# nested with\_items **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** vmware\ **Created:** [June 17, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204 "2020-06-17T20:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Britton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nicholas\_Britton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nicholas_Britton)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204/1 "2020-06-17T20:15:32Z")
I have a senerio where i think a nested with\_items would work , but i am not seeing any examples where there are multiple keys. Today i have a with\_items that looks like this: ` - name: Include vmware workflow for Tag Setups include\_tasks: tasks/vmworkflow\_assetgroup\_create\_tags\_include.yml with\_items: - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } - {segname: ‘bu2’, segabv: ‘2’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu2’ } - {segname: ‘bu3’, segabv: ‘3’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu3’ } - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image with DB Backup’, ptype: ‘pd’, driveselect: ‘2’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘DB Backup’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } - {segname: ‘bu2’, segabv: ‘2’, btype: ‘Image with DB Backup’, ptype: ‘pd’, driveselect: ‘2’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘DB Backup’, tagbg: ‘bu2’ } - {segname: ‘bu3’, segabv: ‘3’, btype: ‘Image with DB Backup’, ptype: ‘pd’, driveselect: ‘2’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘DB Backup’, tagbg: ‘bu3’ } ` But i need to repeat each of these with two more pecies of data and thought a nested would be better than created 7 more of each one listed above. I need to device enviornment with prod or nonprod and time with 1800, 2200, 0200, 0400 so the included task would then have : - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } prod 1800 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } prod 2200 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } prod 0200 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } prod 0400 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } nonprod 1800 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } nonprod 2200 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } nonprod 0200 - {segname: ‘bu1’, segabv: ‘1’, btype: ‘Image Backup’, ptype: ‘pi’, driveselect: ‘0’, ret: ‘30’, tagtype: ‘Image Only’, tagbg: ‘bu1’ } nonprod 0400 all as variables that i can call within the include. Currently i am calling the rest with item.segname, item.segabv, etc… thoughts or am i stuck with just having a longer list of with items? ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204/2 "2020-06-18T04:58:25Z")
I usually handle this by looping over include\_tasks. So each level has its own file with tasks, and includes another task to ‘go down’ one level so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Britton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nicholas\_Britton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nicholas_Britton)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204/3 "2020-06-18T11:11:10Z")
So with that option I would have two more include tasks prior where I set the the next to vars? Any other options to keep it in one play? ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204/4 "2020-06-18T11:22:06Z")
> So with that option I would have two more include tasks prior where I set the the next to vars? > > Any other options to keep it in one play? You could also use the product filter ([https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/playbooks\_filters.html#product-filters](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_filters.html#product-filters)): Assign your current list to a variable, e.g asset\_list and combine it with lists for environment and time: with\_items: "{{ asset\_list | product(['prod', 'nonprod']) | product(['1800', '2200', '0200', '0400']) }}" This will run over all possible combinations of the items in these three lists. Regards        Racke ---
**Author:** ![Nicholas\_Britton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nicholas\_Britton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nicholas_Britton)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-with-items/33204/5 "2020-06-18T12:40:16Z")
How do I access that as a var? I am accessing each component as part of a uri call in the include tasks statement.