Azure DevOps Pipeline Dependencies Example

pipeline.yml

name: Pipeline

stages:
  - stage: set_output_variables_stage
    displayName: Set output variables
    pool: ubuntu-latest
    jobs:
      - job: set_output_variables_job
        displayName: Set output variables
        steps:
          - pwsh: |
              $name = "philip-gai"
              Write-Host "Setting NAME output variable to $name"
              
              # Use this if you need to access $env:NAME in a future job in the same stage
              # Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=NAME;]$name"
              
              Write-Host "##vso[task.setvariable variable=NAME;isOutput=true]$name"
            displayName: Set output variables
            name: set_output_variables_task

    - stage: use_output_variables
      displayName: Use output variables
      pool: ubuntu-latest
      dependsOn:
        - set_output_variables_stage
      # Map variables in on the stage level from the previous stage      
      variables:
        - name: STAGE_LEVEL_NAME
          value: $[ stageDependencies.set_output_variables_stage.set_output_variables_job.outputs['set_output_variables_task.NAME'] ]
      jobs:
        - job: use_output_variables_job
          displayName: Use output variables
          # Map variables in on the job level from the previous stage
          variables:
            - name: JOB_LEVEL_NAME
              value: $[ stageDependencies.set_output_variables_stage.set_output_variables_job.outputs['set_output_variables_task.NAME'] ]
          steps:
            # Check if a previous stage was canceled
            - pwsh: |
                Write-Host "Stage level name: $($env:STAGE_LEVEL_NAME)"
                Write-Host "Job level name: $($env:JOB_LEVEL_NAME)"
              displayName: Test variables