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SyncNow Gateway Publisher Task

Introduction

The SyncNow Gateway Publisher extension enables users to easily publish Security | Quality | Build Information from Azure Pipelines into other work systems.

The extension will execute a configured action (update, link, comment) on all entities mentioned in code changes comments or create a new entity.

The extension can be downloaded from the Azure DevOps Marketplace.

Example Scenarios

  • Add a Link to SonarQube Quality: SyncNow also gathers information from SonarQube directly.
  • Update Security | Quality Scan Status: Update status into JIRA issues or any other connected system entity mentioned in code commits comments.
  • Link Azure DevOps Items: Link builds, releases, and add them as links or comments to any work system.
  • Update Build Version: Update the build version into a field for issues mentioned in commits | TFVC.
  • Create a Bug: Store bugs in any other work systems, set fields, and add attachments regarding test runs.

How to Configure

Purpose: Link builds of Azure DevOps into Jira Issues.

  1. Create a DevOps Gate Process in SyncNow

    • Define the process with the necessary steps.

  2. Add SyncNow Publisher Task to Your Pipeline

    • Integrate the task into your Azure DevOps pipeline.

  3. Set SyncNow Endpoint

    • Input the SyncNow base URL.

  4. Choose Desired Action

    • Set the payload for the action (can be copied from SyncNow).

  5. Customize Payload with Azure DevOps Variables

    • Use variables like $(Build.DefinitionName) to dynamically insert values.

Configuration Parameters

  • Name: Set the name of the task.

  • SyncNow Endpoint: The base URL of SyncNow.

  • Authenticate with Credentials: Check this to send credentials from the endpoint defined in Azure DevOps to SyncNow.

  • Sync DevOps Gate Process ID: The ID of the gateway process, which can be obtained from the process page in SyncNow.

  • Action: Choose the action to execute. The action will be executed on all entities mentioned in code comments. Config Param

  • Attach: Choose whether to attach files to all entities that will be updated or created. Attachments can be filtered with minimatch patterns. Currently, only two attachments are supported, up to 20MB.

  • Maximum Allowed Changes: Set the maximum allowed entities that will be changed in the target system.

  • Payload: The payload is a JSON that can be taken from a file or a script. The schema of the JSON can be copied from SyncNow UI for any required action.

    Pay Load