Sharing artifacts between jobs

You can share artifacts between jobs in different stages using artifact dependencies. For example, you may want to run acceptance tests on a build, sharing the same WAR from one job to another without rebuilding it each time.

Each time the artifact is shared with a subsequent job, it is copied to the job's agent.

To share an artifact between two jobs in different stages:

1. Navigate to the configuration pages for the job that will produce the artifact, as described in Configuring jobs, and select the Artifacts tab (see Configuring a job's build artifacts).
2. Either select Share for an existing artifact, or create a new artifact definition, as described above.

3. Navigate to the job in a subsequent stage that will consume the artifact, and select the Artifacts tab. 

4. Select Create dependency, then:

   • Select from the Artifact list.

   • Specify the Destination directory, then select Create.
     
      

Sharing artifacts between build plans

You can share artifacts between different build plans, however you need to use the Artifact downloader task to do so. For example, you may want to run acceptance tests on a particular build from a different plan by sharing the same WAR from one plan to another without rebuilding it each time.

To share an artifact between two build plans:

1. Locate the build plan that you wish to associate an artifact with. 
   1. Select Actions > Configure plan.
   2. Select Stages & jobs and select a job or create a new job if one does not already exist.
   3. Select the Tasks tab for the selected job.

2. Select Add task > Artifact downloader.

   

    
   Complete the configuration using the following options:

   Field	Description	Optional?
   Task description	A brief description of the artifact downloader task.
   Disable this task	Select this checkbox to disable the task.	-
   Add condition to task	Make task run only when a certain condition is met.  You can find conditions on Atlassian Marketplace or implement your own.
   Source plan	The build plan that is the source of the artifact you need to download.
   Plan branch selection strategy	Decide which plan branch selection strategy to use. There are two available strategies: Match by plan branch name or use default plan branch if not matched. If you select this option, Bamboo fetches the artifact from the source plan branch with the same name. If the branch doesn't exist, Bamboo sources the artifact from the default plan branch. Select custom plan branch If you select this option, Bamboo will always take the artifact from the specified source plan branch.	(default)

3. Select Add another artifact to add another artifact to the download list. Alternatively, use the grey cross icon to delete an artifact from your configuration.
4. Select Save.

Sharing artifacts from a build plan to a deployment environment

You can also share artifacts from a build plan into a deployment environment. For example, you may wish to share a particular build result from a plan with a deployment environment. To do this, you need to add the Artifact downloader task to a deployment environment during or after the environment creation process. 

To share an artifact from a build plan to a deployment environment:

1. Open your deployment project. Expand the relevant environment panel, and select Edit tasks. Select Add task > Artifact download.

2. Complete the configuration using the following options:

   Field	Description	Optional?
   Task description	A brief description of the artifact downloader task.
   Disable this task	Select this checkbox to disable the task.	-
   Add condition to task	Make task run only when a certain condition is met.  You can find conditions on Atlassian Marketplace or implement your own.
   Artifact name	Use the dropdown menu to locate the name of the artifact that you want to download.
   Destination path	The location of the working directory into which you want the artifact downloaded.

3. Select Add another artifact to add another artifact to the download list. 
4. Select Save.