Create or modify Workspaces

You create a new workspace or edit an existing workspace by using the Edit Workspace page.

Open the Workspaces page using one of the following methods:
- From the Deploy UI: browse to https://<cloudbees-flow-server>/flow/, and then from the main menu, select Administration > Workspaces.
- From the Automation Platform UI: browse to https://<cloudbees-flow-server>/commander/, and then from the main menu, select Administration > Cloud > Workspaces.
If you are creating a new workspace, open the Edit Workspace page using one of the following methods:
- From the Deploy UI: select Add workspace.
- From the Automation Platform UI: select Create Workspace.
If you are editing an existing workspace, select the workspace name to open the Edit Workspace page.

Complete or update the fields or menus as follows:

Field Name Description

Field Name	Description
Name	Enter a unique name to distinguish this workspace from other workspace names.
Description	(Optional) Plain text or HTML description for this object. If using HTML, you must surround your text with `<html> … </html>` tags. Allowable HTML tags are `<a>`, `<b>`, `<br>`, `<div>`, `<dl>`, `<font>`, `<i>`, `<li>`, `<ol>`, `<p>`, `<pre>`, `<span>`, `<style>`, `<table>`, `<tc>`, `<td>`, `<th>`, `<tr>`, and `<ul>`. For example, the following HTML: `<p> <span style="font-family: Arial;"> <i>Note:</i> For more information about the <b>abc</b> object, see <a href="https://www.google.com/">https://www.google.com</a>. </span> </p>` ▼ renders as follows: `<i>Note</i>: For more information about the <b>abc</b> object, see https://www.google.com.` ▼
Enter three paths to use on resources to access the workspace root directory:
UNC Path	A path in UNC notation (such as `//server/ec/a/b/c` ) to use on Windows machines. The path can use either slashes or backslashes for separators.
Drive Path	A second path for Windows machines, based on drive notation such as `N:` or `N:/b/c`. If the drive path contains more than just a drive letter, additional directory names must match the trailing directories of the UNC path. For example, if the UNC path is `//server/ec/a/b/c,` then `N:/b/c` can be used as the drive path (agents automatically map `N:` to `//server/ec/a` ), but `N:/x/c` is not allowed.
UNIX Path	The path to use for UNIX machines, typically based on an NFS mount. You must ensure appropriate mounts were created on all machines where the path will be used. CloudBees CD/RO does NOT automatically mount filesystems for UNIX.
If the workspace will be used only on UNIX machines, you can omit the UNC and drive paths. Conversely, if the workspace will be used only on Windows machines, you can omit the UNIX path. For more information, refer to the Workspaces and Disk Space Management Help topic.
Zone	Use the drop-down arrow to select a zone for this workspace.
Local	Select this checkbox if the workspace is "local", which means files in the local workspace are accessible only from the resource that originally created the file.
Enabled	"Check" this box to enable this workspace. When this box is checked, the workspace is enabled, which means it can be accessed. In the case where a job or job step cannot access the workspace, the job will "queue", waiting for the workspace to become available.
Credential Project and Credential Name	If you need to enter a user name and password to mount the workspace, you must enter the credential project name and then choose the appropriate credential name, which contains the required user name and password. Click the Browse link to select information for these fields.

Name

Enter a unique name to distinguish this workspace from other workspace names.

Description

(Optional) Plain text or HTML description for this object. If using HTML, you must surround your text with <html> … </html> tags. Allowable HTML tags are <a>, <b>, <br>, <div>, <dl>, <font>, <i>, <li>, <ol>, <p>, <pre>, <span>, <style>, <table>, <tc>, <td>, <th>, <tr>, and <ul>.

For example, the following HTML:

<p>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">
  <i>Note:</i> For more information about the <b>abc</b> object, see
         <a href="https://www.google.com/">https://www.google.com</a>.
</span>
</p>▼

renders as follows:

<i>Note</i>: For more information about the <b>abc</b> object, see https://www.google.com.▼

Enter three paths to use on resources to access the workspace root directory:

UNC Path

A path in UNC notation (such as //server/ec/a/b/c ) to use on Windows machines. The path can use either slashes or backslashes for separators.

Drive Path

A second path for Windows machines, based on drive notation such as N: or N:/b/c. If the drive path contains more than just a drive letter, additional directory names must match the trailing directories of the UNC path. For example, if the UNC path is //server/ec/a/b/c, then N:/b/c can be used as the drive path (agents automatically map N: to //server/ec/a ), but N:/x/c is not allowed.

UNIX Path

The path to use for UNIX machines, typically based on an NFS mount. You must ensure appropriate mounts were created on all machines where the path will be used. CloudBees CD/RO does NOT automatically mount filesystems for UNIX.

If the workspace will be used only on UNIX machines, you can omit the UNC and drive paths. Conversely, if the workspace will be used only on Windows machines, you can omit the UNIX path. For more information, refer to the Workspaces and Disk Space Management Help topic.

Zone

Use the drop-down arrow to select a zone for this workspace.

Local

Select this checkbox if the workspace is "local", which means files in the local workspace are accessible only from the resource that originally created the file.

Enabled

"Check" this box to enable this workspace. When this box is checked, the workspace is enabled, which means it can be accessed. In the case where a job or job step cannot access the workspace, the job will "queue", waiting for the workspace to become available.

Credential Project and Credential Name

If you need to enter a user name and password to mount the workspace, you must enter the credential project name and then choose the appropriate credential name, which contains the required user name and password. Click the Browse link to select information for these fields.

Select OK to save your changes.

For more workspace information, refer to Workspace and Disk Space Management .