createTask

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Summary

Creates a new task for a task container.

projectName

Stringrequired

The name for the project that must be unique among all projects.

taskName

Stringrequired

The name of the task.

actionLabelText

Stringoptional

The JSON derived action label text.

actualParameter

Arrayoptional

Actual parameters passed to an invoked subprocedure.

advancedMode

Booleanoptional

True to enable advanced mode so as to templatize snapshotName.

afterLastRetry

Stringoptional

Specify continue or stop pipeline execution after last unsuccessful retry or a task.

Possible values: "continueOnError", "stopOnError"

afterTask

Stringoptional

If specified, the task will be placed after the named task.

allowOutOfOrderRun

Booleanoptional

If True, allow to run a task out of order.

allowSkip

Booleanoptional

When enabled, manual task or gate rule can be skipped.

alwaysRun

Booleanoptional

True means this task will run even if preceding tasks fail in a way that aborts the pipeline.

applicationName

Stringoptional

The name of the application used in sub task.

applicationProjectName

Stringoptional

Name for the project to which the application belongs to.

applicationVersion

Stringoptional

Application version to be deployed by a sub task.

approver

Arrayoptional

A list of task approvers who receive the notification.

artifacts

Stringoptional

If specified, the task will be placed before the named task.

beforeTask

Stringoptional

If specified, the task will be placed before the named task.

ciConfigurationName

Stringoptional

The CI configuration name.

ciControllerFolder

Stringoptional

Path to the folder on the CI controller referenced by the CloudBees Operation Center that contains the specified CI controller. Must be in format folder1/folder2/folder3/... .

ciControllerName

Stringoptionaldeprecated

Deprecated in favor of ciEndpoint argument.

Name of the CI controller. Deprecated in favor of ciEndpoint argument.

ciEndpoint

Stringoptional

Endpoint value configured for CI controller.

ciJobBranchName

Stringoptional

Name of the CI Job Branch.

ciJobFolder

Stringoptional

Path to the folder on the CI server referenced by the CI configuration that contains the specified CI job. Must be in format folder1/folder2/folder3/... .

ciJobName

Stringoptional

Name of the CI job.

command

Stringoptional

Command or script to execute for the task.

condition

Stringoptional

A fixed text or text embedding property references that is evaluated into a logical TRUE or FALSE. An empty string, a 0 or false is interpreted as FALSE. Any other result string is interpreted as TRUE.

customLabel

Stringoptional

Custom display name for sub pipelines or releases.

deployerExpression

Stringoptional

deployerRunType

Stringoptional

The type of the deployer run for deployer type of task. If parallel then all applications are deployed in parallel.

Possible values: "parallel", "serial"

description

Stringoptional

Comment text describing this object that is not interpreted at all by CloudBees CD/RO.

disableFailure

Booleanoptional

True means a manual task cannot be failed.

duration

Stringoptional

Duration in minutes for which the stage or task should relative to plannedStartDate.

emailConfigName

Stringoptional

The name of the email configuration.

enabled

Booleanoptional

True to enable the task.

environmentName

Stringoptional

Environment name to create from template.

environmentProjectName

Stringoptional

Name for the project to which the environment or environment template belongs to.

environmentTemplateName

Stringoptional

Environment template name.

environmentTemplateProjectName

Stringoptional

Name for the project to which the environment template belongs to.

errorHandling

Stringoptional

Specifies error handling for this task.

Possible values: "continueOnError", "retryOnError", "stopOnError"

externalApplicationId

Stringoptionalpreview

This argument is in preview mode, and therefore subject to change.

Unique application identifier maintained by an external system. Used to identify applications deployed by CloudBees CD/RO pipelines within CloudBees Compliance.

firstTask

Booleanoptional

True to make a task first in a stage.

gateCondition

Stringoptional

gateType

Stringoptional

The type of the gate.

Possible values: "POST", "PRE"

groupName

Stringoptional

The name of the group of task.

groupRunType

Stringoptional

The type of the sub task run for a group task. If serial then all tasks are run in serial, otherwise - in parallel (by default).

