azure-devopsazure-pipelines

Require explicit resource input in Azure pipeline

Whan I run a pipeline without specifying an external resource in the pipeline it runs anyway with the defaults as configured in the .yml file:

resources:
  pipelines:
  - pipeline: PipelineA
    source: 'A'
    branch: master
    trigger: none
  - pipeline: PipelineB
    source: 'B'
    branch: master
    trigger: none

Is there any way I can enforce providing the resources from the azure web UI when requesting without resorting to some bogus defaults that will fail the run when not overridden?

Solution

  • Is there any way I can enforce providing the resources from the azure web UI when requesting without resorting to some bogus defaults that will fail the run when not overridden?

    Yes. I suggest that you can use Runtime Parameters to force users to input the resources version(version: buildnumber) to override the Pipeline resource default value.

    Here is an example:

    parameters:
- name: PipelineAVersion
  type: string

- name: PipelineBVersion
  type: string

resources:
  pipelines:
  - pipeline: PipelineA
    source: 'A'
    branch: master
    version: ${{parameters.PipelineAVersion}}
    trigger: none
  - pipeline: PipelineB
    source: 'B'
    branch: master
    version: ${{parameters.PipelineBVersion}}
    trigger: none

    When we run the Pipeline, it will force user to input the Pipeline version of the resource.

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    If you don't provide the required version parameters, it will not run the pipeline and show the following errors:

    A value for the 'parameter' parameter must be provided.

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    Note: The version field in the pipeline resources needs to input the Build Number value of the pipeline.

    Refer to this doc: resources.pipelines.pipeline definition