Commit a62d48c3 authored by Suzanne Selhorn's avatar Suzanne Selhorn Committed by Marcel Amirault

Edited and reordered topics in Multi-project pipelines

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| `external_pull_request_event` | When an external pull request on GitHub is created or updated. See [Pipelines for external pull requests](../ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md#pipelines-for-external-pull-requests). |
| `merge_request_event` | For pipelines created when a merge request is created or updated. Required to enable [merge request pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md), [merged results pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/index.md), and [merge trains](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/merge_trains/index.md). |
| `parent_pipeline` | For pipelines triggered by a [parent/child pipeline](../parent_child_pipelines.md) with `rules`. Use this pipeline source in the child pipeline configuration so that it can be triggered by the parent pipeline. |
| `pipeline` | For [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md) created by [using the API with `CI_JOB_TOKEN`](../multi_project_pipelines.md#triggering-multi-project-pipelines-through-api), or the [`trigger`](../yaml/README.md#trigger) keyword. |
| `pipeline` | For [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md) created by [using the API with `CI_JOB_TOKEN`](../multi_project_pipelines.md#create-multi-project-pipelines-by-using-the-api), or the [`trigger`](../yaml/README.md#trigger) keyword. |
| `push` | For pipelines triggered by a `git push` event, including for branches and tags. |
| `schedule` | For [scheduled pipelines](../pipelines/schedules.md). |
| `trigger` | For pipelines created by using a [trigger token](../triggers/README.md#trigger-token). |
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The maximum number of entries that are accepted for `trigger:include:` is three.
Similar to [multi-project pipelines](multi_project_pipelines.md#mirroring-status-from-triggered-pipeline),
Similar to [multi-project pipelines](multi_project_pipelines.md#mirror-status-of-a-triggered-pipeline-in-the-trigger-job),
we can set the parent pipeline to depend on the status of the child pipeline upon completion:
```yaml
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## Pass CI/CD variables to a child pipeline
You can [pass CI/CD variables to a downstream pipeline](multi_project_pipelines.md#passing-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline)
the same way as for multi-project pipelines.
You can pass CI/CD variables to a downstream pipeline using the same methods as
multi-project pipelines:
- [By using the `variable` keyword](multi_project_pipelines.md#pass-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline-by-using-the-variables-keyword).
- [By using variable inheritance](multi_project_pipelines.md#pass-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline-by-using-variable-inheritance).
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1. Run a job manually in the UI.
1. Use [push options](../../user/project/push_options.md#push-options-for-gitlab-cicd).
1. Trigger a pipeline by using [the API](../triggers/README.md#making-use-of-trigger-variables).
1. Pass variables to a [downstream pipeline](../multi_project_pipelines.md#passing-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline).
1. Pass variables to a downstream pipeline [by using the `variable` keyword](../multi_project_pipelines.md#pass-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline-by-using-the-variables-keyword)
or [by using variable inheritance](../multi_project_pipelines.md#pass-cicd-variables-to-a-downstream-pipeline-by-using-variable-inheritance).
The pipeline variables declared in these events take [priority over other variables](#cicd-variable-precedence).
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| `external` | When you use CI services other than GitLab. |
| `external_pull_requests` | When an external pull request on GitHub is created or updated (See [Pipelines for external pull requests](../ci_cd_for_external_repos/index.md#pipelines-for-external-pull-requests)). |
| `merge_requests` | For pipelines created when a merge request is created or updated. Enables [merge request pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/index.md), [merged results pipelines](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/index.md), and [merge trains](../merge_request_pipelines/pipelines_for_merged_results/merge_trains/index.md). |
| `pipelines` | For [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md) created by [using the API with `CI_JOB_TOKEN`](../multi_project_pipelines.md#triggering-multi-project-pipelines-through-api), or the [`trigger`](#trigger) keyword. |
| `pipelines` | For [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md) created by [using the API with `CI_JOB_TOKEN`](../multi_project_pipelines.md#create-multi-project-pipelines-by-using-the-api), or the [`trigger`](#trigger) keyword. |
| `pushes` | For pipelines triggered by a `git push` event, including for branches and tags. |
| `schedules` | For [scheduled pipelines](../pipelines/schedules.md). |
| `tags` | When the Git reference for a pipeline is a tag. |
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Use `trigger` to define a downstream pipeline trigger. When GitLab starts a `trigger` job,
a downstream pipeline is created.
Jobs with `trigger` can only use a [limited set of keywords](../multi_project_pipelines.md#limitations).
Jobs with `trigger` can only use a [limited set of keywords](../multi_project_pipelines.md#create-multi-project-pipelines-in-your-gitlab-ciyml-file).
For example, you can't run commands with [`script`](#script), [`before_script`](#before_script),
or [`after_script`](#after_script).
You can use this keyword to create two different types of downstream pipelines:
- [Multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md#creating-multi-project-pipelines-from-gitlab-ciyml)
- [Multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md#create-multi-project-pipelines-in-your-gitlab-ciyml-file)
- [Child pipelines](../parent_child_pipelines.md)
[In GitLab 13.2](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/197140/) and later, you can
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include: path/to/child-pipeline.yml
```
Similar to [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md#mirroring-status-from-triggered-pipeline),
Similar to [multi-project pipelines](../multi_project_pipelines.md#mirror-status-of-a-triggered-pipeline-in-the-trigger-job),
it's possible to mirror the status from a triggered pipeline:
```yaml
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