I am not getting the check box to select custom workspace in Jenkins(ver. 1.465) while configuring the job, is there any plugin to get it?
After getting check box how to configure (path of workspace)?
I had the same problem. For a maven build, the option "Use custom workspace" is in Build Section ("Advanced" button)
in the general tab, when you go to the "advanced options" , you will see the "custom workspace" option
A couple of images to clarify how to configure a custom workspace directory.
The "Advanced" button to click to show the "Workspace Root Directory" option:
Use a root directory with ${ITEM_FULLNAME} to put your projects' workspaces under a custom directory:
If you want to use custom workspace choose freestyle or multi-configuration option, Custom workspace option is not supported in maven-project(From new item)
Maybe this answer comes a little bit too late but, anyway:
Jenkins v2.13, works on v1.652
Maven project
Build section
Click on Advanced button on the right side of the page
Check "Use custom workspace"
Fill in the path to the desired folder
Supports parameters too: ${SVN_BRANCH}
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Ideally I would like to clone a jenkins project, but it is in say /dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4/dir5 and I am in /dir1/dir2/dir6/dir7/dir8 and I can "copy existing item from" but it does not offer a browse, and I don't know how to specify a project from a different directory. If someone knows, you could let me know.
In the meantime, I will just have two window open. One window displaying the current project and the other window creating a new one, and I will just copy the things over. My problem, and I bet it is very simple but I could not find out during research or else it is so simple I overlooked it ;-) Jenkins wants me to specify the type (Freestyle project, MultiJob Project, Maven project, Pipeline, etc) and I am not sure. I want to make it the same as the existing project, but I can't figure out how to tell what type the existing project is. It does check out files from SVN and build via Java.
Can someone tell me how to find out what type of project an existing maven project is?
There is no specific tag, but if you open a project, delete button have the type of project information available. pipleline project will have "Delete Pipeline" button, maven project will have "Delete Maven Project" button and a freestyle project will only have "Delete Project" button.
In addition one should have description text about this information.
On Jenkins' Dashboard, each project type has a different icon representation on the left of the project table. For example, Folder project has a Folder icon. When you hover your mouse over the icon, it will show a tooltip that is the project type.
You can go to the script page on jenkins(http://replace_with_your_jenkins_url/script) and execute the below script:
def jenkins = Jenkins.getInstance()
def jobName = "name_of_your_job"
def job = jenkins.getItem(jobName)
println "Job type: ${job.getClass()}"
You don't need to know the project type. Just click on 'New Item' and enter the name of the new project and enter the name of the project you want to clone from, in 'Copy from' input and click OK
I am new user to jenkins. My jenkins version is 1.594. When we got the confirmation from jenkins team about onboarding the jenkin job, i did not find the build now option for the job.
I just bumped into the same problem, but none of the mentioned solutions worked. I had created a new job using the Copy from functionality. I was then sent to the job configuration page. I left this page without pressing Save or Apply, and the Build now link did not appear. I then went back to the configuration page, pressed Save, and the Build with parameters link became visible.
Add one more possible answer:
Under some circumstances, you may automatically logout and stay at the same page(no button available), try login again fixed my problem...
Build now option does not come in either of the below reasons:
Project might be disabled. Please enable it or ask the concerned team to enable it.
You do not have enough permission to build the project. Please raise the concerned permission.
You can choose "This build is parameterized" in configure and add a dummy Boolean parameter, check default value.
Then you will get a build button
Another reason why "build now" might not appear is if your Jenkins couldn't find your Jenkinsfile. Scan your project and check the log.
If you find a line that says 'Jenkinsfile' not found, then that's your problem. Check the git repo and make sure the file is there and make sure there isn't a typo in the name.
In my case, I had accidentally hit the red X on Behaviors (under Branch Sources with a multi-branch pipeline). The default behavior "Discover branches" should be there. You can put it back by choosing the Add option below.
