Create a Build Pipeline View based on Pipeline job using Job DSL plugin in Jenkins - jenkins

Question

Since there's a limitation in Jenkins Pipeline's that you cannot add a manual build step without hanging the build (see for example this stackoverflow question) I'm experimenting with a combination of Jenkins Pipeline and Build Pipeline Plugin using the Job DSL plugin.
My plan was to create a Job DSL script that first executes the the Jenkins Pipeline (defined in a Jenkinsfile) and then create a downstream job that deploys to production (this is the manual step). I've created this Job DSL script as a test:
pipelineJob("${REPO_NAME} jobs") {
logRotator(-1, 10)
def repo = "https://path-to-repo/${REPO_NAME}.git"
triggers {
scm('* * * * *')
}
description("Pipeline for $repo")
definition {
cpsScm {
scm {
git {
remote { url(repo) }
branches('master')
scriptPath('Jenkinsfile')
extensions { } // required as otherwise it may try to tag the repo, which you may not want
}
}
}
}
publishers {
buildPipelineTrigger("${REPO_NAME} deploy to prod") {
parameters {
currentBuild()
}
}
}
}
freeStyleJob("${REPO_NAME} deploy to prod") {
}
buildPipelineView("$REPO_NAME Build Pipeline") {
selectedJob("${REPO_NAME} jobs")
}
where REPO_NAME is defined as an environment variable. The Jenkinsfile looks like this:
node {
stage('build'){
echo "building"
}
stage('run tests'){
echo "running tests"
}
stage('package Docker'){
echo "packaging"
}
stage('Deploy to Test'){
echo "Deploying to Test"
}
}
The problem is that the selectedJob points to "${REPO_NAME} jobs" which doesn't seem to be a valid option as "Initial Job" in the Build Pipeline Plugin view (you can't select it manually either).
Is there a workaround for this? I.e. how can I use a Jenkins Pipeline as the "Initial Job" for the Build Pipeline Plugin?

Answer 1

From the documentation on yourDomain.com/plugin/job-dsl/api-viewer/index.html#method/javaposse.jobdsl.dsl.views.NestedViewsContext.envDashboardView
It shows that buildPipelineView can only be used within a View block which is inside of a Folder block.
Folder {
View {
buildPipelineView {
}
}
}