update_automate_workspace.yml

---
# Playbook to update attributes in the root object in automate workspace
# You can pass in extra vars to control the automate_workspace
- hosts: localhost
  vars:
    root_attrs: { 'name': 'Fred Flintstone', 'address': 'Bedrock' }
    state_attrs: { 'name': 'Wilma Flintstone', 'friend': 'Betty Rubble' }

  tasks:
    - name: Set the automate workspace url
      set_fact:
        aws_url: "{{ manageiq.api_url }}/api/{{ manageiq.automate_workspace }}"
    - name: Fetch the Workspace
      uri:
        url: "{{ aws_url }}"
        method: GET 
        validate_certs: False
        headers:
          X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
          Content-Type: "application/json" 
        status_code: 200 
      register: workspace

    - debug: var=workspace

    - name: Update the root object in the workspace
      uri:
        url: "{{ aws_url }}"
        method: POST
        body:
          action: edit
          resource: "{ 'objects': { 'root': {{ workspace.json.input.method_parameters }} }, 'state_vars': {{ state_attrs }}}"
        body_format: json
        validate_certs: False
        headers:
          X-Auth-Token: "{{ manageiq.api_token }}"
          Content-Type: "application/json" 
        status_code: 200
      register: output