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  • More examples of using custom variables in Azure DevOps multi-stage YML

    calendarMay 5, 2022 · 1 min read · Uncategorised  ·
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    I have blogged in the past ( here , here and here) about the complexities and possible areas of confusion with different types of Azure DevOps pipeline variables. Well here is another example of how to use variables and what can trip you up. The key in this example is the scope of a variable, whether it is available …


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  • Updating the Azure Application client_secret used by Packer

    calendarMay 3, 2022 · 2 min read · Uncategorised  ·
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    As I have posted about previously, we create our Azure DevOps build agent images using the same Packer definitions as used by Microsoft. This time when I ran my Packer command to build an updated VHD I got the error Build 'vhd' errored after 135 milliseconds 708 microseconds: adal: Refresh request failed. Status Code = …


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  • Speaking at the rescheduled Microsoft and GitHub DevOps Forum on the 4th of May

    calendarApr 7, 2022 · 1 min read · Uncategorised  ·
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    I'm speaking at the resheduled Microsoft and GitHub DevOps Forum on the 4th of March. To Register: https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/333304/157-GQE-382?wt.mc_id=AID3045587_QSG_EML_586670


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  • Fix for Azure DevOps deployment to an environment stuck in "Job is pending" state

    calendarApr 7, 2022 · 1 min read · Technical Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Issue I had an Azure DevOps YAML based pipeline that had been working but was now getting stuck with the message "Job is pending..." when trying to start a stage in which there is a deployment to an environment. Looking at the logs and Azure DevOps UI it was not obvious what the issue was. Solution Turns out …


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  • Speaking at the Microsoft and GitHub DevOps Forum on the 10th of March

    calendarMar 3, 2022 · 1 min read · Events Events  ·
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    Update: This event has been rescheduled for the 4th May. The new registration link is here I'm speaking at the Microsoft and GitHub DevOps Forum on the 10th of March. To register - https://mktoevents.com/Microsoft+Event/325749/157-GQE-382


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  • A workaround for not being able to access custom variables via stagedependencies if they are set in deployment jobs in Azure DevOps Pipelines

    calendarFeb 19, 2022 · 2 min read · Tech Tips Technical Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    I have blogged in the past ( here and here) about the complexities and possible areas of confusion with different types of Azure DevOps pipeline variables. I have also seen issues raised over how to access custom variables across jobs and stages. Safe to say, this is an area where it is really easy to get it wrong and …


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  • The importance of blogging - or how to do your future self a favour

    calendarJan 14, 2022 · 1 min read · Opinion Tech Tips Technical Tips  ·
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    Yesterday, yet again, I was thankful for my past self taking time to blog about a technical solution I had found. I had an error when trying to digitally sign a package. On searching on the error code I came across my own blog post with the solution. This was, as usual, one I had no recollection of writing. I find this …


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  • Using Azure DevOps Stage Dependency Variables with Conditional Stage and Job Execution

    calendarJan 10, 2022 · 5 min read · Tech Tips Technical Tips VSTS  ·
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    I have been doing some work with Azure DevOps multi-stage YAML pipelines using stage dependency variables and conditions. They can get confusing quickly, you need one syntax in one place and another elsewhere. So, here are a few things I have learnt... What are stage dependency variables? Stage Dependencies are the way …


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  • Setting Azure DevOps 'All Repositories' Policies via the CLI

    calendarNov 12, 2021 · 1 min read · Tech Tips Technical Tips  ·
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    The Azure DevOps CLI provides plenty of commands to update Team Projects, but it does not cover all things you might want to set. A good example is setting branch policies. For a given repo you can set the policies using the Azure Repo command eg: 1az repos policy approver-count update --project <projectname> …


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  • How to fix Azure Pipeline YAML parsing errors seen after renaming the default Git branch

    calendarNov 3, 2021 · 1 min read · Uncategorised  ·
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    If in Azure DevOps you rename your Git Repo's default branch, say from 'master' to 'main', you will probably see an error in the form 'Encountered error(s) while parsing pipeline YAML: Could not get the latest source version for repository BlackMarble.NET.App hosted on Azure Repos using ref refs/heads/master.' when you …


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