running-variations-of-jobs-in-a-workflow.md

title	shortTitle	intro	versions	redirect_from
Running variations of jobs in a workflow	Run job variations	Create a matrix to define variations for each job.	fpt ghes ghec * * *	/actions/using-jobs/using-a-build-matrix-for-your-jobs /actions/using-jobs/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs /actions/examples/using-concurrency-expressions-and-a-test-matrix /actions/writing-workflows/choosing-what-your-workflow-does/using-a-matrix-for-your-jobs

{% data reusables.actions.enterprise-github-hosted-runners %}

About matrix strategies

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.about-matrix-strategy %}

Using a matrix strategy

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.using-matrix-strategy %}

Example: Using a single-dimension matrix

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.single-dimension-matrix %}

Example: Using a multi-dimension matrix

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.multi-dimension-matrix %}

Example: Using contexts to create matrices

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-from-context %}

Expanding or adding matrix configurations

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-include %}

Example: Expanding configurations

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-expand-with-include %}

Example: Adding configurations

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-add-with-include %}

Excluding matrix configurations

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-exclude %}

Example: Using an output to define two matrices

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.matrix-used-twice %}

Handling failures

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.section-using-a-build-matrix-for-your-jobs-failfast %}

Defining the maximum number of concurrent jobs

{% data reusables.actions.jobs.section-using-a-build-matrix-for-your-jobs-max-parallel %}