Possible values: "parallel", "serial"

hookActualParameter

Arrayoptional

The hook actual parameters passed to an invoked subprocedure.

hookCommand

Stringoptional

The command for the hook procedure to execute as the last step.

hookProcedureName

Stringoptional

The name of the hook procedure to execute as the last step.

hookProjectName

Stringoptional

Name of the project, corresponding to the hook procedure name, to execute as the last step.

hookShell

Stringoptional

The shell for the hook command to execute as the last step.

hookStageSummaryParameters

Stringoptional

JSON representation of hook stage summary parameters and labels.

insertRollingDeployManualStep

Booleanoptional

True to indicate a manual step to inject after each phase or batch.

instruction

Stringoptional

Instruction associated with the task.

keepOnError

Booleanoptional

True to keep environment on error (default is false).

notificationEnabled

Booleanoptional

True means this email notification is enabled, false otherwise.

notificationTemplate

Stringoptional

String containing email formatting instructions for generating notifications.

outOfOrderRunAssignee

Arrayoptional

A list of users who can run a task out of order.

parallelToPrevious

Booleanoptional

If TRUE, the flow state will be run in parallel to the previous flow state.

pipelineName

Stringoptional

The name of the pipeline.

plannedEndDate

Stringoptional

The date when this stage or task is expected to end.

plannedStartDate

Stringoptional

The date when this stage or task is expected to start.

postp

Stringoptional

This command runs in parallel with the main command for the task; it analyzes the log for the step and collects diagnostic information.

precondition

Stringoptional

releaseManifest

Stringoptionalpreview

This argument is in preview mode, and therefore subject to change.

Components (artifacts or container images) that are being deployed in the release payload, specified in JSON format.

releaseName

Stringoptional

The name of the release.

requiredApprovalsCount

Stringoptional

The number of users from a group that should approve the task before it's considered as finally approved.

resourceName

Stringoptional

The name of the default resource for this task.

retryCount

Stringoptional

If the retry is auto, specify the maximum number of times retry should occur.

retryInterval

Stringoptional

If the retry is auto, specify the number of seconds to wait until the next retry should occur.

retryType

Stringoptional

Type of retry when process step or task fails. Is one of auto or manual.

Possible values: "auto", "manual"

rollingDeployEnabled

Booleanoptional

Perform rolling deployment.

rollingDeployManualStepAssignee

Arrayoptional

A list of assignees who receive the notification when rolling deploy iteration completes.

rollingDeployManualStepCondition

Stringoptional

Defines run condition on manual step created during rolling deployment.

Possible values: "always", "failure", "success"

rollingDeployPhase

Arrayoptional

One or more rolling deploy phases to be used for deployment.

rolloutApprover

Arrayoptional

A list of rollout approvers.

rolloutNotificationEnabled

Booleanoptional

Rollout notification enabled (default is false).

shell

Stringoptional

The shell or command-line program to run the command block in.

skippable

Booleanoptional

True if a task is skippable.

snapshotName

Stringoptional

Name of the snapshot associated with the application.

stageName

Stringoptional

Name of the stage to which this task belongs to.

stageSummaryParameters

Stringoptional

JSON representation of stage summary parameters and labels.

stagesToRun

Arrayoptional

One or more stages to run in a pipeline.

startTime

Stringoptional

The time of day to begin invoking this task (24-hour clock, for example, 17:00).

startingStage

Stringoptional

The name of the starting stage.

subErrorHandling

Stringoptional

The impact of invoking pipeline run when sub-pipeline fails.

Possible values: "continueOnError", "stopOnError"

subTaskType

Stringoptional

The type of the sub task.

