Jenkins pipeline with folder plugin. How to build a job located different folder

Question

I'm using jenkins 2.0 with Cloudbees Folder plugin as this allow me to create multiple similar projects. The jobs in each folder can be factored out leaving a top level job that can then call a parameterised job.

I want to place the parameterised job in a Generic folder and then call them from a pipeline script.

So within the jenkins browser I would have 3 folder : ProjA, ProjB and Generic. Under ProjA I have a pipeline job that needs to build a job called TestJib in the generic folder.

My pipeline is like this this :

node('master'){

    stage ('Run job'){ 
        build job: "../Generic/TestJob", 
        parameters: [[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'testa', value: tests]]
    }
}

Running this gives : 'ERROR: No parameterized job named ../TestJob'

I have tried many variations on build job: "../Generic/TestJob" but I always get the same error. This works fine if I put the TestJob in the same folder as the pipeline job.

Valery

Have you tried an absolute path, i.e. /Generic/TestJob? – Mouthpiece

Answer 1

You have only to set the folder without slash before.

If you have a JobA in folder FolderA, your job will look something like:

stage ('My Stage'){ 
    build job: "FolderA/JobA", 
}

So for you, your solution will be:

node('master'){

stage ('Run job'){ 
    build job: "Generic/TestJob", 
    parameters: [[$class: 'StringParameterValue', name: 'testa', value: tests]]
  }
}

No matter where your job is located, you just need to indicate the full path.

Marvin

is the folder path relative to the job that is accessing it? can you do ../otherfolder/jobname – Darin

@Darin yup it's relative unless it starts with / – Shrewmouse