# Passing a VAR Between Playbook Tasks **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [January 27, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203 "2026-01-27T20:23:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/1 "2026-01-27T20:23:24Z")
Hello. The community here has been outstanding. There is always someone to help. That is very much appreciated. I have a problem. I need to pas a part of a long variable to another task withing the same playbook. Here is the logic: > Go to ServiceNow, get a Change Request SYS\_ID for any new change request with the word DCR (Data Change Request). Pass its SYS\_ID (which is a unique identifier for an Incident or a Task or a Change Request) to the following task which is to download the attachment to disk If I run it with the first task getting the SYS\_ID , then debugging it out, then manually pasting it into the second task, that works fine: ```auto --- - name: Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56 hosts: dbservers gather_facts: true vars_files: - vars/main.yml tasks: - name: Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr delegate_to: localhost run_once: true set_fact: currenttime: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}" tags: linux - name: Retrieve new DCR change requestso servicenow.itsm.change_request_info: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" query: - state: = new short_description: LIKE DCR # - state: = new # assigned_to: = bertie.luby register: dcr_new_cr_request_found_out delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_cr_request_found_out ############################### lockfile#################################### - name: Download the DCR scripts to server on {{ ansible_date_time.date }} servicenow.itsm.attachment: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" dest: /runtime/dcr/dcr5.sql sys_id: fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3 # sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" register: dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out ``` The output is: ```auto [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ansible-playbook ./playbooks/dcr_download_attachment4.yml PLAY [Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] [WARNING]: Using run_once with the free strategy is not currently supported. This task will still be executed for every host in the inventory list. TASK [Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Retrieve new DCR change requestso] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk. [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category. ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr] ********************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112] => { "dcr_new_cr_request_found_out": { "changed": false, "failed": false, "records": [ { "active": "true", "activity_due": "", "additional_assignee_list": "", "approval": "approved", "approval_history": "", "approval_set": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "assigned_to": "3c589a008334f210f28198c6feaad375", "assignment_group": "db53580b0a0a0a6501aa37c294a2ba6b", "attachments": [ { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1/file", "file_name": "DCR_001.sql", "hash": "be2477f129a827a656c0b76392edbfa4b10568341786837b5f67ba7a25abb359", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "141", "size_compressed": "146", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c2/file", "file_name": "DCR_002.sql", "hash": "495a9dfd6868afb81786f3edb5183ebbde68fe136395373d7bacabb1fa36c24a", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "76", "size_compressed": "92", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c2", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3/file", "file_name": "DCR_003.sql", "hash": "468948ef7571706b68865cb9617fa979decc5664d30353742f03c024c0e6f3c5", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "148", "size_compressed": "141", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:42", "sys_id": "fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/c8d38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c4/file", "file_name": "DCR_004_controlled_failure.sql", "hash": "5d48a20d5bd0003a1d3bad56aa43127b33b4274f55978e6404aeb1b49d602aa1", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "264", "size_compressed": "198", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:42", "sys_id": "c8d38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c4", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" } ], "backout_plan": "", "business_duration": "", "business_service": "281a4d5fc0a8000b00e4ba489a83eedc", "cab_date_time": "", "cab_delegate": "", "cab_recommendation": "", "cab_required": "false", "calendar_duration": "", "category": "Software", "change_plan": "", "chg_model": "007c4001c343101035ae3f52c1d3aeb2", "close_code": "", "close_notes": "", "closed_at": "", "closed_by": "", "cmdb_ci": "0c43d5e2c61122750182c132a8b9e2d9", "comments": "", "comments_and_work_notes": "", "company": "", "conflict_last_run": "", "conflict_status": "Not