Azure-devops-docs: How to map complex objects?

[VerdonTrigance]

We have example in this page:

azure-pipelines.yml

jobs:

• template: process.yml
  parameters:
  pool: # this parameter is called pool
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest # and it's a mapping rather than a string

process.yml

parameters:

• name: 'pool'
  type: object
  default: {}

jobs:

• job: build
  pool: ${{ parameters.pool }}

But how to map demands with pool object?

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• ID: 6724abea-bbdc-bf66-ed5e-3214fa6c3e66
• Version Independent ID: 4f8dab21-3f0e-da32-cc0e-1d85c13c0065
• Content: Templates - Azure Pipelines
• Content Source: docs/pipelines/process/templates.md
• Product: devops
• Technology: devops-cicd
• GitHub Login: @juliakm
• Microsoft Alias: jukullam

[WilliamAntonRohm]

@VerdonTrigance -- thank you for your question. You may find answers here:

• Azure DevOps Support Bot

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  @juliakm -- please look into this potential documentation issue.

[VerdonTrigance]

May I pass template to another template's parameter?

steps.yml

steps:

• powershell: |
  write-host "do specific stuff here"

tmplt-stage-deploy2dev.yml

parameters:

• name: stagename
• name: wspsteps
  type: stepList
  stages: #some general stuff here

azure-pipelines.yml

stages:

• template: ..\tmplt-stage-deploy2dev.yml
  parameters:
  stagename: Deploy2Dev
  wspsteps: #how to pass first template here

How to do this?

[daveneeley]

may be helpful: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/comments/924822/view.html

[Slooz]

We have example in this page:

azure-pipelines.yml

jobs:

• template: process.yml
  parameters:
  pool: # this parameter is called pool
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest # and it's a mapping rather than a string

process.yml

parameters:

• name: 'pool'
  type: object
  default: {}

jobs:

• job: build
  pool: ${{ parameters.pool }}

But how to map demands with pool object?
```yaml

• template: process.yml
  parameters:
  pool:
  demands:
  - myCustomCapability
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

[Slooz]

May I pass template to another template's parameter?

steps.yml

steps:

• powershell: |
  write-host "do specific stuff here"

tmplt-stage-deploy2dev.yml

parameters:

• name: stagename
• name: wspsteps
  type: stepList
  stages: #some general stuff here

azure-pipelines.yml

stages:

• template: ..\tmplt-stage-deploy2dev.yml
  parameters:
  stagename: Deploy2Dev
  wspsteps: #how to pass first template here

How to do this?

```yaml
stages:

• template: ..\tmplt-stage-deploy2dev.yml
  parameters:
  stagename: Deploy2Dev
  wspsteps:
  - template: steps.yml

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