AzureDevOps Multistage build and release pipeline variable sharing - azure

Question

What am I doing wrong? I've got a multistage build and release pipeline that works in the following way
Build > release to UAT > release to UAT 2 (our prod) but I'm just playing around to get it working
trigger:
- master
pool:
vmImage: 'windows-latest'
variables:
solution: '**/*.sln'
buildPlatform: 'Any CPU'
buildConfiguration: 'Release'
stages:
- stage: Build
displayName: 'Build'
variables:
solution: '**/*.sln'
buildPlatform: 'Any CPU'
buildConfiguration: 'Release'
jobs:
- job: Build
steps:
- task: NuGetToolInstaller#0
displayName: 'Use NuGet 5.x'
inputs:
versionSpec: 5.x
- task: NuGetCommand#2
displayName: 'NuGet restore'
inputs:
restoreSolution: '**/*.sln'
- task: VSBuild#1
displayName: 'Build solution'
inputs:
solution: '$(solution)'
msbuildArgs: '/p:DeployOnBuild=true /p:WebPublishMethod=Package /p:PackageAsSingleFile=true /p:SkipInvalidConfigurations=true /p:PackageLocation="$(build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)\\"'
platform: '$(buildPlatform)'
configuration: '$(buildConfiguration)'
- task: PublishSymbols#2
displayName: 'Publish symbols path'
inputs:
SearchPattern: '**\bin\**\*.pdb'
PublishSymbols: false
continueOnError: true
- task: PublishBuildArtifacts#1
displayName: 'Publish Artifact'
inputs:
PathtoPublish: '$(build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
ArtifactName: 'drop'
- stage: UAT
displayName: 'UAT'
condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'master'))
dependsOn: Build
jobs:
- deployment: DeployApp
pool:
vmImage: 'windows-latest'
displayName: 'Release artefacts to Test-Evn (Zip)'
environment: 'test-env'
strategy:
runOnce:
deploy:
steps:
- task: DownloadPipelineArtifact#2
displayName: 'Download Artifacts (drop)'
inputs:
buildType: 'current'
artifactName: 'drop'
targetPath: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)'
- task: PowerShell#2
condition: and(succeeded(), not(canceled()))
name: RetainOnSuccess
displayName: Retain on Success
inputs:
failOnStderr: true
targetType: 'inline'
script: |
$contentType = "application/json";
$headers = #{ Authorization = 'Bearer $(System.AccessToken)' };
$rawRequest = #{ daysValid = 365; definitionId = $(System.DefinitionId); ownerId = 'User:$(Build.RequestedForId)'; protectPipeline = $false; runId = $(Build.BuildId) };
$request = ConvertTo-Json #($rawRequest);
$uri = "$(System.CollectionUri)$(System.TeamProject)/_apis/build/retention/leases?api-version=6.0-preview.1";
$newLease = Invoke-RestMethod -uri $uri -method POST -Headers $headers -ContentType $contentType -Body $request;
$newLeaseId = $newLease.Value[0].LeaseId
echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=newLeaseId;isOutput=true]$newLeaseId";
- script: echo $(RetainOnSuccess.newLeaseId)
name: echovar
- stage: UAT2
displayName: 'UAT2'
condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'master'))
dependsOn: UAT
jobs:
- deployment: DeployApp
pool:
vmImage: 'windows-latest'
displayName: 'Release artefacts to TestEnv2 (Zip)'
environment: 'test-env-2'
variables:
- name: NewLeaseId
value: $[ dependencies.UAT.outputs['DeployApp.RetainOnSuccess.newLeaseId']]
strategy:
runOnce:
deploy:
steps:
- task: DownloadPipelineArtifact#2
displayName: 'Download Artifacts (drop)'
inputs:
buildType: 'current'
artifactName: 'drop'
targetPath: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)'
- script: echo "https://dev.azure.com/testing-ci/$(System.TeamProject)/_apis/build/retention/leases/$(NewLeaseId)?api-version=6.1-preview.2"
- task: PowerShell#2
condition: and(succeeded(), not(canceled()))
name: RetainOnSuccess
displayName: Retain on Success
inputs:
failOnStderr: true
targetType: 'inline'
script: |
$contentType = "application/json";
$headers = #{ Authorization = 'Bearer $(System.AccessToken)' };
$rawRequest = #{ daysValid = 365 * 100; leaseId = $newLeaseId; ownerId = 'User:$(Build.RequestedForId)' };
$request = ConvertTo-Json #($rawRequest);
$uri = "https://dev.azure.com/testing-ci/$(System.TeamProject)/_apis/build/retention/leases/$(NewLeaseId)?api-version=6.1-preview.2";
Invoke-RestMethod -uri $uri -method PATCH -Headers $headers -ContentType $contentType -Body $request;
I'm trying to update the retention lock as per documentation
If a release gets put to UAt then apply a lock for a year
If a release gets to prod then update that retention indef
the error I'm getting is:
[error]Invoke-RestMethod : {"count":1,"value":{"Message":"The requested resource does not support http method 'PATCH'."}}
That's because its missing the value of the variable and therefore the url that its trying to patch to is
https://dev.azure.com/testing-ci/$(System.TeamProject)/_apis/build/retention/leases/?api-version=6.1-preview.2"
It's missing the value of $(NewLeaseId)

Answer 1

$[ dependencies.UAT.DeployApp.outputs['RetainOnSuccess.newLeaseId'] ]