Run", "contact_type": "", "contract": "", "copied_from": "", "correlation_display": "", "correlation_id": "", "delivery_plan": "", "delivery_task": "", "description": "--- Managed by r-able.com hyperautomation (TurboCharged, V2.2.2). Do not change manually. Do not deviate. ---\r\n--- This Change Request adds a new deployment to an already installed GoldenGate hub binaries ---\r\n--- Enter the required parameters on the right side of the \":\" below ---\r\nRun dcr\r\n", "due_date": "", "end_date": "", "escalation": "0", "expected_start": "", "follow_up": "", "group_list": "", "impact": "low", "implementation_plan": "", "justification": "", "knowledge": "false", "location": "", "made_sla": "true", "number": "CHG0030971", "on_hold": false, "on_hold_reason": "", "on_hold_task": "", "opened_at": "2026-01-27 19:28:56", "opened_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "order": "", "outside_maintenance_schedule": "false", "parent": "", "phase": "requested", "phase_state": "open", "priority": "low", "production_system": "false", "reason": "", "reassignment_count": "0", "requested_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "requested_by_date": "", "review_comments": "", "review_date": "", "review_status": "", "risk": "", "risk_impact_analysis": "", "route_reason": "", "scope": "3", "service_offering": "04b89573835e7210f28198c6feaad3f0", "short_description": "DCR", "sla_due": "", "start_date": "", "state": "new", "std_change_producer_version": "", "sys_class_name": "change_request", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "sys_domain": "global", "sys_domain_path": "/", "sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380", "sys_mod_count": "0", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "admin", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "task_effective_number": "CHG0030971", "test_plan": "", "time_worked": "", "type": "normal", "unauthorized": "false", "universal_request": "", "upon_approval": "proceed", "upon_reject": "cancel", "urgency": "low", "user_input": "", "watch_list": "", "work_end": "", "work_notes": "", "work_notes_list": "", "work_start": "" } ], "warnings": [ "Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk.", "Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category." ] } } TASK [Download the DCR scripts to server on 2026-01-27] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** changed: [192.168.1.112] TASK [Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr] ********************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112] => { "dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out": { "changed": true, "failed": false, "record": { "elapsed": 0.21, "msg": "OK", "size": 148, "status_code": 200 } } } PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 192.168.1.112 : ok=6 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ``` However, when I change the playbook to the desired state, with the SYS\_ID being passed between the tasks as a “sys\_id: “{{ dcr\_new\_cr\_request\_found\_out.record.sys\_id }}””, it fails. The desired, but error state: ```auto --- - name: Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56 hosts: dbservers gather_facts: true vars_files: - vars/main.yml tasks: - name: Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr delegate_to: localhost run_once: true set_fact: currenttime: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}" tags: linux - name: Retrieve new DCR change requestso servicenow.itsm.change_request_info: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" query: - state: = new short_description: LIKE DCR # - state: = new # assigned_to: = bertie.luby register: dcr_new_cr_request_found_out delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_cr_request_found_out ############################### lockfile#################################### - name: Download the DCR scripts to server on {{ ansible_date_time.date }} servicenow.itsm.attachment: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" dest: /runtime/dcr/dcr3.sql # sys_id: fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3 sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" register: dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out ``` The output: ```auto [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ansible-playbook ./playbooks/dcr_download_attachment5.yml PLAY [Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] [WARNING]: Using run_once with the free strategy is not currently supported. This task will still be executed for every host in the inventory list. TASK [Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Retrieve new DCR change requestso] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk. [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category. ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr] ********************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112] => { "dcr_new_cr_request_found_out": { "changed": false, "failed": false, "records": [ { "active": "true", "activity_due": "", "additional_assignee_list": "", "approval": "approved", "approval_history": "", "approval_set": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "assigned_to": "3c589a008334f210f28198c6feaad375", "assignment_group": "db53580b0a0a0a6501aa37c294a2ba6b", "attachments": [ { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1/file", "file_name": "DCR_001.sql", "hash": "be2477f129a827a656c0b76392edbfa4b10568341786837b5f67ba7a25abb359", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "141", "size_compressed": "146", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c2/file", "file_name": "DCR_002.sql", "hash": "495a9dfd6868afb81786f3edb5183ebbde68fe136395373d7bacabb1fa36c24a", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "76", "size_compressed": "92", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c2", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3/file", "file_name": "DCR_003.sql", "hash": "468948ef7571706b68865cb9617fa979decc5664d30353742f03c024c0e6f3c5", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "148", "size_compressed": "141", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:42", "sys_id": "fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" }, { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/c8d38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c4/file", "file_name": "DCR_004_controlled_failure.sql", "hash": "5d48a20d5bd0003a1d3bad56aa43127b33b4274f55978e6404aeb1b49d602aa1", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "264", "size_compressed": "198", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:42", "sys_id": "c8d38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c4", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" } ], "backout_plan": "", "business_duration": "", "business_service": "281a4d5fc0a8000b00e4ba489a83eedc", "cab_date_time": "", "cab_delegate": "", "cab_recommendation": "", "cab_required": "false", "calendar_duration": "", "category": "Software", "change_plan": "", "chg_model": "007c4001c343101035ae3f52c1d3aeb2", "close_code": "", "close_notes": "", "closed_at": "", "closed_by": "", "cmdb_ci": "0c43d5e2c61122750182c132a8b9e2d9", "comments": "", "comments_and_work_notes": "", "company": "", "conflict_last_run": "", "conflict_status": "Not Run", "contact_type": "", "contract": "", "copied_from": "", "correlation_display": "", "correlation_id": "", "delivery_plan": "", "delivery_task": "", "description": "--- Managed by r-able.com hyperautomation (TurboCharged, V2.2.2). Do not change manually. Do not deviate. ---\r\n--- This Change Request adds a new deployment to an already installed GoldenGate hub binaries ---\r\n--- Enter the required parameters on the right side of the \":\" below ---\r\nRun dcr\r\n", "due_date": "", "end_date": "", "escalation": "0", "expected_start": "", "follow_up": "", "group_list": "", "impact": "low", "implementation_plan": "", "justification": "", "knowledge": "false", "location": "", "made_sla": "true", "number": "CHG0030971", "on_hold": false, "on_hold_reason": "", "on_hold_task": "", "opened_at": "2026-01-27 19:28:56", "opened_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "order": "", "outside_maintenance_schedule": "false", "parent": "", "phase": "requested", "phase_state": "open", "priority": "low", "production_system": "false", "reason": "", "reassignment_count": "0", "requested_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "requested_by_date": "", "review_comments": "", "review_date": "", "review_status": "", "risk": "", "risk_impact_analysis": "", "route_reason": "", "scope": "3", "service_offering": "04b89573835e7210f28198c6feaad3f0", "short_description": "DCR", "sla_due": "", "start_date": "", "state": "new", "std_change_producer_version": "", "sys_class_name": "change_request", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "sys_domain": "global", "sys_domain_path": "/", "sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380", "sys_mod_count": "0", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "admin", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "task_effective_number": "CHG0030971", "test_plan": "", "time_worked": "", "type": "normal", "unauthorized": "false", "universal_request": "", "upon_approval": "proceed", "upon_reject": "cancel", "urgency": "low", "user_input": "", "watch_list": "", "work_end": "", "work_notes": "", "work_notes_list": "", "work_start": "" } ], "warnings": [ "Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk.", "Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category." ] } } TASK [Download the DCR scripts to server on 2026-01-27] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************** fatal: [192.168.1.112]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'record'. 'dict object' has no attribute 'record'\n\nThe error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/playbooks/dcr_download_attachment5.yml': line 36, column 11, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: Download the DCR scripts to server on {{ ansible_date_time.date }}\n ^ here\nWe could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with\nmissing quotes. Always quote template expression brackets when they\nstart a value. For instance:\n\n with_items:\n - {{ foo }}\n\nShould be written as:\n\n with_items:\n - \"{{ foo }}\"\n"} PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 192.168.1.112 : ok=4 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ``` This has worked for passing Incidents, but fails for Change Requests. Please help. Thanks in advance. Nestor Kandinsky-Clerambeau. ---
