Devtron Job Trigger

Introduction

The Devtron Job Trigger plugin enables you to trigger Devtron Jobs from your current application workflow. For example, by integrating this plugin at the pre-deployment stage of your application workflow, you can trigger jobs designed to run migration scripts in your database. This ensures that necessary migrations are executed before your application is deployed.

Prerequisites

Before integrating the Devtron Job Trigger plugin, you need to properly configure the target Devtron Job to ensure smooth execution.

Steps

1. Go to Applications → Devtron Apps.

2. Click your application.

3. Go to App Configuration → Workflow Editor.

4. Click New Workflow and navigate to the Build and Deploy from Source Code.

5. Fill the required fields in the Create build pipeline window and navigate to the Create deployment pipeline.

6. Fill the required fields in the Deployment Stage window and navigate to the Pre-Deployment stage.

1. Under 'TASKS', click the + Add task button.

2. Select the Devtron Job Trigger plugin.

3. Enter the following user inputs with appropriate values.

User Inputs

Task Name

Enter the name of your task

e.g., Triggers Devtron Job

Description

Add a brief explanation of the task and the reason for choosing the plugin. Include information for someone else to understand the purpose of the task.

e.g., The Devtron Job Trigger plugin is integrated for triggering the Devtron Job.

Input Variables

Trigger/Skip Condition

Here you can set conditions to execute or skip the task. You can select Set trigger conditions for the execution of a task or Set skip conditions to skip the task.

Output Variables

Devtron Job Trigger will not be generating an output variable.

Click Update Pipeline.