Backend: Set variables as raw in Project->pipelines/new

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Summary

Currently, the majority of variables sent by GitLab to Runner are subject to variable expansion and does not support special characters such as $. When users add a variable value with $ (which is very common for generated passwords), the value is treated as a variable reference, which isn't expected behavior.

Users find it surprising that the variable gets expanded by default when the value contains a $. Often times the value is machine generated and might contain a $ to make it more secure.

Proposal

This issue is to make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in the Manual Job->Play page

Implementation Table

Group	Issues	Issue Link	Notes
backend	Backend: Make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in CI/CD Settings > Variables	#361934 (closed)	MVC
backend	Backend: Backend: Make it possible to set a raw variable in our syntax	#353991 (closed)	MVC
frontend	Frontend: Make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in CI/CD Settings > Variables	#217309 (closed)	MVC
backend	Backend: Allow special characters to be used for raw variable types	#352657 (closed)	MVC
backend	Backend: Make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in Project->pipelines/new	👈 You are here	TBD at a later date
backend	Backend: Make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in Manual Job->Play	#362548	TBD at a later date
backend	Backend: Make it possible to set variables as non-expanded in Project->pipeline_schedules/new	#362549	TBD at a later date

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