Plugin to Copy Files from Desktop to Jobs Workspace in Jenkins

Question

I have a scenario wherein the users who have created some configuration files need to upload the same from the desktop where they access Jenkins onto the Job's workspace to build and execute tests.

So I did try using the Config File Provider plugin as mentioned in https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Config+File+Provider+Plugin. This seems to work fine to copy the configuration file to the Jenkins UI, which can be later synced to the Slave with the given path in the Build environment of the respective job. But the users who wish to upload these files don't have the administrative rights. Hence they are unable to access the Configuration File Management which is under the Manage Jenkins tab. Is there any way that I can move the Configuration File Management under the Jenkins sidebar and allow users to edit the same.

Are there any other plugins that will help me achieve the same? I did also try Copy to Slave plugin but this only copies the files under $JENKINS_HOME/userContent to the job's workspace. We will have to copy the files from the desktop to $JENKINS_HOME/userContent and then use the plugin.

Answer 1

Wouldn't using a parameterized job and have one of the parameters be a File Parameter? See https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Parameterized+Build