:source: foreman_global_parameter.py

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.. _foreman_global_parameter_module:


foreman_global_parameter -- Manage Foreman Global Parameters
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Synopsis
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- Manage Foreman Global Parameter Entities



Requirements
------------
The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

- apypie


Parameters
----------

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    <table  border=0 cellpadding=0 class="documentation-table">
        <tr>
            <th colspan="1">Parameter</th>
            <th>Choices/<font color="blue">Defaults</font></th>
                        <th width="100%">Comments</th>
        </tr>
                    <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>name</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                 / <span style="color: red">required</span>                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Name of the Global Parameter</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>parameter_type</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                            <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li><div style="color: blue"><b>string</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>boolean</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>integer</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>real</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>array</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>hash</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>yaml</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>json</li>
                                                                                    </ul>
                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Type of value</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>password</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                 / <span style="color: red">required</span>                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Password of the user accessing the Foreman server</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>server_url</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                 / <span style="color: red">required</span>                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>URL of the Foreman server</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>state</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                            <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li><div style="color: blue"><b>present</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>present_with_defaults</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li>absent</li>
                                                                                    </ul>
                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>State of the entity in Foreman</div>
                                                    <div><code>present_with_defaults</code> will ensure the entity exists, but won&#x27;t update existing ones</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>updated_name</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>New name of the Global Parameter. When this parameter is set, the module will not be idempotent.</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>username</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">string</span>
                                                 / <span style="color: red">required</span>                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Username accessing the Foreman server</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>validate_certs</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">boolean</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0"><b>Choices:</b>
                                                                                                                                                                <li>no</li>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <li><div style="color: blue"><b>yes</b>&nbsp;&larr;</div></li>
                                                                                    </ul>
                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server</div>
                                                                                        <div style="font-size: small; color: darkgreen"><br/>aliases: verify_ssl</div>
                                    </td>
            </tr>
                                <tr>
                                                                <td colspan="1">
                    <b>value</b>
                    <div style="font-size: small">
                        <span style="color: purple">raw</span>
                                                                    </div>
                                    </td>
                                <td>
                                                                                                                                                            </td>
                                                                <td>
                                                                        <div>Value of the Global Parameter</div>
                                                                                </td>
            </tr>
                        </table>
    <br/>


Notes
-----

.. note::
   - The *parameter_type* only has an effect on Foreman >= 1.22



Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    
    - name: "Create a Global Parameter"
      foreman_global_parameter:
        username: "admin"
        password: "changeme"
        server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
        name: "TheAnswer"
        value: "42"
        state: present_with_defaults

    - name: "Update a Global Parameter"
      foreman_global_parameter:
        username: "admin"
        password: "changeme"
        server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
        name: "TheAnswer"
        value: "43"
        state: present

    - name: "Delete a Global Parameter"
      foreman_global_parameter:
        username: "admin"
        password: "changeme"
        server_url: "https://foreman.example.com"
        name: "TheAnswer"
        state: absent





Status
------




- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. *[preview]*


- This module is :ref:`maintained by the Ansible Community <modules_support>`. *[community]*





Authors
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- Bernhard Hopfenmueller (@Fobhep) ATIX AG
- Matthias Dellweg (@mdellweg) ATIX AG
- Manisha Singhal (@manisha15) ATIX AG


.. hint::
    If you notice any issues in this documentation, you can `edit this document <https://github.com/theforeman/foreman-ansible-modules/edit/master/plugins/modules/foreman_global_parameter.py>`_ to improve it.