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+name: Aparna Validate This
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Setup Node
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+    - name: Run validator
+      uses: aparna-ravindra/workflow-template-validator@v0.4
+      with:
+        path-to-workflow-yaml: './ci,./automation'
+        path-to-properties-json: './ci/properties,./automation/properties'
+        path-to-icons: './icons'