Remove Workflow with controller_state: absent failed

[wbrandt-az]

Summary

I create a project with credentials, project, job template and workflow templates using the infra.controlle_configuration collection.
For testing I create also a cleanup Playbook and set the variable controller_state to absent.
It will remove all resources from my Organization except Workflows. due to a fix order of removing workflows (Workflow, Workflow-Node, Node-Links) it will fail at removing Workflow-Nodes due to missing Workflow, which was already removed.

Issue Type

• Bug Report

Ansible, Collection, Controller details

Collection: infra.controller_configuration

Ansible Version:
ansible [core 2.17.2]
  config file = /home/runner/_work/aip-configuration/aip-configuration/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/runner/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/runner/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/runner/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/runner/.local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Jul 29 2024, 16:56:48) [GCC 11.4.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.4
  libyaml = True

ansible-galaxy collection list

Controller version
Ansible Automation Platform Controller 4.5.7

• ansible installation method: one of source, pip, OS package, EE

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Desired Behavior

1. create Workflow using
   collection: infra.controller_configuration.workflow_job_templates
   with default variable value controller_state: present

2. remove Workflow using
   collection: infra.controller_configuration.workflow_job_templates
   with default variable value controller_state: absent

after step 2 the Workflow including Workflow Nodes are removed from Organization.

Actual Behavior

collection: infra.controller_configuration.workflow_job_templates
with default variable value controller_state: absent

=> Playbook will fail.

- name: Cleanup project
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  become: false
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    controller_state: absent
  tasks:
    - name: Create workflows
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: infra.controller_configuration.workflow_job_templates
      when: controller_workflows is defined

"msg": "The workflow SSR-add new customer team in organization WFTEST was not found on the controller instance server"

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

[djdanielsson]

sorry it has taken so long to get to this, can you show the vars for one of the workflows? if I were to guess you have state present there which over rides that global option

[wbrandt-az]

Many thanks to take this.
Here is my example code:

---
controller_workflows:
  - name: InstallApacheWorkflow
    description: Workflow to install Apache and deploy WebApp
    organization: AIP-O-WBDEMO
#    state: present   # use controller_state centrally
    inventory: Demo-inventory
    survey_enabled: false
    survey_spec: {}
    limit: euDev
    ask_limit_on_launch: true
    extra_vars: {}
    simplified_workflow_nodes:
      - name: install Apache
        identifier: installApache
#        state: present   # use controller_state centrally
        unified_job_template: aipdemo-Install Apache
        success_nodes:
          - Approval_Apache_Installation
        failure_nodes: []
        always_nodes: []
      - identifier: Approval_Apache_Installation
        approval_node:
          name: Approval Apache Installation
          description: " Apache Installation ok?"
          timeout: 3600
        success_nodes:
          - DeployContent
        failure_nodes:
          - Uninstall Apache
        always_nodes: []
      - name: Deploy Content
        identifier: DeployContent
#        state: present   # use controller_state centrally
        unified_job_template: aipdemo-DeployWebPage
        success_nodes: []
        failure_nodes: []
        always_nodes: []
      - name: UninstallApache
        identifier: Uninstall Apache
#        state: present   # use controller_state centrally
        unified_job_template: aipdemo-UnInstall Apache
        success_nodes: []
        failure_nodes: []
        always_nodes: []

Playbook:

---
- name: Playbook to setup Project in ansible controller
  hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  vars:
    controller_state: absent

  tasks:
    - name: Set project_config_dir
      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
        project_config_dir: "{{ controller_configs_dir | default((lookup('env', 'CONTROLLER_CONFIGS_DIR') == '') | ternary('./aap_config', lookup('env', 'CONTROLLER_CONFIGS_DIR'))) }}"     # noqa yaml[line-length]

    - name: Include PWD
      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
        file: "{{ project_config_dir }}/encrypt.yml"
      tags:
        - always
#      no_log: true
    - name: Templateing controller_auth
      ansible.builtin.template:
        src: "{{ project_config_dir }}/controller_auth.yml.j2"
        dest: "{{ project_config_dir }}/controller_auth.yml"
        mode: '0600'
      run_once: true
#      no_log: true
    - name: Templateing credentials
      ansible.builtin.template:
        src: "{{ project_config_dir }}/credentials.yml.j2"
        dest: "{{ project_config_dir }}/credentials.yml"
        mode: '0600'
      run_once: true
#      no_log: true

    - name: Include vars from configs directory
      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
        dir: "{{ project_config_dir }}"
        ignore_unknown_extensions: true
        extensions: ["yml"]
      tags:
        - always

    - name: Call dispatch role
      ansible.builtin.include_role:
        name: infra.controller_configuration.dispatch