Exporting a variable so that other actions can use it - Amazon CodeCatalyst

Exporting a variable so that other actions can use it

Use the following instructions to export a variable from an action so that you can reference it in other actions.

Before you export a variable, note the following:

  • If you only need to reference the variable within the action where it's defined, then you don't need to export it.

  • Not all actions support exporting variables. To determine whether your action supports this feature, run through the visual editor instructions that follow, and see if the action includes a Variables button on the Outputs tab. If yes, exporting variables is supported.

  • To export a variable from a GitHub Action, see Exporting GitHub output parameters.

For more information about variables, see Using variables in workflows.

Prerequisite

Make sure you have defined the variable you want to export. For more information, see Defining a variable.

Visual
To export a variable (visual editor)

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose Visual.

  7. In the workflow diagram, choose the action that you want to export the variable from.

  8. Choose Outputs.

  9. In Variables - optional, choose Add variable, and then do the following:

    Specify the name of a variable that you want the action to export. This variable must already be defined in the Inputs or Steps section of the same action.

  10. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  11. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.

YAML
To export a variable (YAML editor)

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose YAML.

  7. In the action that you want to export the variable from, add code similar to the following:

    action-name:
  Outputs:
    Variables:
      - Name: variable-name

    For more examples, see Examples of variables.

  8. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  9. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.