Exporting and Reusing Variables (azure devops)

Question

I have a dynamically created variable inside a CI Pipeline, let's call it "var: $(version.number).$(Date:yyyyMMdd)". I wish to reuse this as a part of the Publish Test Results task in a CD Pipeline so I can link both together and have a valid reference. But I can't fathom how to do this.

This is the yaml for the Publish Test Results task in it's most basic form.

steps:
- task: PublishTestResults@2
  displayName: 'Publish Test Results **/TEST-*.xml'

Any pointers will be gratefully accepted.

Vito Liu · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-01 02:46:17Z

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We could write it out to a json/xml file via power shell task, and publish the file as artifacts. Then read in that file via PowerShell in your release definition.

Build Definition

ConvertTo-Json | Out-File "file.json"

Release Definition

Get-Content "file.json" | ConvertFrom-Json

Also, we could pass the variable from build to release via the extension Variable Tools for Azure DevOps Services.

Steps:

Build Definition and result

Release Definition and result

In addition, I found a blog and save the variable to csv file, you could also refer to Passing variables in VSTS, from Build to Release and between environments.

answered Dec 1, 2020 at 2:46

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Don Draper Over a year ago

Thank you Vito, this is a brilliant explanation!

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