How to add Jira CLI task in a Bamboo job with Bamboo CLI

Owned by Avinash Bhagawati
Last updated: Jun 09, 2020
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This article explains how to add Jira CLI task in a Bamboo job with Bamboo Command Line Interface (CLI).

Instructions

Use the addTask action to create Jira CLI action tasks in the Bamboo job. Refer to the following sample command:

--action addTask --plan DEMO-PLAN  --job JOB1  --description "Create JIRA issue" --taskKey org.swift.bamboo.acli:jira --field scriptLocation=INLINE --field scriptBody="--action createIssue --project BL --type Task --summary \"Bamboo Build\" --server "Jira_Server" --user "Jira_Username" --password "Jira_Password" "

In the above action:

  • --plan value refers to a Bamboo plan key.
  • --job value refers to the Bamboo job key.
  • --taskKey value refers to the Bamboo task type.
  • --description value refers to the task description.
  • --field parameter refers to a specific Jira CLI task configuration.
    • --field  scriptLocation=INLINE refers to the inline action type.
    • --field scriptBody="--action createIssue --project BL --type Task --summary \"Bamboo Build\" --server "Jira_Server" --user "Jira_Username" --password "Jira_Password" "  refers to the Jira CLI action to be added as a task in the Bamboo job.
  • Additionally, --disable parameter can be used to disable the task, and --final parameter can be used to script the task as a final task.
  • Make sure that Run CLI Actions in Bamboo app installed in Bamboo.
  • It is recommended to test it in a non-production environment, or run the action with --simulate parameter to verify the behavior before deploying.