test2.yml

name: Second Workflow

on:
  workflow_dispatch:  # This allows you to manually trigger the workflow

jobs:
  run_first_workflow:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v2

      - name: Generate Output
        id: generate_output
        run: |
          OUTPUT_VALUE="jacqueline-test-1"
          echo "OUTPUT_VALUE=${OUTPUT_VALUE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
          echo "generated_value=${OUTPUT_VALUE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

          echo "${{ env.OUTPUT_VALUE }}"
      
      - name: echo output
        id: echo_output
        run: |
          echo "steps.outputs: ${{ steps.generate_output.outputs.generated_value}}"
          echo "env.outputs: ${{ env.OUTPUT_VALUE}}"
    
    outputs:
      output_value: ${{ env.OUTPUT_VALUE }}
      generated_value: ${{ steps.generate_output.outputs.generated_value }}

  use_output:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [run_first_workflow]

    steps:
      - name: Access Output from First Workflow
        run: |
          echo ${{ toJSON(needs.run_first_workflow.outputs) }}
          echo "The generated value from the first workflow is: ${{ needs.run_first_workflow.outputs.generated_value }}"