ansible/awx

Scheduled Job prompted extra_vars overwritten by JT extra_vars

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#14445 opened on Sep 14, 2023

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Description

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Bug Summary

I have a JT with extra_vars set to "Prompt on Launch", and some variable set in there by default. I'm configuring a schedule for that JT, and in "Prompt" I remove said variable from the prompted extra_vars. But when the scheduled Job runs, the variable is set (to the default value).

AWX version

21.1.0

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Installation method

kubernetes

Modifications

no

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Steps to reproduce

(see summary)

Expected results

extra_vars should be present as prompted in the schedule

Actual results

extra_vars are overwritten by the JT defaults

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Tech stack
pythondjango
Domain
backend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Ansible basicsAWX scheduling
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
25
Research direction
Investigate the code that handles extra vars merging for scheduled jobs. Look at the job template model and schedule model in awx/main/models/ to see how extra vars from the schedule are processed. Check the scheduler logic in awx/main/scheduler/ or similar files. Review any recent changes related to extra vars or scheduled jobs that might have caused this regression.