDB manual.

source/reference/mongosqld.txt

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 .. contents:: On this page
    :local:
    :backlinks: none
-   :depth: 1
+   :depth: 2
    :class: singlecol
 
 .. meta::
@@ -283,6 +283,10 @@ You may configure :binary:`~bin.mongosqld` using a `YAML <http://yaml.org/>`_
 configuration file. This file may contain the settings listed in the
 following sections.
 
+.. note::
+
+   .. include:: /includes/config-file-expansion-directives.rst
+
 .. _msqld-conf-log-options:
 
 Logging Options
@@ -718,6 +722,11 @@ These configuration file options are also available as system variables.
 For more information, see
 :ref:`System Variables <system-environment-variables>`.
 
+Load External Configuration Values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. include:: /includes/config-file-expansion-directives.rst
+
 Example Configuration File
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

source/release-notes.txt

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ Release Notes for |bi|
 New Features
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- Enables the use of externally sourced values in .yaml configuration 
-  files.
+- Enables the use of externally sourced values in .yaml 
+  :ref:`configuration files <config-format>`.
 
 - Adds support for the following fields in .yaml configuration files: