dsc/examples/reference.dsc.yaml

# Simple example showing how to reference output from a resource to use in another
$schema: https://aka.ms/dsc/schemas/v3/bundled/config/document.json
resources:
- name: os
  type: Microsoft/OSInfo
  properties: {}
- name: Echo
  type: Microsoft.DSC.Debug/Echo
  properties:
    output: "[concat('The OS is ', reference(resourceId('Microsoft/OSInfo','os')).family)]"
  dependsOn:
  - "[resourceId('Microsoft/OSInfo','os')]"