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.. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module:

.. Anchors: short name for ansible.builtin

.. Title

theforeman.foreman.job_invocation module -- Invoke Remote Execution Jobs
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.. Collection note

.. note::
    This module is part of the `theforeman.foreman collection <https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/theforeman/foreman/>`_ (version 5.7.0).

    It is not included in ``ansible-core``.
    To check whether it is installed, run :code:`ansible-galaxy collection list`.

    To install it, use: :code:`ansible\-galaxy collection install theforeman.foreman`.
    You need further requirements to be able to use this module,
    see :ref:`Requirements <ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module_requirements>` for details.

    To use it in a playbook, specify: :code:`theforeman.foreman.job_invocation`.

.. version_added

.. rst-class:: ansible-version-added

New in theforeman.foreman 1.4.0

.. contents::
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.. Deprecated


Synopsis
--------

.. Description

- Invoke and schedule Remote Execution Jobs


.. Aliases


.. Requirements

.. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module_requirements:

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

- requests






.. Options

Parameters
----------

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{1}{3}\X{2}{3}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Parameter
    - Comments

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-bookmark"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-bookmark:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **bookmark**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-bookmark" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Bookmark to infer the search query from


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-ca_path"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-ca_path:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **ca_path**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-ca_path" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`path`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      PEM formatted file that contains a CA certificate to be used for validation.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_CA\_PATH` will be used instead.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-command"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-command:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **command**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-command" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Command to be executed on host. Required for command templates


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-concurrency_control"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-concurrency_control:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **concurrency_control**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-concurrency_control" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Control concurrency level and distribution over time


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-concurrency_control/concurrency_level"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-concurrency_control/concurrency_level:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **concurrency_level**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-concurrency_control/concurrency_level" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Maximum jobs to be executed at once


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-concurrency_control/time_span"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-concurrency_control/time_span:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **time_span**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-concurrency_control/time_span" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Distribute tasks over given number of seconds

      This is removed since foreman\_remote\_execution\-11.0.0


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-description_format"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-description_format:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **description_format**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-description_format" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Override the description format from the template for this invocation only


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-execution_timeout_interval"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-execution_timeout_interval:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **execution_timeout_interval**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-execution_timeout_interval" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Override the timeout interval from the template for this invocation only


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-inputs"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-inputs:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **inputs**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-inputs" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Inputs to use


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-job_template"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-job_template:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **job_template**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-job_template" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Job template to execute


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-password"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-password:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **password**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-password" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Password of the user accessing the Foreman server.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_PASSWORD` will be used instead.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-randomized_ordering"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-randomized_ordering:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **randomized_ordering**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-randomized_ordering" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Whether to order the selected hosts randomly


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-recurrence"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-recurrence:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **recurrence**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-recurrence" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Schedule a recurring job


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-recurrence/cron_line"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-recurrence/cron_line:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **cron_line**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-recurrence/cron_line" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      How often the job should occur, in the cron format


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-recurrence/end_time"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-recurrence/end_time:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **end_time**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-recurrence/end_time" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Perform no more executions after this time


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-recurrence/max_iteration"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-recurrence/max_iteration:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **max_iteration**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-recurrence/max_iteration" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`integer`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Repeat a maximum of N times


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-recurrence/purpose"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-recurrence/purpose:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **purpose**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-recurrence/purpose" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Designation of a special purpose


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-scheduling"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-scheduling:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **scheduling**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-scheduling" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Schedule the job to start at a later time


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-scheduling/start_at"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-scheduling/start_at:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **start_at**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-scheduling/start_at" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Schedule the job for a future time


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-scheduling/start_before"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-scheduling/start_before:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **start_before**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-scheduling/start_before" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Indicates that the action should be cancelled if it cannot be started before this time.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-search_query"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-search_query:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **search_query**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-search_query" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Search query to identify hosts


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-server_url"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-server_url:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **server_url**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-server_url" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string` / :ansible-option-required:`required`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      URL of the Foreman server.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_SERVER\_URL` will be used instead.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-ssh"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-ssh:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **ssh**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-ssh" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      ssh related options


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-ssh/effective_user"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-ssh/effective_user:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **effective_user**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-ssh/effective_user" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      What user should be used to run the script (using sudo\-like mechanisms)

      Defaults to a template parameter or global setting


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-targeting_type"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-targeting_type:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **targeting_type**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-targeting_type" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Dynamic query updates the search results before execution (useful for scheduled jobs)


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`"static\_query"` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`"dynamic\_query"`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-use_gssapi"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-use_gssapi:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **use_gssapi**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-use_gssapi" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Use GSSAPI to perform the authentication, typically this is for Kerberos or Kerberos through Negotiate authentication.