**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/2 "2026-01-27T21:09:53Z")
The problem is pointed out pretty clearly in the job log: ```auto The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'record'. ``` You’re trying to access `dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id`. But `dcr_new_cr_request_found_out` doesn’t have a `record` attribute. It has a `records` attribute, though, which is a list with only one dict in it, and that dict does contain a `sys_id` attribute. Try accessing `dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.records[0].sys_id` and let us know how that works out for you. ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/3 "2026-01-27T21:44:00Z")
> [@utoddl](#): > > dcr\_new\_cr\_request\_found\_out.records[0].sys\_id Could it be that easy? ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/4 "2026-01-27T21:51:50Z")
No luck , sorry. ```auto --- - name: Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56 hosts: dbservers gather_facts: true vars_files: - vars/main.yml tasks: - name: Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr delegate_to: localhost run_once: true set_fact: currenttime: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}" tags: linux - name: Retrieve new DCR change requestso servicenow.itsm.change_request_info: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" query: - state: = new short_description: LIKE DCR # - state: = new # assigned_to: = bertie.luby register: dcr_new_cr_request_found_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_cr_request_found_out - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml ansible.builtin.set_fact: sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" # cacheable: yes ############################### lockfile#################################### - name: Download the DCR scripts to server on {{ ansible_date_time.date }} servicenow.itsm.attachment: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" dest: /runtime/dcr/dcr5.sql # sys_id: fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3 # sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.records[0].sys_id }}" register: dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out ``` ```auto [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ansible-playbook ./playbooks/dcr_download_attachment5.yml PLAY [Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56] ************************************************************************************************************************************************* TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] [WARNING]: Using run_once with the free strategy is not currently supported. This task will still be executed for every host in the inventory list. TASK [Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr] ************************************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Retrieve new DCR change requestso] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk. [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category. ok: [192.168.1.112] TASK [Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr] ***************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] => { "dcr_new_cr_request_found_out": { "changed": false, "failed": false, "records": [ { "active": "true", "activity_due": "", "additional_assignee_list": "", "approval": "approved", "approval_history": "", "approval_set": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "assigned_to": "3c589a008334f210f28198c6feaad375", "assignment_group": "db53580b0a0a0a6501aa37c294a2ba6b", "attachments": [ { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1/file", "file_name": "DCR_001.sql", "hash": "be2477f129a827a656c0b76392edbfa4b10568341786837b5f67ba7a25abb359", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "141", "size_compressed": "146", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" } ], "backout_plan": "", "business_duration": "", "business_service": "281a4d5fc0a8000b00e4ba489a83eedc", "cab_date_time": "", "cab_delegate": "", "cab_recommendation": "", "cab_required": "false", "calendar_duration": "", "category": "Software", "change_plan": "", "chg_model": "007c4001c343101035ae3f52c1d3aeb2", "close_code": "", "close_notes": "", "closed_at": "", "closed_by": "", "cmdb_ci": "0c43d5e2c61122750182c132a8b9e2d9", "comments": "", "comments_and_work_notes": "", "company": "", "conflict_last_run": "", "conflict_status": "Not