Azure Devops Pipelines - Add multiple/batch variables

Question

I'm using the below azure-pipeline.yml file to build docker image, push to Azure docker registry & restart the Azure docker app servicer.

This yaml file uses variable set in azure pipeline, screenshot attached.

My issue is, I need to create 2-3 pipelines every-week for different projects I need to add every variable manually for each project and copy paste from my config. Is there a way I can import a .env file or add multiple variables all at once while creating the pipeline.

Objectively I need to cut down the single variable copy paste time & avoid errors that might occurr

Any reason you're not putting them in the YAML file's variables block? — jessehouwing
– jessehouwing, Commented Dec 26, 2022 at 12:21

Jiawei Shi - MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2022-12-26 14:26:09Z

2

1.You could use variable group to reuse variables.

trigger: 
- none

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

variables:
- group: forTest

steps:
- script: |
    echo $(test1)
    echo $(test2)
  displayName: 'Run a multi-line script'

2.You could use variable template.

trigger: 
- none

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

variables:
- template: vars.yml

steps:

- script: |
    echo $(test1)
    echo $(test2)
  displayName: 'Run a multi-line script'

answered Dec 26, 2022 at 14:26

Jiawei Shi - MSFT

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3 Comments

Peter Over a year ago

Another good thing about this, is that if the variables are the same or name are the same, you can clone the variable group and just change the values accordingly

sandiprb Over a year ago

Thanks for the answer Jiawei, I use the same .azure-piplines.yml file to deploy multiple environments like staging/prod etc in multiple pipelines. Each environment has it's own variables defined in pipelines is there anyways I can use different values for different pipelines? Using the same yaml file

Jiawei Shi - MSFT Over a year ago

If you want to use the same azure-piplines.yml, you just need to modify the content of vars.yml for different projects. You could add multiple variables all at once.

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