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1. Create the variable group, recording the id (referred to later as <GROUP_ID>). Regular variables (not the secret value variables we use for passwords) can be added at this time (<VARIABLES> is entered as variable=value, each pair separated by a space)

   Code Block
   $> az pipelines variable-group create \ --name <VRAIABLE_GROUP_NAME> \ --variables <VARIABLES> \ --authorize true \ --description <GROUP_DESCRIPTION> \ --organization <ORGANISATION_URL> \ --project <PROJECT_NAME>

2. Add secret value variables to the group individually for MCIPASSWORD and IISPASSWORD

   Code Block
   $> az pipelines variable-group variable create \ --org <ORGANISATION_URL> \ --project <PROJECT_NAME> \ --group-id <GROUP_ID> \ --name <VARIABLE_NAME> \ --secret true \ --value <VARIABLE_VALUE>

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1. Encode the previously-created PAT as Base64. Note that the colon : inside the single quotes, before the PAT, is critical.

   Code Block
   $> echo -n ':<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN>' | base64

2. Add the encoded value as part of the authorisation in the cURL header.

   Code Block
   $> curl POST \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H 'Authorization: Basic <ENCODED_COLON_THEN_PAT>' \ 'https://dev.azure.com/<ORGANISATION_NAME>/<PROJECT_NAME>/_apis/distributedtask/environments?api-version=5.0-preview.1' \ -d '{"description":"<ENVIRONMENT_DESCRIPTION>","name":"<ENVIRONMENT_NAME"}'

   Record the id field from the result. This is used below as <ENVIRONMENT_ID>.

3. If the environment requires approval, use <ENVIRONMENT_NAME>, <ENVIRONMENT_ID>, <GROUP_ORIGIN_ID> and <GROUP_PRINCIPAL_NAME> to fill out the information required for the body of the request.

   Code Block

   $> curl POST \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H 'Authorization: Basic <ENCODED_COLON_THEN_PAT>' \ 'https://dev.azure.com/<ORGANISATION_NAME>/<PROJECT_NAME>/_apis/pipelines/checks/configurations?api-version=7.1-preview.1' \ -d '{"type":{"id":"8C6F20A7-A545-4486-9777-F762FAFE0D4D","name":"Approval"},"settings":{"approvers":[{"displayName":"<GROUP_PRINCIPAL_NAME>","id":"<GROUP_ORIGIN_ID>"}],"executionOrder":1,"blockedApprovers":[],"minRequiredApprovers":0,"requesterCannotBeApprover":false},"resource":{"type":"environment","id":"<ENVIRONMENT_ID>","name":"<ENVIRONMENT_NAME"}}'