Apache Flink - Question about Global Windows

Posted by M Singh on
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Hi:

I am reading about global windows and the documentation indicates:

'A global windows assigner assigns all elements with the same key to the same single global window'

From my understanding if we have a keyed stream - then all elements with the same key are also assigned to a single window.  I understand that global windows never trigger window computation.  But is there any other the difference between the two windows (global vs non-global) ?  

Thanks

Mans