Can I add more than one variable to an existing variable group in Azure DevOps? - bash

Question

I have a starter pipeline with one task which is using the Azure CLI: az pipelines variable-group variable create. My whole script looks like this:
steps:
- bash: |
az pipelines variable-group variable create \
--group-id 113 \
--name envName \
--value ${{parameters.envName}} \
--org $(System.CollectionUri) \
--project $(System.TeamProject)
displayName: 'Add variables to group'
env:
AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: $(System.AccessToken)
After running this command, the variable now exists in my variable group. However, I was wondering if there was a way to add more than one variable at a time? For example:
steps:
- bash: |
az pipelines variable-group variable create \
--group-id 113 \
--name location \ # First variable
--value ${{parameters.location}} \
--name envName \ # Second variable
--value ${{parameters.envName}} \
--org $(System.CollectionUri) \
--project $(System.TeamProject)
displayName: 'Add variables to group'
env:
AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: $(System.AccessToken)
When I run this script with the additional variable, the first variable is overwritten by the next variable. I'm looking into creating a loop that will iterate over all of my parameters to then be passed into my script. Something on the lines of:
steps:
${{each parameter in parameters}}:
- bash: |
az pipelines variable-group variable create \
--group-id 113 \
--name ${{parameter.Key}} \
--value ${{parameters.Value}} \
--org $(System.CollectionUri) \
--project $(System.TeamProject)
displayName: 'Add variables to group'
env:
AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: $(System.AccessToken)
This last script gives me A mapping was not expected.
Is there a way to use the script to add more than one variable to an already existing variable group?

Answer 1

Your each is fine, I just fixed small syntax and it works:
parameters:
- name: test1
displayName: test1
type: string
default: "Test-1"
- name: test2
displayName: test2
type: string
default: "Test-2"
jobs:
- job: VG
steps:
- ${{ each parameter in parameters }}:
- bash: |
az pipelines variable-group variable create \
--group-id 113 \
--name ${{parameter.Key}} \
--value ${{parameter.Value}} \
--org $(System.CollectionUri) \
--project $(System.TeamProject)
displayName: 'Add variable ${{parameter.Key}} to group'
env:
AZURE_DEVOPS_EXT_PAT: $(System.AccessToken)
Results: