Correct Answer: Configure an Environment Approval and Check using 'Invoke REST API' or 'ServiceNow ITSM' integration
In YAML pipelines, Environments support 'Approvals and Checks'. You can configure an automated check that queries an external system (like invoking a REST API to ServiceNow) to ver...
Correct Answer
Configure an Environment Approval and Check using 'Invoke REST API' or 'ServiceNow ITSM' integration
Why This Answer Is Correct
In YAML pipelines, Environments support 'Approvals and Checks'. You can configure an automated check that queries an external system (like invoking a REST API to ServiceNow) to verify that a Change Request ticket is approved. The pipeline will pause and only proceed if the check evaluates successfully.
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