tower_job_template – create, update, or destroy Ansible Tower job template

Synopsis

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • ansible-tower-cli >= 3.0.2

Parameters

Parameter Choices/Defaults Comments
ask_credential
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for credential on launch.
ask_diff_mode
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user to enable diff mode (show changes) to files when supported by modules.
ask_extra_vars
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for (extra_vars) on launch.
ask_inventory
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for inventory on launch.
ask_job_type
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for job type on launch.
ask_limit
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for a limit on launch.
ask_skip_tags
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for job tags to skip on launch.
ask_tags
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user for job tags on launch.
ask_verbosity
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Prompt user to choose a verbosity level on launch.
become_enabled
boolean
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Activate privilege escalation.
concurrent_jobs_enabled
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Allow simultaneous runs of the job template.
credential
-
added in 2.7
Name of the credential to use for the job template.
description
-
Description to use for the job template.
diff_mode_enabled
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable diff mode for the job template.
extra_vars_path
-
Path to the extra_vars YAML file.
fact_caching_enabled
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable use of fact caching for the job template.
force_handlers_enabled
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable forcing playbook handlers to run even if a task fails.
forks
-
The number of parallel or simultaneous processes to use while executing the playbook.
host_config_key
-
Allow provisioning callbacks using this host config key.
inventory
-
Name of the inventory to use for the job template.
job_tags
-
Comma separated list of the tags to use for the job template.
job_type
- / required
    Choices:
  • run
  • check
  • scan
The job type to use for the job template.
limit
-
A host pattern to further constrain the list of hosts managed or affected by the playbook
name
- / required
Name to use for the job template.
playbook
- / required
Path to the playbook to use for the job template within the project provided.
project
- / required
Name of the project to use for the job template.
skip_tags
-
Comma separated list of the tags to skip for the job template.
start_at_task
-
added in 2.7
Start the playbook at the task matching this name.
state
-
    Choices:
  • present ←
  • absent
Desired state of the resource.
survey_enabled
boolean
added in 2.7
    Choices:
  • no ←
  • yes
Enable a survey on the job template.
survey_spec
dictionary
added in 2.8
JSON/YAML dict formatted survey definition.
tower_config_file
path
Path to the Tower config file.
tower_host
string
URL to your Tower instance.
tower_password
string
Password for your Tower instance.
tower_username
string
Username for your Tower instance.
validate_certs
boolean
    Choices:
  • no
  • yes
Whether to allow insecure connections to Tower.
If no, SSL certificates will not be validated.
This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.

aliases: tower_verify_ssl
vault_credential
-
added in 2.7
Name of the vault credential to use for the job template.
verbosity
-
    Choices:
  • 0 ←
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
Control the output level Ansible produces as the playbook runs. 0 - Normal, 1 - Verbose, 2 - More Verbose, 3 - Debug, 4 - Connection Debug.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Create tower Ping job template
  tower_job_template:
    name: "Ping"
    job_type: "run"
    inventory: "Local"
    project: "Demo"
    playbook: "ping.yml"
    credential: "Local"
    state: "present"
    tower_config_file: "~/tower_cli.cfg"
    survey_enabled: yes
    survey_spec: "{{ lookup('file', 'my_survey.json') }}"

Status

Authors

  • Wayne Witzel III (@wwitzel3)

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