Microsoft.Automation automationAccounts/variables

ARM template resource definition

The automationAccounts/variables resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/variables resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/variables",
  "apiVersion": "2023-11-01",
  "name": "string",
  "properties": {
    "description": "string",
    "isEncrypted": "bool",
    "value": "string"
  }
}

Property values

automationAccounts/variables

Name Description Value
type The resource type 'Microsoft.Automation/automationAccounts/variables'
apiVersion The resource api version '2023-11-01'
name The resource name

See how to set names and types for child resources in JSON ARM templates.
string (required)

Character limit: 1-128

Valid characters:
Can't use:
<>*%&:\?.+/ or control characters

Can't end with space.
properties Gets or sets the properties of the variable. VariableCreateOrUpdatePropertiesOrVariableProperties (required)

VariableCreateOrUpdatePropertiesOrVariableProperties

Name Description Value
description Gets or sets the description of the variable. string
isEncrypted Gets or sets the encrypted flag of the variable. bool
value Gets or sets the value of the variable. string

Quickstart templates

The following quickstart templates deploy this resource type.

Template Description
ASR Runbooks

Deploy to Azure
Deploys Automation Runbooks for ASR Recovery Plans
OMS ASR Solution

Deploy to Azure
Enables the ASR (v2) Solution in OMS
Azure Resource Optimization (ARO) Toolkit

Deploy to Azure
The Azure Resource Optimization Toolkit is a decentralized, native Azure solution using serverless technologies to optimize Azure resources on your subscription. Optimization happens automatically on your subscription once you enable or create your own schedule, including on new resources. This is an Azure Automation account with preconfigured runbooks and schedules you can utilize on your subscription to start saving money.
OMS - Azure Resource Usage Solution

Deploy to Azure
Solution brings billing infortmation about Azure Resources into OMS. Cost of resources can be displayed in different currency and locale.
OMS - Azure VM Inventory Solution

Deploy to Azure
Enables Azure VM Inventory Solution in OMS. Solution collects Azure VM inventory along with disks, networking components, NSG rules and extensions into OMS workspace.
OMS Solution - Hyper-V Replica

Deploy to Azure
A template for creating an OMS solution to monitor Hyper-V replica.
OMS Service Bus Solution

Deploy to Azure
Monitors Azure Service Bus instances
OMS VMM Analytics

Deploy to Azure
Provides a single view of the jobs' status across multiple VMM instances that helps you gain insight about the health & performance of these jobs.