Hey folks Just wondering if this scenario is possible to do

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Hey folks Just wondering if this scenario is possible to do with Atlantis 1 On PR creation `atlantis` plans without locking 2 On PR approval and passing merge checks `atlantis` plans with locking and applies I tried looking into custom workflows and my idea was to use two custom workflows 1 Workflow 1 plans without locking without any requirements 2 Workflow 2 plans and applies with approved and mergeable requirements But I am unsure how to null or not execute apply on workflow 1 The issue we have is we want `atlantis` locking but run into frequent issues where someone else grabs a lock and the PR is not in a mergeable or approved state It wastes time to ask the PR owner to unlock and leads into lock contention

PePe Amengual · Answer

I do not think that is possible

Anas Kadam · Answer

There is an argument ` lock=false` that we can use no

PePe Amengual · Answer

but that is for all commands mmmmm wait

Anas Kadam · Answer

Not necessarily <https www runatlantis io docs custom workflows html adding extra arguments to terraform commands>

PePe Amengual · Answer

PePe Amengual · Answer

it is possible per project

PePe Amengual · Answer

in the atlantis yaml I forgot about this

PePe Amengual · Answer

``` plan extra args lock false ```

PePe Amengual · Answer

`repo locking false` is what you want

Anas Kadam · Answer

I understand that we can lock unlock per step What I want is multiple workflow where one workflow is just plan without lock and another workflow with plan with lock

PePe Amengual · Answer

this is exactly what that is

PePe Amengual · Answer

you will need to pass it per project

Anas Kadam · Answer

the project is the same

PePe Amengual · Answer

ahhhhh

PePe Amengual · Answer

so then you can do ```workflows myworkflow plan steps run my custom command arg1 arg2 init plan extra args lock false run my custom command arg1 arg2 apply steps run echo hi apply```

PePe Amengual · Answer

but actually even if the project is the same `repo locking false` will work

PePe Amengual · Answer

because you do not care about lock on plan

PePe Amengual · Answer

only on apply

Anas Kadam · Answer

I do want to lock just before apply to prevent merge conflicts

PePe Amengual · Answer

just before apply there is no state like that

PePe Amengual · Answer

is per command

Anas Kadam · Answer

So flow I want is 1 PR created 2 Atlantis plan without locking 3 PR approved merge checks pass 4 Atlantis plan with lock 5 Atlantis apply 6 PR merge 7 Atlantis unlocks

Anas Kadam · Answer

is that possible

PePe Amengual · Answer

that will only be possible if you pass the arg to the command `atlantis plan lock=false` manually

Anas Kadam · Answer

gotcha

Anas Kadam · Answer

Thank you appreciate this

PePe Amengual · Answer

you can t do it that way at the workflow level