How to use the Json Variables Value in Azure DevOps YAML Pipeline?

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How to use the Json Variables Value in Azure DevOps YAML Pipeline?

Shekhar Khadka 5

I want to deploy the azure resources(ADF) and while deploying I need to override some DEV ARM template parameters and one of the parameters to deploy is of JSON OBJECT which I store its value in the pipeline Variable Group as below;

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Actually the value looks like this {"minutes":[00],"hours":[5],"weekDays":["Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday"]}

Since in azure DevOps pipeline, every Variable value that we fetch will be treated as a string type but my parameter for the ARM template need the value of Json type.

- task: AzurePowerShell@5
      displayName: Deploy ADF
      inputs:
        azureSubscription: '$(azureSubscription)'
        ScriptType: 'InlineScript'
        Inline: 

          New-AzResourceGroupDeployment `
             -ResourceGroupName "$(DeploymentResourceGroupName)" `
             -TemplateParameterFile "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/$(SourceDataFactoryName)/ARMTemplateParametersForFactory.json" `
             -TemplateFile "$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/$(SourceDataFactoryName)/ARMTemplateForFactory.json" `
             -factoryName "$(DeployDataFactoryName)" `
             -LocalTesting_properties_typeProperties_recurrence_schedule $Trigger_Schedule `
             #

Vahid Ghafarpour 23,120

You can pass JSON object as a string to the pipeline just need to replace " with "

For example this YAML file:

steps:
- task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3
  inputs:
    deploymentScope: 'Resource Group'  # Change this to 'Subscription' if needed
    azureResourceManagerConnection: 'YourAzureServiceConnection'  # Replace with your service connection name
    subscriptionId: 'YourSubscriptionId'
    action: 'Create Or Update Resource Group'
    resourceGroupName: 'YourResourceGroupName'
    location: 'YourResourceGroupLocation'
    templateLocation: 'Linked artifact'
    csmFile: 'path/to/your/template.json'  # Path to your ARM template file
    csmParametersFile: 'path/to/your/parameters.json'  # Path to a JSON file containing parameters (if needed)
    overrideParameters: '-MyJsonObjectParameter "{\"minutes\":[00],\"hours\":[5],\"weekDays\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"]}"'

Vahid Ghafarpour 23,120

You can pass JSON object as a string to the pipeline just need to replace " with "

For example this YAML file:

steps:
- task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3
  inputs:
    deploymentScope: 'Resource Group'  # Change this to 'Subscription' if needed
    azureResourceManagerConnection: 'YourAzureServiceConnection'  # Replace with your service connection name
    subscriptionId: 'YourSubscriptionId'
    action: 'Create Or Update Resource Group'
    resourceGroupName: 'YourResourceGroupName'
    location: 'YourResourceGroupLocation'
    templateLocation: 'Linked artifact'
    csmFile: 'path/to/your/template.json'  # Path to your ARM template file
    csmParametersFile: 'path/to/your/parameters.json'  # Path to a JSON file containing parameters (if needed)
    overrideParameters: '-MyJsonObjectParameter "{\"minutes\":[00],\"hours\":[5],\"weekDays\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"]}"'

Shekhar Khadka 5 Reputation points

2023-08-03T15:54:01.81+00:00

@Vahid Ghafarpour I want to make my code as dynamic as possible hardcoding the value doesn't make any sense to me
KranthiPakala-MSFT 46,632 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-09T22:12:45.14+00:00

@Shekhar Khadka Looks like this issue more of Azure DevOps related and Azure devops has its own community forum. Hence recommend you to please reach out in Azure DevOps forum for better visibility and quick assistance.

Here is the link for Azure DevOps forum: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-devops/bd-p/AzureDevOpsForum

Thank you

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Vahid Ghafarpour 23,120 Reputation points

2023-08-01T03:29:07.1866667+00:00

You can pass JSON object as a string to the pipeline just need to replace " with "

For example this YAML file:

steps: - task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3 inputs: deploymentScope: 'Resource Group' # Change this to 'Subscription' if needed azureResourceManagerConnection: 'YourAzureServiceConnection' # Replace with your service connection name subscriptionId: 'YourSubscriptionId' action: 'Create Or Update Resource Group' resourceGroupName: 'YourResourceGroupName' location: 'YourResourceGroupLocation' templateLocation: 'Linked artifact' csmFile: 'path/to/your/template.json' # Path to your ARM template file csmParametersFile: 'path/to/your/parameters.json' # Path to a JSON file containing parameters (if needed) overrideParameters: '-MyJsonObjectParameter "{\"minutes\":[00],\"hours\":[5],\"weekDays\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"]}"'
Vahid Ghafarpour 23,120 Reputation points

2023-08-01T03:29:17.7066667+00:00

You can pass JSON object as a string to the pipeline just need to replace " with "

For example this YAML file:

steps: - task: AzureResourceManagerTemplateDeployment@3 inputs: deploymentScope: 'Resource Group' # Change this to 'Subscription' if needed azureResourceManagerConnection: 'YourAzureServiceConnection' # Replace with your service connection name subscriptionId: 'YourSubscriptionId' action: 'Create Or Update Resource Group' resourceGroupName: 'YourResourceGroupName' location: 'YourResourceGroupLocation' templateLocation: 'Linked artifact' csmFile: 'path/to/your/template.json' # Path to your ARM template file csmParametersFile: 'path/to/your/parameters.json' # Path to a JSON file containing parameters (if needed) overrideParameters: '-MyJsonObjectParameter "{\"minutes\":[00],\"hours\":[5],\"weekDays\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\",\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\",\"Friday\"]}"'
Shekhar Khadka 5 Reputation points

2023-08-03T15:54:01.81+00:00

@Vahid Ghafarpour I want to make my code as dynamic as possible hardcoding the value doesn't make any sense to me
KranthiPakala-MSFT 46,632 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-09T22:12:45.14+00:00

@Shekhar Khadka Looks like this issue more of Azure DevOps related and Azure devops has its own community forum. Hence recommend you to please reach out in Azure DevOps forum for better visibility and quick assistance.

Here is the link for Azure DevOps forum: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-devops/bd-p/AzureDevOpsForum

Thank you

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