Possible values: "DEPLOY", "NONE", "UNDEPLOY"

subapplication

Stringoptional

The name of the application that owns the subprocess.

subpipeline

Stringoptional

If referencing a pipeline, the name of the pipeline.

subpluginKey

Stringoptional

If referencing a procedure, the name of the procedure's pluginKey.

subprocedure

Stringoptional

If referencing a procedure, the name of the procedure.

subprocess

Stringoptional

The name of the process.

subproject

Stringoptional

If referencing a procedure, the name of the procedure's project.

subrelease

Stringoptional

If referencing a release, the name of the release.

subreleasePipeline

Stringoptional

The name of the pipeline to be used when attaching to the release instantiate from a release task.

subreleasePipelineProject

Stringoptional

The name of the project which contains the pipeline to the release instantiate from a release task.

subreleaseSuffix

Stringoptional

The suffix to be used when creating release.

subworkflowDefinition

Stringoptional

If referencing a workflow definition, the name of the workflow definition.

subworkflowStartingState

Stringoptional

The name of the starting state in the specified workflow definition.

taskProcessType

Stringoptional

The type of the process a task can invoke.

Possible values: "APPLICATION", "OTHER", "SERVICE"

taskType

Stringoptionalpreview

A new `COMPLIANCE_CHECK` task type is in preview mode, and therefore subject to change.

The type of task.

Possible values: "APPROVAL", "CI_JOB", "COMMAND", "COMPLIANCE_CHECK", "CONDITIONAL", "DEPLOYER", "GROUP", "MANUAL", "PIPELINE", "PLUGIN", "PROCEDURE", "PROCESS", "RELEASE", "UTILITY", "WORKFLOW"

tierResourceCount

Arrayoptional

Resource count per resource template tier.

timeZone

Stringoptional

The time zone to use when interpreting times.

triggerType

Stringoptional

The type of trigger when invoking a sub-pipeline.

Possible values: "async", "sync"

useApproverAcl

Booleanoptional

True if after approve the authentication context of approving user should be added to the session.

waitForPlannedStartDate

Booleanoptional

True to enable waiting for planned start date.

workspaceName

Stringoptional

The name of the workspace.

Usage

Perl

$cmdr->createTask(
  "test-projectName", # projectName
  "test-taskName" # taskName
  # optionals
);▼

ectool

ectool createTask \
  "test-projectName" `# projectName` \
  "test-taskName" `# taskName` \
  # optionals▼

Examples

Perl

To run the Save results task before the Save log file task:

$cmdr->createTask("Default", "Save results", {beforeTask => "Save log file"});▼

To create a task as the first task in a stage:

$cmdr->createTask("Default", "Enter user name and password", {firstTask => true});▼

To create a task with Run if and Wait until conditions:

$cmdr->createTask("Default", "Deploy WAR file", {condition => $[/javascript (myTask.taskName == myTask.deployWar), precondition => $[/myTask/autoTestCompleted]]});▼

To create a task and assign user-defined labels to the actions:

$cmdr->createTask( "proj", "task4", {stageName => 'Stage 1', pipelineName => pipe1, actionLabelText => '{"completed":"Approve","failed":"Reject","skipped":"Skip"}', --taskType => MANUAL});▼

To create a gate rule and assign user-defined labels to the actions:

$cmdr->createTask( "proj", "rule3", {stageName => 'Stage 1', pipelineName => pipe1, gateType => PRE actionLabelText => '{"completed":"Approve","failed":"Reject","skipped":"Skip"}', --taskType => APPROVAL});▼

ectool

To run the "Save results task before the Save log file task:

ectool createTask "Default" "Save results" --beforeTask "Save log file"▼

To create a task as the first task in a stage:

ectool createTask "Default" "Enter user name and password" --firstTask true▼

To create a task with Run if and Wait until conditions:

ectool createTask "Default" "Deploy WAR file" --condition "$[/javascript (myTask.taskName == myTask.deployWar)" --precondition "$[/myTask/autoTestCompleted]"▼

To create a task and assign user-defined labels to the actions:

ectool createTask proj task4 --stageName 'Stage 1' --pipelineName pipe1 --actionLabelText '{"completed":"Approve","failed":"Reject","skipped":"Skip"}' --taskType MANUAL▼

To create a gate rule and assign user-defined labels to the actions:

ectool createTask proj rule3 --stageName 'Stage 1' --pipelineName pipe1 --gateType PRE --actionLabelText '{"completed":"Approve","failed":"Reject","skipped":"Skip"}' --taskType APPROVAL▼