Make bamboo job variables mandatory?

Question

I want to set up a bamboo job where it must be run manually and some variables must be set. Is there some way to do this? As things are, the person has to remember to use Run Customized and set the variables.

Answer 1

You may use a script to validate the value given to a variable, and declare the variable with a default value that should be overridden.

• Plan variable= myvar, value= to-override

• Bash script:

  if [[ "${bamboo.myvar}" = 'to-override' ]]; then
      echo "You have to override this variable"
      exit 1
  fi
  

This may be the first job of the first stage in your pipeline, that runs where ie. bash is available.