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+name: Manual trigger for testing github actions development
+# Matrix workflow using re-usable github actions
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      testplan:
+        type: string
+        required: true
+        description: 'URL/PATH of the testplan to run'
+        default: 'tests/github_actions/defaults/defaults.yml,tests/github_actions/twig-component.yml'
+      runs_on:
+        description: 'JSON string/array describing the runner'
+        required: true
+        default: '["self-hosted", "x64"]'
+
+jobs:
+  call_matrix:
+    uses: oxid-eSales/github-actions/.github/workflows/call-universal_test_workflow.yml@v0
+    with:
+      testplan: ${{ inputs.testplan }}
+      runs_on: ${{ inputs.runs_on }}
+      defaults: 'v3'
+    secrets:
+      DOCKER_HUB_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USER }}
+      DOCKER_HUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_TOKEN }}
+      CACHE_ENDPOINT: ${{ secrets.CACHE_ENDPOINT }}
+      CACHE_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.CACHE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+      CACHE_SECRET_KEY: ${{ secrets.CACHE_SECRET_KEY }}
+      enterprise_github_token: ${{ secrets.enterprise_github_token }}
+      SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+      SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}