Issue

Administrators need to control which types of job that can be created in a folder.
The goal is to restrict the types of job available in a folder and its sub-folders.

Environment

• CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise - Managed Master (CJEMM)
• CloudBees Jenkins Enterprise - Operations Center (CJEOC)
• CloudBees Jenkins Platform - Client Master (CJPCM)
• CloudBees Jenkins Platform - Operations Center (CJPOC)
• CloudBees Folder plugin
• CloudBees Folder Plus plugin
• CloudBees Templates plugin
• CloudBees RBAC plugin

Resolution

Let’s make available the Pipeline job type only.

1. Create a new Folder (let’s call it FolderSample)
   a. Enable the Restrict the kind of children in this folder property
   b. Select the Pipeline type only
   
   c. Save
2. Create a new Folder Template at root level (let’s call it TeamFolder)
   
   a. Add as description; for example: Create a Folder with restricted job types list
   b. Configure it with your specific needs
   c. Save
3. Go back to the FolderSample configuration
   a. Select the new TeamFolder type as well as Pipeline in
   Restrict the kind of children in this folder section
   
   b. Save
4. Go back to the TeamFolder configuration
   a. From Transformer section, fill the Load Prototype Job field with
   FolderSample and click on Load
   
   b. Save

You are now able to create a Folder based on this new template.

Let’s call it TeamARootFolder.

From this folder, when you click on New Item, the available types are
Pipeline and TeamFolder only.

For all sub-folders, these two types will be the only ones available.

Of course, you are available to define the Group(s) that is(are) allowed to
access these folders.

References

• Folders Plugin
• Folders Plus Plugin
• Folders Template
• Role-Based Access Control Plugin