Azure DevOps Env Var Cleanup and Simplification

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Within our Azure DevOps environment we feel overwhelmed by having to maintain two completely distinct variable libraries, it would be beneficial to us to identify the commonly shared value between environments and move those into a common library for use between both Prod and Staging. While retaining environment specific values in their respective Prod and Staging variable libraries. In this process we would also need to cleanup any superfluous or redundant variables.

Pre-Conditions:

• Functioning variable libraries for Prod and Staging

Acceptance Criteria:

• Common library for shared values between staging and prod environments within AzDO
• Removal of redundant/superfluous values within Prod and Staging Var libraries
• Retention of environment implementation specific values within their respective libraries

Pain Avoided/Frustration Saved:

• Managing two distinct variable libraries and having to update them both when changes are made

Breadth/Pervasiveness of Problem:

• The entirety of the Azure DevOps deployment workflow

Complexity of Problem (Low, Medium, High) and Why it's Complex:

Complexity is: Medium

Reason why is: