Is it possible to Rename or give a custom name to a Build in VSTS?

Question

Is it possible to Rename or give a custom name to a Build in VSTS?

What I want to do is have my builds named after the version number. The version number is written in a .version file in the root directory.

The intended name would be: $(MyVersionNumber):$(Rev:rr)

Answer 1

You can update the build number for current build through Logging Command (e.g. Write-Host "##vso[build.updatebuildnumber]buildnumber").

Simple workflow of your code:

1. Include $(rev:.r) in default build number format (Options), for example: $(date:yyyyMMdd)-$(rev:.r)
2. Get current build number from pre-defined variable (Build.BuildNumber/BUILD_BUILDNUMBER)
3. Get the rev value from this build number in your code
4. Read version number from .version file
5. Update build number through Logging Command

Answer 2

Under your build definition you can customize the build name (Build number format):

For example, I added the date variable $(Date:dd.MM.yyyy) with a specific format to the field Build number format:

Microsoft Docs, reference article