Run", "contact_type": "", "contract": "", "copied_from": "", "correlation_display": "", "correlation_id": "", "delivery_plan": "", "delivery_task": "", "description": "--- Managed by r-able.com hyperautomation (TurboCharged, V2.2.2). Do not change manually. Do not deviate. ---\r\n--- This Change Request adds a new deployment to an already installed GoldenGate hub binaries ---\r\n--- Enter the required parameters on the right side of the \":\" below ---\r\nRun dcr\r\n", "due_date": "", "end_date": "", "escalation": "0", "expected_start": "", "follow_up": "", "group_list": "", "impact": "low", "implementation_plan": "", "justification": "", "knowledge": "false", "location": "", "made_sla": "true", "number": "CHG0030971", "on_hold": false, "on_hold_reason": "", "on_hold_task": "", "opened_at": "2026-01-27 19:28:56", "opened_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "order": "", "outside_maintenance_schedule": "false", "parent": "", "phase": "requested", "phase_state": "open", "priority": "low", "production_system": "false", "reason": "", "reassignment_count": "0", "requested_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "requested_by_date": "", "review_comments": "", "review_date": "", "review_status": "", "risk": "", "risk_impact_analysis": "", "route_reason": "", "scope": "3", "service_offering": "04b89573835e7210f28198c6feaad3f0", "short_description": "DCR", "sla_due": "", "start_date": "", "state": "new", "std_change_producer_version": "", "sys_class_name": "change_request", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "sys_domain": "global", "sys_domain_path": "/", "sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380", "sys_mod_count": "3", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "admin", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 21:11:45", "task_effective_number": "CHG0030971", "test_plan": "", "time_worked": "", "type": "normal", "unauthorized": "false", "universal_request": "", "upon_approval": "proceed", "upon_reject": "cancel", "urgency": "low", "user_input": "", "watch_list": "", "work_end": "", "work_notes": "", "work_notes_list": "", "work_start": "" } ], "warnings": [ "Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk.", "Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category." ] } } TASK [Cache the CR SYS_ID 2026-01-27T21:49:37Z itsm_ogg_resync.yml] ******************************************************************************************************************************************* fatal: [192.168.1.112]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'record'. 'dict object' has no attribute 'record'\n\nThe error appears to be in '/etc/ansible/playbooks/dcr_download_attachment5.yml': line 34, column 11, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml\n ^ here\nWe could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with\nmissing quotes. Always quote template expression brackets when they\nstart a value. For instance:\n\n with_items:\n - {{ foo }}\n\nShould be written as:\n\n with_items:\n - \"{{ foo }}\"\n"} PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 192.168.1.112 : ok=4 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![bvitnik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/bvitnik/32/4132_2.png) [@bvitnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bvitnik)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/5 "2026-01-27T22:46:44Z")
You missed this: > [@clerambeau370](#): > > ```auto > - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml > ansible.builtin.set_fact: > sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" # <- this! > # cacheable: yes > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/6 "2026-01-27T23:46:33Z")
> [@clerambeau370](#): > > ```auto > - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml > ansible.builtin.set_fact: > sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" > # cacheable: yes > > ``` Thanks, but i added it after the first post. See line 30 above your last reply: ```auto - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml ansible.builtin.set_fact: sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" # cacheable: yes ``` ---
**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/7 "2026-01-27T23:50:48Z")
I’m confused. (Or you’re confused.) You fixed line 50, but the broken expression remains unfixed in line 36. ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/8 "2026-01-27T23:54:17Z")
LOL. It has got to be me who is confused, as always! ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/9 "2026-01-28T00:00:36Z")
