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Review job output in AAP 2.7

Short answer

Open a job Output view in AAP 2.7 and filter the playbook log by keyword or event.

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Open a job Output view and filter by search text or event type.

How it works

The Output view shows the playbook log for one job. Search by keyword. Filter events such as errors, host failures, host retries, and skipped items.

When to use it

  • Finding the task that failed
  • Confirming which hosts changed

Requirements

  • AAP: 2.7
  • An existing job
  • Permission to view job output

Procedure

  1. Open Automation Execution.
  2. Open Jobs.
  3. Select a job. Controller opens the Output view.
  4. Use Search output to find a keyword.
  5. Use Event to filter errors, host failures, host retries, or skipped items.

Result

You can read the playbook log and isolate failures without scrolling the full stream.

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