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

    author Richard Fennell calendar Apr 7, 2022 · 1 min read · Tech 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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  • A workaround for not being able to access custom variables via stagedependencies if they are set in deployment jobs in Azure DevOps Pipelines

    author Richard Fennell calendar Feb 19, 2022 · 2 min read · Tech 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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  • Using Azure DevOps Stage Dependency Variables with Conditional Stage and Job Execution

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jan 10, 2022 · 5 min read · Tech 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 …


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  • Porting my Visual Studio Parameters.xml Generator tool to Visual Studio 2022 Preview

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jun 22, 2021 · 3 min read · VSTS VSTS  ·
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    As I am sure you are all aware the preview of Visual Studio 2022 has just dropped, so it is time for me to update my Parameter.xml Generator Tool to support this new version of Visual Studio.

    But what does my extension do?

    As the Marketplace description says...

    A tool to generate parameters.xml files for MSdeploy from …


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  • Getting confused over Azure DevOps Pipeline variable evaluation

    author Richard Fennell calendar Nov 27, 2020 · 3 min read · Tech Tips VSTS  ·
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    Introduction

    The use of variables is important in Azure DevOps pipelines, especially when using YML templates. They allow a single pipeline to be used for multiple branches/configurations etc.

    The most common form of variables you see is are the predefined built in variables e.g. $(Build.BuildNumber) and your own …


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  • Using the Post Build Cleanup Task from the Marketplace in YAML based Azure DevOps Pipelines

    author Richard Fennell calendar Aug 19, 2020 · 2 min read · Tech Tips VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Disks filling up on our private Azure DevOps agents is a constant battle. We have maintenance jobs setup on the agent pools, to clean out old build working folders nightly, but these don’t run often enough. We need a clean out more than once a day due to the number and size of our builds. To address this, with UI based …
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  • Bringing Stage based release notes in Multi-Stage YAML to my Cross Platform Release Notes Exension

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jul 6, 2020 · 1 min read · VSTS VSTS  ·
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    I have just released Version 3.1.7 of my Azure DevOps Pipeline XplatGenerateReleaseNotes Extension.

    This new version allows you to build release notes within a Multi-Stage YAML build since the last successful release to the current (or named) stage in the pipeline as opposed to just last fully successful build.

    This …


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  • Getting started with Aggregator CLI for Azure DevOps Work Item Roll-up

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jun 12, 2020 · 4 min read · VSTS VSTS  ·
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    Updated 30/Sep/21 to reflect changes in the Aggregator CLI setup process Updated 27/Mar/22 to fix broken links

    Background

    Back in the day I wrote a tool, TFS Alerts DSL, to do Work Item roll-up for TFS. Overtime I updated this to support VSTS (as Azure DevOps was then called), it’s final version is still available in …


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  • How to do local template development for my Cross platform Release notes task

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jun 10, 2020 · 3 min read · DevOps DevOps VSTS VSTS  ·
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    The testing cycle for Release Notes Templates can be slow, requiring a build and release cycle. To try to speed this process for users I have created a local test harness that allows the same calls to be made from a development machine as would be made within a build or release.

    However, running this is not as simple …


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  • New feature for Cross Platform Release notes - get parent and child work items

    author Richard Fennell calendar Jun 6, 2020 · 2 min read · VSTS VSTS  ·
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    I have added another new feature to my Cross Platform release note generator. Now, when using Handlebars based templates you can optionally get the parent or child work items for any work item associated with build/release

    To enable the feature, as it is off by default, you need to set the  getParentsAndChildren: true …


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