Need help on Parameterized Trigger Plugin of Jenkins

[James Westby]

On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 18:02:02 +0530, Deepti Kalakeri <deepti.kalakeri at linaro.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am using jenkins for continuous integration work.
> I have a requirement where I need to trigger a job as part of the post build
> step of a job.
> For example I have a job to build a source and I would like to trigger the
> job that tests the binaries as part of the post build step.
> Although I am aware how to trigger a job in the post build step I am failing
> to understand how to pass
> certain parameters[ information that the next job needs to know to execute]
> to the next job.
> I came across the "Parameterized Trigger Plugin"
> <https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Parameterized+Trigger+Plugin>but
> it does not explain how to access the parameters passed in the new job.
> 
> Can someone help me with this ?

Hi,

https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Parameterized+Trigger+Plugin?focusedCommentId=47087758#comment-47087758

states that the downstream job just sees the values as environment
variables.

What do you want to do with parameters that are passed?

Thanks,

James