[Config] #7644 add tests for passing number looking attributes as strings
merged branch cordoval/bugfix/7644 (PR #7655)

This PR was squashed before being merged into the 2.2 branch (closes #7655).

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[Config] #7644 add tests for passing number looking attributes as strings

| Q                       | A                 |
| -----------------  |:-------------:|
| Bug fix?            | yes             |
| New feature     | no               |
| BC breaks?     | no               |
| Deprecations?| no               |
| Tests pass?    | yes             |
| Fixed tickets    | #7644        |
| License            | MIT            |

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d98118a [Config] #7644 add tests for passing number looking attributes as strings