How to set build name in Pipeline job?

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  Anna Kordas

  • June 14, 2016 13:50
  • Edited

  Actually it changes the build description not build name, so the post title can be confusing. Resolution is currentBuild.displayName

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  Ivan Fernandez Calvo

  • June 16, 2016 14:44

  We will update the article with the changes.

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  Hernán Schmidt

  • March 08, 2018 18:31

  What is the equivalent for this in a declarative pipeline?

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  Allan Burdajewicz

  • March 12, 2018 09:11

  Hernán

  In declarative you must use the script { ... } block.

  pipeline {
      stages {
          stage("Build"){
              steps {
                  script {
                      currentBuild.displayName = "The name."
                      currentBuild.description = "The best description."
                  }
                  ... do whatever.
              }
          }
      }
  }

   

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  Badal Kotecha

  • August 21, 2018 18:21
  • Edited

  @Hernan & @Allan that does not work in declarative pipeline.

  I also tried

   

  pipeline {
      stages {
          stage("Build"){
              steps {
                  script {
                      env.currentBuild.displayName = "The name."
                      env.currentBuild.description = "The best description."
                  }
                  ... do whatever.
              }
          }
      }
  }
  
  But it throws NullPointerException error as shown below
  
  

  java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot set property 'displayname' on null object
  	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.NullObject.setProperty(NullObject.java:80)
  	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper.setProperty(InvokerHelper.java:197)
  	at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ScriptBytecodeAdapter.setProperty(ScriptBytecodeAdapter.java:484)
  	at org.kohsuke.groovy.sandbox.impl.Checker$7.call(Checker.java:347)

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  Allan Burdajewicz

  • August 23, 2018 02:37
  • Edited

  @Badal My script is missing the `agent` directive, the following should work as is:

  pipeline {
      agent any
      stages {
          stage("Build"){
              steps {
                  script {
                      currentBuild.displayName = "The name."
                      currentBuild.description = "The best description."
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }

  If it does not, please file a support request so that we can troubleshoot this further.

  Note: currentBuild is a Groovy variable, not an environment variable. So you cannot use env.

   

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