Using outputs of Powershell in Github Actions - azure

Question

I am trying to get connection string using Powershell and pass this argument to another step in the actions, but I am getting this error:
Input required and not supplied: connection-string
But I am following a similar behaviour that I use before but I am not sure why it is not working, Here is part of my script:
- name: Secrets to Key Vault
uses: azure/powershell#v1
env:
POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
with:
inlineScript: |
$sqlConnectionString = (az keyvault secret show --vault-name <keyVaultName> --name <secret-name> --query [value] --output tsv)
echo ::set-output name=sqlConnectionString::$( $sqlConnectionString)
azPSVersion : '3.1.0'
- name: Deploy Core Module
uses: azure/sql-action#v1
id: sqlConnection
with:
server-name: <sqlServerName>
connection-string: ${{ steps.sqlConnection.outputs.sqlConnectionString}}
dacpac-package: './Database.dacpac'
I think problem is related to the output of the variable but I use similar syntax previously just in a simple run and it worked. Could it be related to the behaviour of the Powershell?

Answer 1

Plese add id to you first action:
- name: Secrets to Key Vault
uses: azure/powershell#v1
id: setSqlConnection
env:
POWERSHELL_TELEMETRY_OPTOUT: 1
with:
inlineScript: |
$sqlConnectionString = (az keyvault secret show --vault-name <keyVaultName> --name <secret-name> --query [value] --output tsv)
echo ::set-output name=sqlConnectionString::$( $sqlConnectionString)
azPSVersion : '3.1.0'
- name: Deploy Core Module
uses: azure/sql-action#v1
id: sqlConnection
with:
server-name: <sqlServerName>
connection-string: ${{ steps.setSqlConnection.outputs.sqlConnectionString}}
dacpac-package: './Database.dacpac'
and then use it to access output ${{ steps.setSqlConnection.outputs.sqlConnectionString}}