error on setting global argument for tfe_variable resource

[sbgtvbroadcast]

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Terraform Cloud/Enterprise version

Terraform Cloud

Terraform version

Terraform v1.2.7

Terraform Configuration Files

resource "tfe_variable" "channel_name_aws_account_list" {
  category        = "terraform"
  description     = "List of channels and aws accounts"
  key             = "channel_name_aws_account_list"
  sensitive       = false
  global          = true  ### (Optional) Whether or not the variable set applies to all workspaces in the organization. Defaults to false.
  hcl             = true
  value           = <<EOT
                  {
    "aaaa" = "12345",
    "bbb" = "67890"
 }
  EOT
  variable_set_id = tfe_variable_set.channel_accounts.id
}

Debug Output

Error: Unsupported argument
An argument named "global" is not expected here.

Expected Behavior

the argument global is listed at https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/tfe/latest/docs/resources/variable_set It's supposed to set the variable available for all workspaces in the TF organization

Actual Behavior

however when I run Action -> Plan and Apply I get an error "Error: Unsupported argument". When I manually check off in Terraform Cloud UI the "Apply to all workspaces in this organization" in TF Organization -> Variable sets -> variable set and run terraform plan again, I get

global : true change to false

which leads me to believe the argument is being set by Terraform Cloud however gets errored out on runs.

Additional Context

[annawinkler]

Thanks @sbgtvbroadcast ! You're right - we list the attribute in the docs, but I don't see support for it in our code. I've opened an internal issue for this to be addressed.

[annawinkler]

Hi @sbgtvbroadcast !

Sorry I responded so quickly at first. Rereading what you wrote, I realized I misread what you wrote.

I'll clarify the functionality that we have. A variable_set may be global, and here is an example of that:

resource "tfe_variable_set" "test" {
  name         = "Global Varset"
  description  = "Variable set applied to all workspaces."
  global       = true
  organization = tfe_organization.test.name
}

A variable, however, does not support the global flag. A variable can be added to a global variable set like this:

resource "tfe_organization" "test" {
  name  = "my-org-name"
  email = "[email protected]"
}

resource "tfe_variable_set" "test" {
  name         = "Test Varset"
  description  = "Some description."
  global       = false
  organization = tfe_organization.test.name
}

resource "tfe_variable" "test-a" {
  key             = "seperate_variable"
  value           = "my_value_name"
  category        = "terraform"
  description     = "a useful description"
  variable_set_id = tfe_variable_set.test.id
}

I hope this clarifies the functionality! I'll close this issue out because it's not an issue - it's how things work.

[sbgtvbroadcast]

I stand corrected! Thank you!