Create a survey

Basics Lab 4

Challenge 2, creating a survey in Automation controller

Challenge 2 - Creating the Survey

In this challenge you will create a "survey" of user input form to collect input from the user and populate the values for the variables net_banner and banner_type

Examine the playbook

---
- name: set router banners
  hosts: routers
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: load banner onto network device
      vars:
        - network_banner:  "{{ net_banner | default(None) }}"
        - banner_type: "{{ net_type | default('login') }}"
      include_role:
        name: "../roles/banner"

You can also view this Ansible Playbook here

The role banner has a very simple main.yml file:
```
- name: configure banner
  include_tasks: "{{ ansible_network_os }}.yml"
```
The ansible_network_os variable is being used to parameterize the network OS and create a vendor neutral playbook.
If you are working with a junos device, this playbook would call for a task file called junos.yml. If you are using an IOS-XE device, this playbook would call for a task file called ios.yml. This file will in turn contain the platform specific tasks:
```
---
- name: add the junos banner
  junos_banner:
    text: "{{ network_banner }}"
    banner: "{{ banner_type }}"
```
Also note that we are passing in 2 variables to the task file.
1. network_banner: This variable is populated using the net_banner variable
2. banner_type: This variable is populated by a variable named net_type
Make sure to enable the survey

Lets get started

That is the end of of your lab briefing!

Login to automation controller

If you have been logged out, login back into automation controller. Select the Automation controller WebUI tab at the top of your screen.
Login with the following credentials:

username

admin

password

ansible123!

Step 1 - Navigate to the Network-Banner Job Template

In the left navigation menu, expand Automation Execution and then click on Templates.
You will see any created Job Templates.
Click on the Network-Banner Job template

Step 2 - Create the survey

In this step you will create a survey of user input form to collect input from the user and populate the values for the variables net_banner and net_type

Click on the Survey tab within the Network-Banner Job Template
Click the blue Create survey question.

Fill out the fields

Parameter	Value
Question	Please enter the banner text
Description	Please type into the text field the desired banner
Answer Variable Name	net_banner
Answer type	Textarea
Required	Checkmark ✅

Parameter

Value

Question

Please enter the banner text

Description

Please type into the text field the desired banner

Answer Variable Name

net_banner

Answer type

Textarea

Required

Checkmark ✅

Click Create survey question button.
Click the blue Create survey question button back in the Survey tab to create another question.

Next we will create a survey prompt to gather the banner_type. This will either be motd or login and will default to "login" per the playbook above.

Parameter Value

Parameter	Value
Question	Please enter the banner type
Description	Please choose an option
Answer Variable Name	`net_type`
Answer type	Multiple Choice(single select)
Multiple Choice Options	login motd
Default option	login
Required	Checkmark ✅

Question

Please enter the banner type

Description

Please choose an option

Answer Variable Name

net_type