Backend: Support variable description, options and default values at job level

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Release notes

Problem to solve

Provide an option for users to easily select and change the value for a pre-defined variable at job level. perhaps, even have a list to select from.

Original description The following discussion from !105502 (merged) should be addressed:

  • @leetickett-gitlab started a discussion: (+2 comments)

    Hey @ayufan - I just wanted to say thanks for making this happen! I just saw it in action for the first time and love it!

    Do you know if there is an appetite and issue to bring it at job level too? 🤞

/cc @dhershkovitch @jocelynjane

Intended users

User experience goal

Users should be made available an easier workflow to surface and maintain their pre-defined variables at job level.

Proposal

The YML syntax: Discussion thread

job1:
  stage: test
  variables:
    MY_VARIABLE:
      value: "1"
      options: 
        - "1"
        - "2"
        - "3"
  script:
    - echo $MY_VARIABLE
  when: manual

The UI: When the form to input variable appears on the job logs page, the key comes pre-filled and the value shows the first items from the list of options defined in the YML. #396859[pre-filled-jobs.png]

Further details

Permissions and Security

Documentation

Availability & Testing

Available Tier

Feature Usage Metrics

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

Users spend less time editing YAML for changing pre-defined variable values.

What is the type of buyer?

Is this a cross-stage feature?

What is the competitive advantage or differentiation for this feature?

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