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Is there a way in Ansible tower to pause the workflow template execution and wait for the user to provide some kind of input like "approved" or "reject" after completion of a job template and then proceed with the next job template?

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I am trying to build a workflow which will have 5 job templates but I want the execution to pause and wait for user input once the second job template execution is successful. Once the user input approved or reject then it should proceed with the third job template execution.

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One alternative approach I found is using 'wait_for' module. +We can create a text file in a host which you have access to and 'wait_for' specific text to be present in the file before continuing.

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You can create a job template with the playbook as follows and include in the workflow template wherever you need to wait.

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If using AAF, there is now an Approval Step:

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[https://www.ansible.com/blog/how-to-add-approval-steps-to-ansible-tower-workflows][1]

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This should accomplish what you are wanting (or other people in the future who read this)

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