diff --git a/bin/confetty b/bin/confetty
index 6ef5f1f5..53a6a857 100755
--- a/bin/confetty
+++ b/bin/confetty
@@ -192,15 +192,28 @@ def do_command(command, server):
                         print item["href"]
             else:  # generic attributes to list
                 for key in res.iterkeys():
+                    notes = []
                     if res[key] is None:
-                        print "%s=" % key
-                    elif 'value' in res[key]:
-                        print "%s=%s" % (key, res[key]['value'])
+                        attrstr = '%s=""' % key
+                    elif type(res[key]) == list:
+                        attrstr = '%s=["%s"]' % (key, '","'.join(res[key]))
+                    elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is not None:
+                        attrstr = '%s="%s"' % (key, res[key]['value'])
+                    elif 'value' in res[key] and res[key]['value'] is None:
+                        attrstr = '%s=""' % key
                     else:
                         if 'isset' in res[key] and res[key]['isset']:
-                            print "%s=********" % key
+                            attrstr = '%s="********"' % key
                         else:
-                            print "%s=" % key
+                            attrstr = '%s=""' % key
+                    if res[key] is not None and 'inheritedfrom' in res[key]:
+                        notes.append('Inherited from %s' % res[key]['inheritedfrom'])
+                    if res[key] is not None and 'expression' in res[key]:
+                        notes.append('Derived from expression "%s"' % res[key]['expression'])
+                    notestr = '(' + ', '.join(notes) + ')'
+                    output = '{0:<40} {1:>39}'.format(attrstr, notestr)
+                    print output
+
     elif argv[0] == 'start':
         targpath = fullpath_target(argv[1])
         currconsole = targpath
diff --git a/confluent/messages.py b/confluent/messages.py
index 65eccb23..b1550263 100644
--- a/confluent/messages.py
+++ b/confluent/messages.py
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ class ConfluentMessage(object):
             val = self.kvpairs[key]
             value = self.defaultvalue
             type = self.defaulttype
+            notes = []
             if val is not None and 'value' in val:
                 value = val['value']
+                if 'inheritedfrom' in val:
+                    notes.append('Inherited from %s' % val['inheritedfrom'])
+                if 'expression' in val:
+                    notes.append('Derived from expression "%s"' % val['expression'])
             elif val is not None and 'expression' in val:
                 value = val['expression']
             if value is None:
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ class ConfluentMessage(object):
             if val is not None and value == '' and 'isset' in val and val['isset'] is True:
                 # an encrypted value, put some *** to show it is set
                 # in the explorer
+                if 'inheritedfrom' in val:
+                    notes.append('Inherited from %s' % val['inheritedfrom'])
                 value = '********'
             if isinstance(val, list):
                 snippet += key + ":"
@@ -65,6 +72,8 @@ class ConfluentMessage(object):
                         'title="{3}"><input type="checkbox" '
                         'name="restexplorerhonorkey" value="{1}">'
                         ).format(type, key, value, self.desc)
+            if len(notes) > 0:
+                snippet += '(' + ','.join(notes) + ')'
         return snippet
 
 
@@ -314,6 +323,7 @@ class CryptedAttributes(Attributes):
             try:
                 if kv[key] is not None and kv[key]['cryptvalue'] != '':
                     nkv[key] = {'isset': True}
+                    nkv[key]['inheritedfrom'] = kv[key]['inheritedfrom']
             except KeyError:
                 pass
         if node is None:
diff --git a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
index ba1d4fa4..79b99dfc 100644
--- a/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
+++ b/plugins/configuration/attributes.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def retrieve_nodes(nodes, element, configmanager, inputdata):
                     desc = 'Unknown'
                 if 'value' in currattr:
                     yield msg.Attributes(node,
-                        {attribute: currattr['value']},
+                        {attribute: currattr},
                         desc)
                 elif 'cryptvalue' in currattr:
                     yield msg.CryptedAttributes(node,