diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/generate.yml b/awx_collection/tools/generate.yml
index 20f86bbf85..a65f64b402 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tools/generate.yml
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/generate.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
   vars_files:
     - vars/generate_for.yml
     - vars/aliases.yml
+    - vars/associations.yml
+    - vars/resolution.yml
     - vars/examples.yml
   module_defaults:
     uri:
diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2 b/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
index 5f728b6229..9f61e1b8fe 100644
--- a/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/templates/tower_module.j2
@@ -41,8 +41,13 @@ options:
 {% endif %}
       required: {{ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['required'] }}
       type: {{ type_map[ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] ] }}
-{% if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option].get('default', '') != '' %}
-      default: {{ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'] }}
+{% if 'default' in item['json']['actions']['POST'][option] %}
+{# for tower_job_template/extra vars, its type is dict but its default is '', so we want to make that {} #}
+{%   if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'] == '' and type_map[ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] ] == 'dict' %}
+      default: {}
+{%   else %}
+      default: '{{ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'] }}'
+{%   endif %}
 {% endif %}
 {% if 'choices' in item['json']['actions']['POST'][option] %}
       choices:
@@ -63,6 +68,13 @@ options:
       required: True
       type: str
 {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% for association in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
+    {{ association['related_item'] }}:
+      description:
+        - {{ association['description'] }}
+      required: {{ association['required'] }}
+      type: list
 {% endfor %}
     state:
       description:
@@ -106,7 +118,11 @@ def main():
 {{     option_data.append('choices=[{}]'.format(all_choices | join(', '))) -}}
 {%   endif %}
 {%   if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option].get('default', '') != '' %}
-{{     option_data.append("default='{}'".format(item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'])) -}}
+{%     set default_value = item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'] %}
+{%     if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['default'] == '' and type_map[ item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] ] == 'dict' %}
+{%       set default_value = '{}' %}
+{%     endif %}
+{{     option_data.append("default='{}'".format(default_value)) -}}
 {%   endif %}
 {%   if aliases[item_type][option] | default(False) %}
 {%     set alias_list = [] %}
@@ -119,6 +135,9 @@ def main():
 {% if option == name_option %}
         new_{{ name_option }}=dict(required=False, type='str'),
 {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% for association_option in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
+        {{ association_option['related_item'] }}=dict(required={{ association_option['required'] }}, type="list", default=None),
 {% endfor %}
         state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
     )
@@ -132,6 +151,9 @@ def main():
 {% if option == name_option %}
     new_{{ name_option }} = module.params.get("new_{{ name_option }}")
 {% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% for association_option in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
+    {{ association_option['related_item'] }} = module.params.get('{{ association_option['related_item'] }}')
 {% endfor %}
     state = module.params.get('state')
 
@@ -141,10 +163,17 @@ def main():
 {% if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] == 'id' %}
     {{ option }}_id = None
     if {{ option }}:
-        {{ option }}_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('{{ option }}', {{ option }})
+        {{ option }}_id = module.resolve_name_to_id('{{ name_to_id_endpoint_resolution[option] }}', {{ option }})
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
+{% for association in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
+    {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids = None
+    if {{ association['related_item'] }} is not None:
+        {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids = []
+        for item in {{ association['related_item'] }}:
+            {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids.append( module.resolve_name_to_id('{{ association['related_item'] }}', item) )
+{% endfor %}
 
     # Attempt to look up an existing item based on the provided data
     existing_item = module.get_one('{{ item_type }}', **{
@@ -165,7 +194,7 @@ def main():
 {% if option == name_option %}
     new_fields['{{ name_option }}'] = new_{{ name_option }} if new_{{ name_option }} else {{ name_option }}
 {% else %}
-    if {{ option }}:
+    if {{ option }} is not None:
 {% if item['json']['actions']['POST'][option]['type'] == 'id' %}
         new_fields['{{ option }}'] = {{ option }}_id
 {% else %}
@@ -174,12 +203,20 @@ def main():
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
-    if state == 'absent':
+    if state is 'absent':
         # If the state was absent we can let the module delete it if needed, the module will handle exiting from this
         module.delete_if_needed(existing_item)
-    elif state == 'present':
+    elif state is 'present':
         # If the state was present and we can let the module build or update the existing item, this will return on its own
-        module.create_or_update_if_needed(existing_item, new_fields, endpoint='{{ item_type }}', item_type='{{ singular_item_type }}')
+        module.create_or_update_if_needed(
+            existing_item, new_fields,
+            endpoint='{{ item_type }}', item_type='{{ singular_item_type }}',
+            associations={
+{% for association in associations[item_type] | default([]) %}
+                '{{ association['endpoint'] }}': {{ association['related_item'] }}_ids,
+{% endfor %}
+            }
+        )
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml b/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d95bd666e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/vars/associations.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+associations:
+  job_templates:
+    - related_item: credentials
+      endpoint: credentials
+      description: "The credentials used by this job template"
+  groups:
+    - related_item: hosts
+      endpoint: hosts
+      description: "The hosts associated with this group"
+    - related_item: groups
+      endpoint: children
+      description: "The hosts associated with this group"
diff --git a/awx_collection/tools/vars/resolution.yml b/awx_collection/tools/vars/resolution.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd6ec096cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awx_collection/tools/vars/resolution.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+name_to_id_endpoint_resolution:
+  webhook_credential: credentials
+  project: projects
+  inventory: inventories
+  organization: organizations