Reference Pipeline uses git state resource but doesn't define the resource anywhere

[patrick-huber-pivotal]

URL or GitHub link to the page where you're having the issue

https://docs.pivotal.io/platform-automation/v4.0/pipelines/single-product.html#configured-resources

Is your request for a change or addition to content related to a problem? If so, please describe.

In v4 of the reference pipeline for Ops Manager + a product https://docs.pivotal.io/platform-automation/v4.0/pipelines/single-product.html#configured-resources the variable state store was renamed to state and the resource definition was removed. You can see how it was defined in v3 here: https://docs.pivotal.io/platform-automation/v3.0/pipeline/single-product.html#configured-resources . The reference pipeline now calls this resource state but the user of the documentation is unaware that it is a git resource because the resource definition was removed.

Describe the solution you'd like

Add the definition for the state resource back:

- name: state
  type: git
  source:
    private_key: ((state.private_key))
    uri: ((state.uri))
    branch: master

Describe alternatives you've considered n/a

Additional context n/a

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[jtarchie]

Thanks for letting us know. We'll add that in shortly.

[jtarchie]

We've added this back in the 4.0 branches of the docs. The 3.0 docs relied on using the configuration git repo to persist the state file. This means the resource is already defined.