dt-api-dashboard-clone.yml

# clone existing dynatrace dashboard (template)
# host_name -> target host to execute playbook
# dt_config_api_endpoint -> dynatrace configuration api endpoint (include trailing /)
# dt_api_token -> dynatrace api token with read & write access
# dt_dashboard_name -> name to assign dynatrace dashboard
# dt_dashboard_uuid -> unique UUID id to assign dynatrace dashboard
# dt_clone_uuid -> unique UUID id of the dynatrace dashboard to clone
# dt_mz_64id -> unique 64 bit integer id of dynatrace management zone
# dt_mz_name -> name of dynatrace management zone
# dt_web_application_id -> unique id of the dynatrace web application (for application tiles)
# dt_owner_id -> user account to assign dashboard ownership
---
-
  hosts: "{{ host_name }}"
  name: "clone existing dynatrace dashboard (template)"
  tasks:
    -
      name: "generate dashboard UUID"
      set_fact:
        dt_dashboard_uuid: "{{ 9999999999999999999999 | random | to_uuid }}"
      when: dt_dashboard_uuid is undefined
    -
      name: "validate dashboard UUID is available"
      uri:
        url: "{{ dt_config_api_endpoint }}dashboards?Api-Token={{ dt_api_token }}"
        method: GET
        return_content: yes
        status_code: 200
      register: existing_dashboards
      failed_when: 'dt_dashboard_uuid|string in existing_dashboards.content'
    -
      name: "validate dashboard to clone UUID exists"
      uri:
        url: "{{ dt_config_api_endpoint }}dashboards?Api-Token={{ dt_api_token }}"
        method: GET
        return_content: yes
        status_code: 200
      register: existing_dashboards
      failed_when: 'dt_clone_uuid|string not in existing_dashboards.content'
    -
      name: "download dashboard to clone json"
      get_url:
        url: "{{ dt_config_api_endpoint }}dashboards/{{ dt_clone_uuid }}?Api-Token={{ dt_api_token }}"
        dest: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        mode: '0777'
        force: yes
    -
      name: "replace dt_clone_uuid with dt_dashboard_uuid in json"
      replace:
        path: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        regexp: "{{ dt_clone_uuid }}"
        replace: "{{ dt_dashboard_uuid }}"
    -
      name: "replace dashboard name with dt_dashboard_name in json"
      replace:
        path: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        regexp: "\"dashboardMetadata\":{(\"name\":\"[^\"]+\")"
        replace: "\"dashboardMetadata\":{\"name\":\"{{ dt_dashboard_name }}\""
    -
      name: "replace management zone with dt_mz_64id in json"
      replace:
        path: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        regexp: "\"dashboardFilter\":{\"timeframe\":\"\",\"managementZone\":null}"
        replace: "\"dashboardFilter\":{\"timeframe\":\"\",\"managementZone\":{\"id\":\"{{ dt_mz_64id }}\",\"name\":\"{{ dt_mz_name }}\"}}"
    -
      name: "replace web application id with dt_app_id in json"
      replace:
        path: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        regexp: "\"APPLICATION-[^\"]+\""
        replace: "\"{{ dt_web_application_id }}\""
    -
      name: "replace dashboard owner with dt_owner_id in json"
      replace:
        path: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        regexp: "\"owner\":\"[^\"]+\""
        replace: "\"owner\":\"{{ dt_owner_id }}\""
    -
      name: "create new dashboard with modified json"
      uri:
        url: "{{ dt_config_api_endpoint }}dashboards/{{ dt_dashboard_uuid }}?Api-Token={{ dt_api_token }}"
        method: PUT
        src: /tmp/dt_dashboard_clone.json
        remote_src: yes
        headers:
          Content-Type: "application/json"
        status_code: 201
        return_content: yes
      register: new_dashboard