You were right. But now another issue, more complex: ```auto --- - name: Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56 hosts: dbservers gather_facts: true vars_files: - vars/main.yml tasks: - name: Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr delegate_to: localhost run_once: true set_fact: currenttime: "{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}" tags: linux - name: Retrieve new DCR change requestso servicenow.itsm.change_request_info: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" query: - state: = new short_description: LIKE DCR # - state: = new # assigned_to: = bertie.luby register: dcr_new_cr_request_found_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_cr_request_found_out ############################### lockfile#################################### - name: Cache the CR SYS_ID {{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }} itsm_ogg_resync.yml ansible.builtin.set_fact: sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.records[0].sys_id }}" - name: Download the DCR scripts to server on {{ ansible_date_time.date }} servicenow.itsm.attachment: instance: host: "{{ sn_instance}}" username: "{{ sn_username }}" password: "{{ sn_password }}" dest: /runtime/dcr/dcr5.sql # sys_id: fbc38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c3 # sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.record.sys_id }}" sys_id: "{{ dcr_new_cr_request_found_out.records[0].sys_id }}" register: dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out # delegate_to: localhost - name: Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr debug: var=dcr_new_change_request_download_status_out ``` ```auto [ansible_admin@ctrl ~]$ cd /etc/ansible [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ansible-playbook ./playbooks/dcr_download_attachment6.yml PLAY [Oracle database Data Change Request Process ID 2872.56] ************************************************************************************************************************************************* TASK [Gathering Facts] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] [WARNING]: Using run_once with the free strategy is not currently supported. This task will still be executed for every host in the inventory list. TASK [Display Ansible date_time fact and register | itsm_dcr] ************************************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112 -> localhost] TASK [Retrieve new DCR change requestso] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk. [WARNING]: Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category. ok: [192.168.1.112] TASK [Debug the Oracle DBA Incident details to resolve the DCR errors | itsm_dcr] ***************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [192.168.1.112] => { "dcr_new_cr_request_found_out": { "changed": false, "failed": false, "records": [ { "active": "true", "activity_due": "", "additional_assignee_list": "", "approval": "approved", "approval_history": "", "approval_set": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "assigned_to": "3c589a008334f210f28198c6feaad375", "assignment_group": "db53580b0a0a0a6501aa37c294a2ba6b", "attachments": [ { "average_image_color": "", "chunk_size_bytes": "700000", "compressed": "true", "content_type": "text/x-sql", "download_link": "https://dev276659.service-now.com/api/now/attachment/33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1/file", "file_name": "DCR_001.sql", "hash": "be2477f129a827a656c0b76392edbfa4b10568341786837b5f67ba7a25abb359", "image_height": "", "image_width": "", "size_bytes": "141", "size_compressed": "146", "state": "available", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:41", "sys_id": "33c38e4483b6f210f28198c6feaad3c1", "sys_mod_count": "1", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "system", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:43", "table_name": "change_request", "table_sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" } ], "backout_plan": "", "business_duration": "", "business_service": "281a4d5fc0a8000b00e4ba489a83eedc", "cab_date_time": "", "cab_delegate": "", "cab_recommendation": "", "cab_required": "false", "calendar_duration": "", "category": "Software", "change_plan": "", "chg_model": "007c4001c343101035ae3f52c1d3aeb2", "close_code": "", "close_notes": "", "closed_at": "", "closed_by": "", "cmdb_ci": "0c43d5e2c61122750182c132a8b9e2d9", "comments": "", "comments_and_work_notes": "", "company": "", "conflict_last_run": "", "conflict_status": "Not Run", "contact_type": "", "contract": "", "copied_from": "", "correlation_display": "", "correlation_id": "", "delivery_plan": "", "delivery_task": "", "description": "--- Managed by r-able.com hyperautomation (TurboCharged, V2.2.2). Do not change manually. Do not deviate. ---\r\n--- This Change Request adds a new deployment to an already installed GoldenGate hub binaries ---\r\n--- Enter the required parameters on the right side of the \":\" below ---\r\nRun dcr\r\n", "due_date": "", "end_date": "", "escalation": "0", "expected_start": "", "follow_up": "", "group_list": "", "impact": "low", "implementation_plan": "", "justification": "", "knowledge": "false", "location": "", "made_sla": "true", "number": "CHG0030971", "on_hold": false, "on_hold_reason": "", "on_hold_task": "", "opened_at": "2026-01-27 