# smart inventory based on inventory variable **URL:** \ **Category:** AWX Project\ **Tags:** awx\ **Created:** [January 15, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-based-on-inventory-variable/29439 "2019-01-15T00:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Adam\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Adam\_E](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_E)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-based-on-inventory-variable/29439/1 "2019-01-15T00:04:51Z")
Hi there, wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction here. I have a AWX inventory with a variable called “environment”, I want to then create a smart inventory that filters all the inventories which have a variable “environment” which equals “develop”. I’ve tried some of the following without success, anyone know how to do this? variables:develop inventory.variables:develop inventory.variables.environment:develop In the meantime, a workaround for me is to put “DEVELOP” in the description of the inventory, then in the smart inventory I can put inventory.description:DEVELOP Just wondering if I can search based on inventory variables. ---
**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:** [January 15, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-based-on-inventory-variable/29439/2 "2019-01-15T12:42:42Z")
You can’t use smart inventory on inventory variables. Only on fact cache data and other “simple” database fields. ---
**Author:** ![Adam\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@Adam\_E](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_E)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-based-on-inventory-variable/29439/3 "2019-01-15T16:58:12Z")
thank you for the confirmation Chris.