      Requires the Python library \ `requests\-gssapi <https://github.com/pythongssapi/requests-gssapi>`__ to be installed.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_USE\_GSSAPI` will be used instead.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`false` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`true`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-username"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-username:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **username**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-username" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`string`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Username accessing the Foreman server.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_USERNAME` will be used instead.


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="parameter-validate_certs"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__parameter-validate_certs:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **validate_certs**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#parameter-validate_certs" title="Permalink to this option"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`boolean`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Whether or not to verify the TLS certificates of the Foreman server.

      If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable :literal:`FOREMAN\_VALIDATE\_CERTS` will be used instead.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-choices:`Choices:`

      - :ansible-option-choices-entry:`false`
      - :ansible-option-choices-entry-default:`true` :ansible-option-choices-default-mark:`← (default)`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


.. Attributes


Attributes
----------

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{2}{10}\X{3}{10}\X{5}{10}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Attribute
    - Support
    - Description

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="attribute-check_mode"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__attribute-check_mode:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **check_mode**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#attribute-check_mode" title="Permalink to this attribute"></a>

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      :ansible-attribute-support-label:`Support: \ `\ :ansible-attribute-support-full:`full`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Can run in check\_mode and return changed status prediction without modifying the entity


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="attribute-diff_mode"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__attribute-diff_mode:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **diff_mode**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#attribute-diff_mode" title="Permalink to this attribute"></a>

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      :ansible-attribute-support-label:`Support: \ `\ :ansible-attribute-support-full:`full`


      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Will return details on what has changed (or possibly needs changing in check\_mode), when in diff mode


      .. raw:: html

        </div>



.. Notes


.. Seealso


.. Examples

Examples
--------

.. code-block:: yaml+jinja

    - name: "Run remote command on a single host once"
      theforeman.foreman.job_invocation:
        search_query: "name ^ (foreman.example.com)"
        command: 'ls'
        job_template: "Run Command - SSH Default"
        ssh:
          effective_user: "tester"

    - name: "Run ansible command on active hosts once a day"
      theforeman.foreman.job_invocation:
        bookmark: 'active'
        command: 'pwd'
        job_template: "Run Command - Ansible Default"
        recurrence:
          cron_line: "30 2 * * *"
        concurrency_control:
          concurrency_level: 2



.. Facts


.. Return values

Return Values
-------------
Common return values are documented :ref:`here <common_return_values>`, the following are the fields unique to this module:

.. tabularcolumns:: \X{1}{3}\X{2}{3}

.. list-table::
  :width: 100%
  :widths: auto
  :header-rows: 1
  :class: longtable ansible-option-table

  * - Key
    - Description

  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-entity"></div>

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__return-entity:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **entity**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-entity" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-cell">

      Final state of the affected entities grouped by their type.


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` success


      .. raw:: html

        </div>


  * - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">
        <div class="ansibleOptionAnchor" id="return-entity/job_invocations"></div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \hspace{0.02\textwidth}\begin{minipage}[t]{0.3\textwidth}

      .. _ansible_collections.theforeman.foreman.job_invocation_module__return-entity/job_invocations:

      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-title

      **job_invocations**

      .. raw:: html

        <a class="ansibleOptionLink" href="#return-entity/job_invocations" title="Permalink to this return value"></a>

      .. ansible-option-type-line::

        :ansible-option-type:`list` / :ansible-option-elements:`elements=dictionary`

      .. raw:: html

        </div>

      .. raw:: latex

        \end{minipage}

    - .. raw:: html

        <div class="ansible-option-indent-desc"></div><div class="ansible-option-cell">

      List of job invocations


      .. rst-class:: ansible-option-line

      :ansible-option-returned-bold:`Returned:` success


      .. raw:: html

        </div>




..  Status (Presently only deprecated)


.. Authors

Authors
~~~~~~~

- Peter Ondrejka (@pondrejk)


.. Extra links

Collection links
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. ansible-links::

  - title: "Issue Tracker"
    url: "https://github.com/theforeman/foreman-ansible-modules/issues"
    external: true
  - title: "Homepage"
    url: "https://theforeman.org/"
    external: true
  - title: "Repository (Sources)"
    url: "https://github.com/theforeman/foreman-ansible-modules"
    external: true


.. Parsing errors