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+transect_install: False
+transect_upgrade: False
+transect_version: latest
+transect_name: transect
+
+transect_group_id: org.gcube.portlets.user
+transect_extension: war
+transect_file: '{{ transect_name }}-{{ transect_version }}.{{ transect_extension }}'
+