This plugin adds "Copy Job" as a build step.You can select how to retrieve choices, including the way to share choices among all jobs.
This plugin provides a Copy Job build step:
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It makes a new job from an existing job.
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You can copy multiple jobs in one build execution with specifying multiple Copy Job build steps.
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Can be applied to any type of jobs.
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You specify following parameters.
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From Job Name
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Variable expressions can be used.
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To Job Name
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Variable expressions can be used.
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Overwrite
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Specifies whether to overwrite the destination job if it already exists.
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Additional operations can be performed when copying.
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Enable Job: Enabling the destination job if the source job is disabled.
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Disable Job: Disabling the destination job if the source job is enabled. ( >= 1.3.0)
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Replace String: Replace strings in a job configuration.
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Source and destination strings can contain variable expressions.
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Additional operation can be extended by using Extension Points.
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You can add "Copy Job" build step.
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"Copy Job" performs additional operations. Replacing strings in the configuration, enabling a disabled job.
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The job copied from
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The job copied to. String "VERSION" is replaced, and the job is enabled.
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Replacing strings can be applied to any part of configurations, including that of plugins. This is a example that the branch field of Git plugin is replaced.
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The job copied from.
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The job copied to. String "VERSION" is replaced.
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This plugin works as following:
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Reads the configuration xml (config.xml) of the copying job.
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Applies the operations to the configuration xml string.
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Create a new job with the processed configuration xml string.
A new way to provide choices can be added with implementing JobcopyOperation, overriding the following method:
public String perform(String xmlString, String encoding, EnvVars env, PrintStream logger);
or, with extending AbstractXmlJobcopyOperation, overriding the following method:
abstract public Document perform(Document doc, EnvVars env, PrintStream logger);
When used with Promoted Builds Plugin, the configurations of promotions are not copied for they are not stored in config.xml.
Do as followings:
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Click "Advanced" in "copy Job"
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Add "Additional File Sets", specify "promotions/*/config.xml" in "Files".
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"Copy Job" build step requires following permissions.
Target Job Required permissions Notes Item to copy from
Job/Read, Job/ExtendedRead
Job/ExtendedRead is displayed only when you install Extended Read Permission Plugin. You can grant it by granting Job/Configure instead.
Item to copy to (when create)
Job/Create
Item to copy to (when overwrite)
Job/Read, Job/Configure
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"Copy Job" defaults to run as ANONYMOUS.
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If you want "Copy Job" run as a specific user, use other plugins authenticate builds. e.g. Authorize Project plugin
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To report a bug or request an enhancement to this plugin please create a ticket in JIRA (you need to login or to sign up for an account). Also have a look on How to report an issue