Reference AutomationAccount in Azure templates

compile.json

{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "dscConfigurationName": {
      "type": "string",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Name of DSC configuration to apply."
      }
    },
    "dscConfigurationBaseUri": {
      "type": "string",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Name of DSC configuration."
      }
    },
    "dscConfigurationParameters": {
      "type": "object",
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Parameters required by the configuration, including ConfigurationData"
      }
    },
    "compile": {
      "type": "string",
      "allowedValues": [
        "Yes",
        "No"
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "description": "Whether DSC is compiled or not."
      }
    }
  },
  "variables": {
    "automationAccountResourceGroupName": "RG-S02-S-UIL-MRG-001",
    "automationAccountName": "AA-UWC-DEV-004",
    "automationAccountResourceId": "[resourceId(variables('automationAccountResourceGroupName'),'Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts',variables('automationAccountName'))]",
    "dscConfigurations": {
      "monoConfig": {
        "name": "[parameters('dscConfigurationName')]",
        "description": "Configure Dynamics AX 2012R3",
        "url": "[concat(parameters('dscConfigurationBaseUri'),'/',parameters('dscConfigurationName'),'/',parameters('dscConfigurationName'),'.ps1')]",
        "compileName": "[guid(resourceGroup().id, deployment().name)]"
      }
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "condition": "[equals(parameters('compile'), 'Yes')]",
      "apiVersion": "2017-05-10",
      "name": "[concat('childTemplate-',variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.compileName)]",
      "type": "Microsoft.Resources/deployments",
      "resourceGroup": "[variables('automationAccountResourceGroupName')]",
      "properties": {
        "mode": "Incremental",
        "template": {
          "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
          "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
          "parameters": {},
          "variables": {},
          "resources": [
            {
              "apiversion": "2015-10-31",
              "location": "[reference(variables('automationAccountResourceId'), '2017-05-15-preview','Full').location]",
              "name": "[variables('automationAccountName')]",
              "type": "Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts",
              "properties": {
                "sku": {
                  "name": "Basic"
                }
              },
              "tags": {
                "testTag": "This is a test1"
              },
              "resources": [
                {
                  "name": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.name]",
                  "type": "configurations",
                  "apiVersion": "2015-01-01-preview",
                  "location": "[reference(variables('automationAccountResourceId'), '2017-05-15-preview','Full').location]",
                  "dependsOn": [
                    "[concat('Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/', variables('AutomationAccountName'))]"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "state": "Published",
                    "overwrite": "true",
                    "Source": {
                      "type": "uri",
                      "value": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.url]"
                    }
                  }
                },
                {
                  "name": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.compileName]",
                  "type": "Compilationjobs",
                  "apiVersion": "2015-01-01-preview",
                  "tags": {},
                  "dependsOn": [
                    "[concat('Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/', variables('AutomationAccountName'))]",
                    "[concat('Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/', variables('AutomationAccountName'),'/Configurations/', variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.name)]"
                  ],
                  "properties": {
                    "configuration": {
                      "name": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.name]"
                    },
                    "parameters": "[parameters('dscConfigurationParameters')]"
                  }
                }

              ]

            }
          ]
        },
        "parameters": {}
      }
    }
  ],
  "outputs": {
    "output1": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.name]"
    },
    "output2": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.description]"
    },
    "output3": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.url]"
    },
    "output4": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[variables('dscConfigurations').monoConfig.compileName]"
    },
    "Output5": {
      "type": "string",
      "value": "[if(equals(parameters('compile'), 'No'), 'Compile parameter set to No. Compilation has not been performed.','Compile parameter set to Yes. Compile complete.')]"
    }
  }
}