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+name: Dispatch Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches: [ development ]
+    tags: [ '*' ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+
+  clas12-validation:
+    name: clas12-validation dispatch
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: dispatch
+        uses: c-dilks/trigger-workflow-and-wait@summarize # convictional/trigger-workflow-and-wait@v1.6.5
+        with:
+          owner: JeffersonLab
+          repo: clas12-validation
+          summarize: true
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.CLAS12VALIDATION }}
+          workflow_file_name: ci.yml
+          ref: main
+          client_payload: '{
+            "source": "${{ github.repository }}",
+            "title": "${{ github.event.pull_request.title || github.event.head_commit.message }}",
+            "source_url": "${{ github.event.pull_request.html_url }}",
+            "git_coatjava": "{\"fork\": \"${{ github.repository }}\", \"branch\": \"${{ github.head_ref || github.ref }}\" }"
+          }'