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fix: mark TaskGroup as Skipped when all children skipped/omitted by when-clause - #16803

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When a DAG task with withParam has all its child tasks skipped by their when clause (e.g. when: "{{=item.classify}} == euk" where no item matches), the TaskGroup node was marked as Succeeded because Skipped nodes satisfy Fulfilled(). This caused addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope to skip the group (it only processes Skipped/Omitted phase), so the template's declared output defaults were never populated into scope. Downstream tasks referencing {{tasks.X.outputs.parameters.Y}} would fail with "failed to resolve" and the workflow would hang in a requeue loop.

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Track whether every child of the TaskGroup was skipped or omitted. If so, set the group phase to NodeSkipped instead of the default NodeSucceeded, so addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope populates the declared output defaults (or absent-optional placeholders) and downstream references resolve correctly.

Closes #16793

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Task groups whose expanded child tasks are all skipped or omitted are now correctly marked as skipped.
    • Default outputs from skipped nodes now populate as expected, allowing downstream references to resolve correctly.

When a DAG task with withParam has all its child tasks skipped by their
when-clause, the TaskGroup node was marked as Succeeded (because Skipped
nodes satisfy Fulfilled()). This prevented addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope
from populating the template's declared output defaults, causing
consumers referencing {{tasks.X.outputs.parameters.Y}} to fail with
'failed to resolve' and leaving the workflow stuck in a requeue loop.

Fix: track whether every child was skipped/omitted and set the TaskGroup
phase to NodeSkipped in that case, so addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope
fills in the declared output defaults.

Closes argoproj#16793

Signed-off-by: waterWang <672684719@qq.com>
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The DAG controller now marks a non-empty TaskGroup as NodeSkipped when all expanded child tasks are skipped or omitted. Existing succeeded, failed, and error aggregation remains unchanged.

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TaskGroup skip-state handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Aggregate TaskGroup completion phase
workflow/controller/dag.go
The controller tracks whether all expanded children are skipped or omitted. It assigns NodeSkipped to non-empty groups in that case and preserves existing phase aggregation otherwise.

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Although this change is intended to preserve declared defaults when every child task is skipped or omitted, a fallback finalization path can still mark the group successful, leaving downstream output references unresolved and workflows requeued indefinitely. That correctness issue should be fixed and covered by regression tests before merging.

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workflow/controller/dag.go (1)

703-727: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle all-skipped children in completableTaskGroupPhase.

assessDAGPhase marks the fallback group phase before DAG output scope construction. Since completableTaskGroupPhase defaults to NodeSucceeded, an all-skipped group prevents addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope from populating declared defaults. Set the phase to NodeSkipped when every child is skipped or omitted, or share the aggregation helper with executeDAGTask. Add regression coverage for fallback finalization and output defaults.

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In `@workflow/controller/dag.go` around lines 703 - 727, Update
completableTaskGroupPhase so a non-empty task group whose every child is
NodeSkipped or NodeOmitted resolves to NodeSkipped instead of the default
NodeSucceeded, while preserving failure/error phase aggregation for other
groups. Reuse the existing aggregation logic if appropriate, and add regression
coverage verifying fallback finalization populates declared output defaults
through addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope.

Apply the same fix in `@workflow/controller/dag.go` around lines 705 - 724.
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In `@workflow/controller/dag.go`:
- Around line 703-727: Update completableTaskGroupPhase so a non-empty task
group whose every child is NodeSkipped or NodeOmitted resolves to NodeSkipped
instead of the default NodeSucceeded, while preserving failure/error phase
aggregation for other groups. Reuse the existing aggregation logic if
appropriate, and add regression coverage verifying fallback finalization
populates declared output defaults through addSkippedNodeOutputsToScope.

Apply the same fix in `@workflow/controller/dag.go` around lines 705 - 724.

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Retrieving the value of skipped steps (using withParam) causes the entire workflow to hang, but it doesn't throw an error

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