We are running TFS 2013 update 3 with Git - We have a powershell script that uses the output created by the BuildNumberFormat (environment variable TF_BUILD_BUILDNUMBER) that is generated at the time a build is executed. We also want to be able to queue a new build, and override that auto-generated BuildNumber, and specify a alternate (targeted hotfix for a previous tree / branch). With the default build template, there is no option to change the Build Number format (where we can statically set the desired value).
Our Build template:
Queue New Build template where we are targeting a specific changeset:
So the question is -- Do I need to edit the build work flow xaml to add this option as something that is passed in or is there a simpler way? I would like not to have to edit my power shell scripts that depend on this if we can. Ideas are greatly appreciated.
I ended up figuring it out, and it was incredibly easy. This may be an answer for similar questions also.
Copy the default build template (you can press download)
Place the file in your Repo path such as /BuildProcessTemplates/companyName.GitTemplate.12.xaml
Open the new xaml file in visual studios.
At the bottom of the screen, click the "Arguments"
Scroll down to "Metadata" and click on the edit button on the right
Scroll down to BuildNumberFormat - select it, and on the drop down "View this parameter when", change it to "Always Show the parameter"
Save the template, Commit it to your Git repo, push to your Git server.
Update your build Definition to use your new build template
You can now specify your own BuildNumber
Hope this helps someone. Looks useful for the other variables available in the build template.
I have a solution the source Control (TFS 2008) with multiple projects. Some of the projects are independent of each other. I dont want to build the complete solution instead sometimes we need to build some of the projects.
I am a total newbie in Team Build. Please help how i can use the
<SolutionToBuild Include="$(BuildProjectFolderPath)/../../Development/Main/Build-Development.sln">
<Targets></Targets>
<Properties></Properties>
</SolutionToBuild>
to select only some of the projects from the solution.
Kindly give a detailed answer for me as i am absolutely clueless about it.
Thanks
The easiest way to do this is to define a new solution configuration for your existing solution. Just follow these steps:
Open your solution
From the main Visual Studio menu, select Build > Configuration Manager...
Click the "Active solution configuration" drop down and select New...
Enter a name for the new configuration (e.g. "TFS")
Specify the configuration to copy settings from (e.g. "Release")
In the "Build" column, uncheck any projects you don't want to build from your TFS Build
Click Close
Update your configurations to build to use the configuration you just defined
That's it! There's no need to manage multiple solutions and new projects should be included in your new configuration by default. Switching them off is as simple as clearing a checkbox.
Create a second build and a second .sln file to do the build. We have one project with three different builds in it (a "main" build, a "utility" build, and a "code analysis" build).
Manually create a solution that includes all the projects you want to build and check it in. Then create a new build using the wizard. Finally, edit the created .PROJ file (found in $/ProjectName/TeamBuildTypes) and point it to the correct solution.
Alternatively, you could copy and modify your existing .PROJ file, but since you said you're a newbie, I'd stick with the first to begin with.
Does anybody know how can I configure TFS Build to build a set of projects in a solution instead?
The solution I have, has 16 projects but for one of my build definitions I want some of them to be compiled.
The easiest way in my opinion is to create a new solution file. There is nothing stopping you from having several solutions that reference the same projects (or some subset).
The other way is to create a new configuration. In Solution Explorer, rightclick the root node -> Configuration Manager. In addition to standard configs like "debug" or "release" you can create your own custom ones. For each combination of config + platform, you can use the checkboxes below to define which projects will be built and what settings they'll use.
Whatever you choose, you'd edit your TFSBuild.proj file to point to the desired solution and/or configuration. MSDN instructions: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb399127.aspx
Once you create your build it will make a TFSBuild.proj file in source control (you can right click on the build in Team Explorer and select Configuration Folder to find it.
Open this file and find the tag that has "SolutionToBuild". That tag has sub tags for specifying targets. I think if you enter the projects you want to build in there (semicolon delimited) then it will just build those.
If you have not made your build yet then (as John Saunders said) you can specify the projects in the setup of the build. (After you have set it up you cannot do that again.