Delete one variable in a variable set

mtintes · 4 April 2019 21:26

I am using the octopus client and was wondering if it is possible to delete a single variable out of a variable set. Looks like the only other way is to clear the variable set and then repopulate it with the data minus the variable you would want. Just wanted to verify one way or the other.

Daniel_Fischer · 5 April 2019 02:41

Hi @mtintes,

Thanks for getting in touch! This is correct. The method for replacing a single variable in the set is to get the entire variable set object, remove the individual variable, and post the updated json object back in.

We have a pre-made script in our GitHub repository for adding a variable to a variable set, which you could edit for your needs.

github.com

OctopusDeploy/OctopusDeploy-Api/blob/master/Octopus.Client/PowerShell/Variables/AddVariableToLibraryVariableSet.ps1

# You can this dll from your Octopus Server/Tentacle installation directory or from
# https://www.nuget.org/packages/Octopus.Client/
Add-Type -Path 'Octopus.Client.dll' 

$apikey = 'API-MCPLE1AQM2VKTRFDLIBMORQHBXA' # Get this from your profile
$octopusURI = 'http://localhost' # Your server address

$libraryVariableSetId = "LibraryVariableSets-1" # Get this from /api/libraryvariablesets
$variableName = "Variable name" # Name of the new variable
$variableValue = "Variable value" # Value of the new variable

$endpoint = new-object Octopus.Client.OctopusServerEndpoint $octopusURI,$apikey 
$repository = new-object Octopus.Client.OctopusRepository $endpoint

$libraryVariableSet = $repository.LibraryVariableSets.Get($libraryVariableSetId);
$variables = $repository.VariableSets.Get($libraryVariableSet.VariableSetId);

$myNewVariable = new-object Octopus.Client.Model.VariableResource
$myNewVariable.Name = $variableName
$myNewVariable.Value = $variableValue

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If you have any questions here, please let me know.

Best regards,
Daniel

mtintes · 5 April 2019 15:28

Thanks, for the quick response! I will go that route.

system · 5 May 2019 15:29

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