Update a variable group snapshot for an Azure DevOps release

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I have an Azure DevOps release pipeline that references several variable groups, with each stage in the release being linked to a different group.

When I first deploy to a stage, one of the values required for that variable group cannot be known (a key for a function on a Function App). However, it's required for some post deployment checks that need to be completed.

It's not ideal, but I thought I'd be able to do the deployment, have it fail, update the variable group and then try again. This is based on the following statement when you edit a release -

You can edit approvals, tasks, and variables

However, it seems that if you edit a variable group there is no way to pull the updated values in to the release. This means that the only way I can get my deployment out is to create a second release.

I'm really hoping that I'm missing something, because other tools (e.g. Octopus) offer this functionality out of the box. Is it possible to update a variable group snapshot for a release?

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Variable group snapshot cannot be modified in the deployed release currently. Azure devops release doesnot support this feature yet.

However, variables defined under Variables tab can be modified in previously deployed release.

So as workaround, you can define a variable which has the same name under Variables to override the variable defined in the variable group. (For example, i have a variable Name in variable group, then i defined a new variable under Variables also named Name)

See below:

1, Edit your release and choose Edit release enter image description here

2, Click Variables tab --> Add a new variable(eg. Name) which has the same name with the variable in the variable group--> Save

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3,After saving the changes. Go to Pipeline tab--> to Redeploy your release. Then the updated values will be pulled in to the release

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You can click here to submit a user voice(Click suggest a feature and choose Azure Devops)to Microsoft Development team. Hope they will consider adding this feature in the feature sprint