That's a good clarification. I believe there is a known bug that the git plugin does not expand variable references in some of the configuration fields.
Use a multibranch Pipeline instead, then you can let the Pipeline script expand the variable, and you won't have a confusing mix of changes in the history of the job. Mark Waite On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 12:23 PM ZillaYT <[email protected]> wrote: > Just to be clear, this is the text box in the job configuration page where > I want to use an environment variable. > > [image: Screen Shot 2018-11-08 at 1.37.35 PM.png] > > > On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 2:19:06 PM UTC-5, ZillaYT wrote: >> >> It should work, but doesn't! >> >> I define my environment variable in Manage Jenkins->System Configuration, >> Global Properties, Environment variables. I use the variable in other jobs >> so I know the variable definition works! >> >> Thanks. >> >> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 12:45:18 PM UTC-5, Cuong Tran wrote: >>> >>> Where do you define your "environment variable"? >>> >>> It should work as ${BRANCH_TO_BUILD} if you define BRANCH_TO_BUILD under >>> global environment variables, folder, inside your pipeline, etc. >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:56:38 AM UTC-8, ZillaYT wrote: >>>> >>>> Someone suggested using ${env.branchToBuild}, so I tried env.branchToBuild, >>>> $env.branchToBuild, ${env.branchToBuild}, and "${env.branchToBuild}" >>>> all to NO avail. >>>> >>>> On Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:26:34 AM UTC-5, ZillaYT wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a Jenkins Pipeline job which uses "Pipeline script from SCM" as >>>>> my pipeline. One of this block's parameters is "Branch to build" of >>>>> course. >>>>> How can I used an environment variable for the text block? I tried, for >>>>> example , $branchToBuild, ${branchToBuild} or "${branchToBuild}" and >>>>> it just takes those as literal values and does not extrapolate the string. >>>>> I do have that variable defined and use it in other jobs. >>>>> >>>>> Is it just not possible to do this? >>>>> >>>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/264ef2d4-3b6e-471c-8d98-40bc1e16496b%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/264ef2d4-3b6e-471c-8d98-40bc1e16496b%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Thanks! Mark Waite -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAO49JtE4SktreTW-4QOhqhnBnHgtrAZV82PtDqw_kFPeM5xiNw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
