Azure DevOps Pipelines Stage Dependency Variables Usage Demo

AZDO-StageDependencyVariables.yml

parameters:
  - name: Value
    type: boolean
    default: true

pool:
  vmImage: ubuntu-latest

stages:
  - stage: SetupStage
    displayName: 'Setup Stage'
    jobs:
      - job: SetupJob
        displayName: 'Setup Job'
        steps:
          - checkout: none
          - bash:  |
              set -e # need to avoid trailing " being added to the variable https://github.com/microsoft/azure-pipelines-tasks/issues/10331
              echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=MyVar;isOutput=true]${{parameters.value}}"
            name: SetupStep
            displayName: 'Setup Step'

  - stage: Dummy_Stage
    jobs:
      - job: DummyJob
        steps:
        - bash: echo "A dummy stage"

  - stage: Show_No_Dependancy
    displayName: 'Show Stage no dependancy'
    variables:
      localMyVarViaStageDependancies : $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]
      localMyVarViaDependancies : $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]
    jobs:
      - job: Job
        displayName: 'Show Job no dependancy'
        steps:
        - bash: |
              echo "localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)"
              echo "localMyVarViaDependancies - $(localMyVarViaDependancies)"
              # echo "StageDependancies - $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]"
              # echo "Dependancies - $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]"

  - stage: Show_No_Dependancy_Condition
    condition: and (succeeded(), eq (dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar'], 'True'))
    displayName: 'Show Stage no dependancy'
    jobs:
      - job: Job
        displayName: 'Show Job no dependancy'
        steps:
        - bash: echo "I ran based on stage condition"

  - stage: Show_With_Dependancy
    displayName: 'Show Stage With dependancy'
    dependsOn:
      - SetupStage
    variables:
      localMyVarViaStageDependancies : $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]
      localMyVarViaDependancies : $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]
    jobs:
      - job: Job
        displayName: 'Show Job With dependancy'
        steps:
        - bash: |
              echo "localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)"
              echo "localMyVarViaDependancies - $(localMyVarViaDependancies)"
              # echo "StageDependancies - $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]"
              # echo "Dependancies - $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]"
      - job: waitForValidation
        displayName: Wait for external validation
        pool: server
        timeoutInMinutes: 4320 # job times out in 3 days
        steps:
        - task: ManualValidation@0
          timeoutInMinutes: 1 # task times out in 1 minute
          inputs:
            notifyUsers: |
              bm-richard.fennell@outlook.com
            instructions: 'localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)'
            onTimeout: 'resume'        

  - stage: Show_With_Dependancy_Condition
    condition: and (succeeded(), eq (dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar'], 'True'))
    displayName: 'Show Stage With dependancy Condition'
    dependsOn:
     - SetupStage
    variables:
      localMyVarViaStageDependancies : $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]
      localMyVarViaDependancies : $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]
    jobs:
      - job: Job
        displayName: 'Show Job With dependancy'
        steps:
        - bash: |
              echo "localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)"
              echo "localMyVarViaDependancies - $(localMyVarViaDependancies)"
              # echo "StageDependancies - $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]"
              # echo "Dependancies - $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]"
      - job: waitForValidation
        displayName: Wait for external validation
        pool: server
        timeoutInMinutes: 4320 # job times out in 3 days
        steps:
        - task: ManualValidation@0
          timeoutInMinutes: 1 # task times out in 1 minute
          inputs:
            notifyUsers: |
              bm-richard.fennell@outlook.com
            instructions: 'localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)'
            onTimeout: 'resume'        

  - stage: Post_Show_With_Dependancy_Condition
    dependsOn:
     - Show_With_Dependancy_Condition
    jobs:
      - job: DummyJob
        steps:
        - bash: echo "A dummy stage"

  - stage: Post_Show_With_Dependancy_Condition_Handle_Skip
    condition: and( not(failed()), not(canceled()))
    dependsOn:
     - Show_With_Dependancy_Condition
    jobs:
      - job: DummyJob
        steps:
        - bash: echo "A dummy stage"


  - stage: Show_With_Dependancy_Condition_Job
    displayName: 'Show Stage With dependancy Condition'
    dependsOn:
      - SetupStage
    variables:
      localMyVarViaStageDependancies : $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]
      localMyVarViaDependancies : $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]
    jobs:
      - job: Job
        condition: and (succeeded(),
          eq (variables.localMyVarViaStageDependancies, 'True'))
        displayName: 'Show Job With dependancy'
        steps:
        - bash: |
              echo "localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)"
              echo "localMyVarViaDependancies - $(localMyVarViaDependancies)"
              # echo "StageDependancies - $[stageDependencies.SetupStage.SetupJob.outputs['SetupStep.MyVar']]"
              # echo "Dependancies - $[dependencies.SetupStage.outputs['SetupJob.SetupStep.MyVar']]"
      - job: waitForValidation
        condition: and (succeeded(),
          eq (variables.localMyVarViaStageDependancies, 'True'))
        displayName: Wait for external validation
        pool: server
        timeoutInMinutes: 4320 # job times out in 3 days
        steps:
        - task: ManualValidation@0
          timeoutInMinutes: 1 # task times out in 1 minute
          inputs:
            notifyUsers: |
              bm-richard.fennell@outlook.com
            instructions: 'localMyVarViaStageDependancies - $(localMyVarViaStageDependancies)'
            onTimeout: 'resume'        

  - stage: Post_Show_With_Dependancy_Condition_Job
    dependsOn:
     - Show_With_Dependancy_Condition_Job
    jobs:
      - job: DummyJob
        steps:
        - bash: echo "A dummy stage"