Artifacts

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Use the Artifacts list features to access information and functions related to artifacts generated by component workflow runs.

To collect artifact data, a workflow must contain either the Register a build artifact or Register an artifact deployed to an environment action.

To access artifacts:

  1. Navigate to details for a component.

  2. Select the Artifacts tab. Artifacts built or deployed by workflow runs are displayed.

    Artifacts
    Figure 1. Artifacts
  1. Manage artifacts.

    • Navigate to applicable data and features using the breadcrumb menus and links.

    • Access the GIT repository linked to component by selecting the repository name link.

    • Filter list by Artifact name.

    • Locate a specific artifact using the Search feature.

    • Show or hide artifact version by selecting Display full version history.

    • Add a new artifact version by selecting Create version.

    • Review the Name, Version, Digest, Location Published by, Date created, and Deployment history information.

  2. Use these features to:

    • Copy the path to a specific artifact or artifact digest by selecting Copy.

    • Access the run details for the workflow that built the artifact by selecting the workflow run name in the Published by column.

    • Review the deployment history of a specific artifact by selecting View deployment history in the Deployment history column.

Create an artifact version

Use this feature to configure a new artifact version.

To create an artifact version:

  1. Navigate to details for a component.

  2. Select the Artifacts tab. Artifacts built or deployed by workflow runs are displayed.

  3. Select Create version. The Create version screen displays.

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    Create verions
    Figure 2. Create version
  4. Complete the required and applicable Create version fields.

    View fields

    name: The name of the artifact to send to the CloudBees platform for artifact traceability purposes.

    version: The version of the artifact to send to the CloudBees platform for artifact traceability purposes.

    url: The URL where the artifact version is located. For example, docker.io/myapp/myimg:1.0.0.

    digest: The artifact digest that uniquely identifies the artifact.

  5. Select Save.

View artifact deployment history

Use the Deployment history features to access information and functions related to a deployed artifact.

To collect artifact deployment data, a workflow must contain the Register an artifact deployed to an environment action.

To access deployed artifact features:

  1. Navigate to details for a component.

  2. Select the Artifacts tab. Artifacts built or deployed by workflow runs are displayed.

  3. Select View deployment history in the Deployment history column. The Deployment history for the artifact displays.

    Artifacts
    Figure 3. Deployment history
  1. Manage deployment history list.

    • Filter deployments by Name.

    • Locate a specific deployment run using the Search feature.

  2. Review the Deployment run, Status, Digest, Environment name, and Deployment date information.

  3. Use these features to:

    • Copy the path to a specific artifact or artifact digest by selecting Copy.

    • Access the run details for the workflow that deployed the artifact by selecting the workflow run name in the Deployment run column.