19:28:56", "opened_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "order": "", "outside_maintenance_schedule": "false", "parent": "", "phase": "requested", "phase_state": "open", "priority": "low", "production_system": "false", "reason": "", "reassignment_count": "0", "requested_by": "6816f79cc0a8016401c5a33be04be441", "requested_by_date": "", "review_comments": "", "review_date": "", "review_status": "", "risk": "", "risk_impact_analysis": "", "route_reason": "", "scope": "3", "service_offering": "04b89573835e7210f28198c6feaad3f0", "short_description": "DCR", "sla_due": "", "start_date": "", "state": "new", "std_change_producer_version": "", "sys_class_name": "change_request", "sys_created_by": "admin", "sys_created_on": "2026-01-27 19:29:50", "sys_domain": "global", "sys_domain_path": "/", "sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380", "sys_mod_count": "3", "sys_tags": "", "sys_updated_by": "admin", "sys_updated_on": "2026-01-27 21:11:45", "task_effective_number": "CHG0030971", "test_plan": "", "time_worked": "", "type": "normal", "unauthorized": "false", "universal_request": "", "upon_approval": "proceed", "upon_reject": "cancel", "urgency": "low", "user_input": "", "watch_list": "", "work_end": "", "work_notes": "", "work_notes_list": "", "work_start": "" } ], "warnings": [ "Encountered unknown value while mapping field risk.", "Encountered unknown value Software while mapping field category." ] } } TASK [Cache the CR SYS_ID 2026-01-27T23:59:17Z itsm_ogg_resync.yml] ******************************************************************************************************************************************* ok: [192.168.1.112] TASK [Download the DCR scripts to server on 2026-01-27] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* fatal: [192.168.1.112]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Status code: 404, Details: Record doesn't exist or ACL restricts the record retrieval"} PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 192.168.1.112 : ok=5 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/10 "2026-01-28T00:01:32Z")
With -vvv, the last task output: ```auto TASK [Download the DCR scripts to server on 2026-01-27] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* task path: /etc/ansible/playbooks/dcr_download_attachment6.yml:41 The full traceback is: File "/tmp/ansible_servicenow.itsm.attachment_payload_1f4eu0aa/ansible_servicenow.itsm.attachment_payload.zip/ansible_collections/servicenow/itsm/plugins/modules/attachment_info.py", line 146, in main record = run(module, attachment_client) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/tmp/ansible_servicenow.itsm.attachment_payload_1f4eu0aa/ansible_servicenow.itsm.attachment_payload.zip/ansible_collections/servicenow/itsm/plugins/modules/attachment_info.py", line 105, in run raise errors.ServiceNowError("Status code: 404, Details: " + error) fatal: [192.168.1.112]: FAILED! => { "changed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "dest": "/runtime/dcr/dcr5.sql", "instance": { "access_token": null, "api_key": null, "api_path": "api/now", "client_certificate_file": null, "client_id": null, "client_key_file": null, "client_secret": null, "custom_headers": null, "grant_type": null, "host": "https://dev276659.service-now.com", "password": "VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER", "refresh_token": null, "timeout": 10.0, "username": "admin", "validate_certs": true }, "sys_id": "34a34e0883f6f210f28198c6feaad380" } }, "msg": "Status code: 404, Details: Record doesn't exist or ACL restricts the record retrieval" } PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 192.168.1.112 : ok=5 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 [ansible_admin@ctrl ansible]$ ``` ---
**Author:** ![clerambeau370](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/clerambeau370/32/10260_2.png) [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/11 "2026-01-28T00:19:52Z")
@utoddl oh, I see. you did great. I was confused once more. Here lies the problem. There is a difference between a Change Request SYS\_ID and each of its attachments SYS\_ID. When we pass the first while looking for the second, Ansible says “doesnt exist”. My bad. ---
**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/12 "2026-01-28T02:13:21Z")
Yes. And `.records[0].attachments` is also a list, so you may need to loop over it to get them all. Or loop over a filtered subset where `content_type = 'text/x-sql'` or something like that. Kudos for using `ansible.builtin.debug` to see what you’ve registered. Also for including the `debug` output in the thread. You’d be amazed how often people ask for help with this type of problem without including crucial info like that. Nice asking on your part! Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-between-playbook-tasks/45203/13 "2026-02-27T02:13:40Z")
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