Issue
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As a Jenkins admin, I have a job template (named
Template X) with a parameterProp X. From this template I create a job instance (namedJob A) with the valueaaaforProp X. I want to replaceaaabybbbusing a script.
Environment
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CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise - Managed controller (CJEMM)
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CloudBees Jenkins Template Plugin
Resolution
Script
The following script would solve the described issue.
Notes:
1) Please make a backup of your $JENKINS_HOME before running it.
2) Overall - RunScripts (admin) permission is needed in order to run it.
import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.modeling.ModelList
import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.modeling.impl.jobTemplate.InstanceFromJobTemplate
import com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.modeling.impl.jobTemplate.JobPropertyImpl
def jenkins = Jenkins.instance
def JOB_A_FullName = 'SUPPORT-Team/Templates/Job A'
def PROP_2_UPDATE = 'Prop X'
def InstanceFromJobTemplate templateX = null
if (jenkins.getItemByFullName(JOB_A_FullName) != null){
def jobA = jenkins.getItemByFullName(JOB_A_FullName)
templateX = InstanceFromJobTemplate.from(jobA)
println "[DEBUG]: $JOB_A_FullName existing template name: $templateX.model.name"
if (templateX.getValue(PROP_2_UPDATE)!=null){
println "[DEBUG]: $PROP_2_UPDATE existing value: " + templateX.getValue(PROP_2_UPDATE)
templateX.setValue(PROP_2_UPDATE,"bbb")
templateX.save()
println "[DEBUG]: $PROP_2_UPDATE new value: " + templateX.getValue(PROP_2_UPDATE)
} else {
println "[ERROR]: $PROP_2_UPDATE has not been assigned OR does not exist"
}
}else {
println "[ERROR]: $JOB_A_FullName does not exist in this instance"
}
Console Output
If it succeeds:
[DEBUG]: SUPPORT-Team/Templates/Job A existing template name: Template X [DEBUG]: Prop X existing value: aaa [DEBUG]: Prop X new value: bbb