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gctsExecuteABAPUnitTests

Runs ABAP unit tests for all packages of the specified repository

Description

This step will execute every unit test associated with a package belonging to the specified local repository on an ABAP system.

Usage

We recommend to define values of step parameters via config.yml file. In this case, calling the step is reduced to one simple line.
Calling the step can be done either via the Jenkins library step or on the command line.

Jenkins pipelines

gctsExecuteABAPUnitTests script: this

Command line

piper gctsExecuteABAPUnitTests

Prerequisites

  • You have gCTS installed and configured on your ABAP systems.

Learn more about the SAP Git-enabled Change & Transport Sytem (gCTS) here. With gCTS, ABAP developments on ABAP servers can be maintained in Git repositories.

Parameters

Overview

Name Mandatory Additional information
abapCredentialsId yes Jenkins only id of credentials (using credentials)
client yes
host yes
password yes Secret pass via ENV or Jenkins credentials
repository yes
script yes Jenkins only reference to Jenkins main pipeline script
username yes Secret pass via ENV or Jenkins credentials
verbose no activates debug output

Details

abapCredentialsId

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Jenkins credentials ID containing username and password for authentication to the ABAP system on which you want to perform the unit tests

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

client

Specifies the client of the ABAP system to be adressed

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_client (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

host

Specifies the protocol and host adress, including the port. Please provide in the format <protocol>://<host>:<port>. Supported protocols are http and https.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_host (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

password

Password to authenticate to the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_password (if set)
Secret yes
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

repository

Specifies the name (ID) of the local repsitory on the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_repository (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

script

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

The common script environment of the Jenkinsfile running. Typically the reference to the script calling the pipeline step is provided with the this parameter, as in script: this. This allows the function to access the commonPipelineEnvironment for retrieving, e.g. configuration parameters.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type Jenkins Script
Mandatory yes
Default
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☐ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☐ steps
  • ☐ stages
Resource references none

username

User to authenticate to the ABAP system

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory yes
Default $PIPER_username (if set)
Secret yes
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

verbose

verbose output

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type bool
Mandatory no
Default false
Possible values - true
- false
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

Example

Example configuration for the use in a Jenkinsfile.

gctsExecuteABAPUnitTests(
  script: this,
  host: 'https://abap.server.com:port',
  client: '000',
  abapCredentialsId: 'ABAPUserPasswordCredentialsId',
  repository: 'myrepo'
  )

Example configuration for the use in a yaml config file (such as .pipeline/config.yaml).

steps:
  <...>
  gctsExecuteABAPUnitTests:
    host: 'https://abap.server.com:port'
    client: '000'
    abapCredentialsId: 'ABAPUserPasswordCredentialsId'
    repository: 'myrepo'