Hey all,
I had this interesting thing to do :-
Requirement: To pass a parameter from one Jenkins job to another(downstream job) & to display this parameter as part of the second job report.
Solution:After reading few threads on the solution, I inferred that the plugin that would do the job for me was this “Parameterized Trigger Plugin”. –> https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Parameterized+Trigger+Plugin
Once this plugin is installed , go to Job 1(upstream job) > Post-Build Actions > Select ”Trigger parameterized build on other projects”
The option I chose is given below :-
I had to send the ‘Build_Number’ of this job to the next. So assigned to a variable ‘Temp’.
In the Downstream Job: To access this parameter use $Temp where you need it. In my case I used in the Editable Email Notification.
There are many other ways of assigning parameters from one job to another using this plugin. You can explore them. This one worked for me like a charm so thought I’d share my 2 cents :).
Regards,
VJ
