# \[help\] Ansible AWX and evn variables

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-ansible-awx-and-evn-variables/28643>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx-project, awx\
**Created:** [September 25, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-ansible-awx-and-evn-variables/28643 "2018-09-25T14:08:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Christopher\_Meyers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Christopher\_Meyers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christopher_Meyers)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-ansible-awx-and-evn-variables/28643/1 "2018-09-25T14:08:24Z")

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The variables field is for Ansible extra\_vars that will be injected in a playbook run, not an inventory sync. It looks like you want ENV vars injected into your custom inventory script during an inventory sync. For that, you can use a custom credential type. [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/latest/html/userguide/credential\_types.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/latest/html/userguide/credential_types.html)

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