apache / apache/airflow

Possibly add a feature to "Run Tasks" from the UI

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Description

### Apache Airflow version

2.6.0

### What happened

Hi team, we just upgraded to 2.6.0 and now I cannot find the TaskInstance Context menu (detailed [here](https://airflow.apache.org/docs/apache-airflow/stable/ui.html#task-instance-context-menu) in the docs). In the new UI, how do I force a task to run via web ui and ignore any dependencies?

### What you think should happen instead

_No response_

### How to reproduce

Open the UI click on a task instance, try to find the old Task Actions interface.

### Operating System

ubuntu20.04

### Versions of Apache Airflow Providers

_No response_

### Deployment

Docker-Compose

### Deployment details

_No response_

### Anything else

_No response_

### Are you willing to submit PR?

- [ ] Yes I am willing to submit a PR!

### Code of Conduct

- [X] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/apache/airflow/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

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Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the TaskInstance Context menu and the old Task Actions interface described in the issue and linked UI documentation. Determine how the 2.6.0 UI is expected to expose running a task while ignoring dependencies, then verify that the resulting UI action works for a task instance and matches the documented behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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