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 <zill...@gmail.com> 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?
>>>>>
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