# First-level jobs in a every workflow always run regardless of filters **URL:** \ **Category:** Build Environment\ **Tags:** workflow, workflows\ **Created:** [October 11, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865 "2019-10-11T18:09:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![muhammed-sayadi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/muhammed-sayadi/32/25357_2.png) [@muhammed-sayadi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/muhammed-sayadi)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/1 "2019-10-11T18:09:13Z")
I have a Unity project which could have one of three “workflows”: `mobile`: Should build the app for both Android and iOS `content`: Should build the same app with a different “start scene” (Unity jargon) for testers for Android only `web`: Should build the app for, well, web. My goal is to re-use the android jobs in the `mobile` workflow for the `content` workflow since the build process is pretty much the same (with some exceptions that can be easily changed based on environment variables that differ per-branch) and have the `web` workflow with its separate jobs. The way I thought this would work (but isn’t) is to have every job in the `mobile` workflow only execute on the `build` branch. Similarly, every job in the `content` workflow execute only on the `build-content` branch. The same goes for the `web` workflow with the `build-web` branch. What’s actually happening is that the first job in every workflow always runs. For example, when pushing to the `build-web` branch, the following jobs are running: `run-web` -\> `test-web` -\> `upload-web` in the `web` workflow (as desired), `run-android` and `run-ios` only in the `mobile` workflow (unexpected), and `run-android` only in the `content` workflow (unexpected). Here’s how the workflow section of my `config.yml` looks like: ```auto version: 2.1 executors: # omitted for brevity jobs: run-android: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout # the rest of the steps are omitted for brevity in every job test-android: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout upload-android: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout run-ios: executor: macos-executor steps: - checkout test-ios: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout upload-ios: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout run-web: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout test-web: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout upload-web: executor: docker-executor steps: - checkout workflows: version: 2 mobile: jobs: - run-android: filters: branches: only: build - run-ios: filters: branches: only: build - test-android: filters: branches: only: build requires: - run-android - test-ios: filters: branches: only: build requires: - run-ios - upload-android: filters: branches: only: build requires: - test-android - test-ios # - upload-ios: # filters: # branches: # only: build # requires: # - test-android # - test-ios content: jobs: - run-android: filters: branches: only: build-content - test-android: filters: branches: only: build-content requires: - run-android - upload-android: filters: branches: only: build-content requires: - test-android web: jobs: - run-web: filters: branches: only: build-web - test-web: filters: branches: only: build-web requires: - run-web - upload-web: filters: branches: only: build-web requires: - test-web ``` Am I doing something wrong, or is this a bug? ---
**Author:** ![levlaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/levlaz/32/36978_2.png) [@levlaz](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/levlaz)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/2 "2019-10-13T17:01:05Z")
> [@muhammed-sayadi](#): > > Here’s how the workflow section of my `config.yml` looks like: Sorry for any confusion here, but a [workflow configuration](https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/workflows/#workflows-configuration-examples) should have a top level key called `workflows`, did you omit this in your snippet? If it does not exist, then it would explain the behavior that you are seeing. ---
**Author:** ![muhammed-sayadi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/muhammed-sayadi/32/25357_2.png) [@muhammed-sayadi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/muhammed-sayadi)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/3 "2019-10-15T09:05:45Z")
Hi levlaz, Thanks for your comment. The `workflows` keyword does exist both in the configuration and the snippet I posted. I do apologize, I’ve probably posted too much of the configuration. > [@muhammed-sayadi](#): > > workflows: version: 2 mobile: jobs: - run-android: ---
**Author:** ![gordon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@gordon](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/gordon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/4 "2019-10-15T14:29:19Z")
Hi there, the indentation of your workflows config is incorrect. `run-android` needs to be a key whose value is a map that can contain the `filters` key. IOW, for those jobs the `filters` key needs to be indented one more level, e.g. ```auto mobile: jobs: - run-android: filters: branches: only: build - run-ios: filters: branches: only: build ``` ---
**Author:** ![levlaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/levlaz/32/36978_2.png) [@levlaz](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/levlaz)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 2:20am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/5 "2019-10-17T02:20:41Z")
I am really sorry, I was not able to scroll to see your entire configuration for some reason. I am able to see it now. ---
**Author:** ![muhammed-sayadi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/muhammed-sayadi/32/25357_2.png) [@muhammed-sayadi](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/muhammed-sayadi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/6 "2019-10-21T08:45:27Z")
You’re absolutely right!! Now that you mentioned it, I can’t unsee it. I can’t believe I missed this all the way to posting a question about it! Thanks very much. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 8:45am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/first-level-jobs-in-a-every-workflow-always-run-regardless-of-filters/32865/7 "2019-10-31T08:45:32Z")
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