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mtaBuild

Performs an mta build

Description

Executes the SAP Multitarget Application Archive Builder to create an mtar archive of the application.

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

mtaBuild script: this

Command line

piper mtaBuild

Outputs

Output type Details
commonPipelineEnvironment
  • mtarFilePath

Prerequisites

While using a custom docker file, ensure that the following tools are installed:

  • SAP MTA Archive Builder 1.0.6 or compatible version - can be downloaded from SAP Development Tools.
  • Java 8 or compatible version - necessary to run the MTA Archive Builder itself and to build Java modules.
  • NodeJS installed - the MTA Builder uses npm to download node module dependencies such as grunt.

Parameters

Overview

Name Mandatory Additional information
script yes Jenkins only reference to Jenkins main pipeline script
applicationName no
buildTarget no
containerCommand no Jenkins only
containerShell no Jenkins only
defaultNpmRegistry no
dockerEnvVars no Jenkins only
dockerImage no Jenkins only
dockerName no Jenkins only
dockerOptions no Jenkins only
dockerPullImage no Jenkins only
dockerVolumeBind no Jenkins only
dockerWorkspace no Jenkins only
extensions no
globalSettingsFile no
installArtifacts no
m2Path no
mtaBuildTool no
mtaJarLocation no
mtarName no
platform no
projectSettingsFile no
sapNpmRegistry no
verbose no activates debug output

Details

applicationName

The name of the application which is being built. If the parameter has been provided and no mta.yaml exists, the mta.yaml will be automatically generated using this parameter and the information (name and version) from 'package.json` before the actual build starts.

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

buildTarget

mtaBuildTool 'classic' only: The target platform to which the mtar can be deployed. Valid values: 'CF', 'NEO', 'XSA'.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory no
Default NEO
Possible values - CF
- NEO
- XSA
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

containerCommand

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Kubernetes only: Allows to specify start command for container created with dockerImage parameter to overwrite Piper default (/usr/bin/tail -f /dev/null).

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

containerShell

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Allows to specify the shell to be executed for container with containerName.

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

defaultNpmRegistry

Url to the npm registry that should be used for installing npm dependencies.

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Scope Details
Aliases npm/defaultNpmRegistry
Type string
Mandatory no
Default $PIPER_defaultNpmRegistry (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

dockerEnvVars

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Environment variables to set in the container, e.g. [http_proxy: "proxy:8080"].

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

dockerImage

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Name of the docker image that should be used. If empty, Docker is not used and the command is executed directly on the Jenkins system.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory no
Default mtaBuildTool=cloudMbt: devxci/mbtci:1.0.14.1
mtaBuildTool=classic: ppiper/mta-archive-builder:v1
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

dockerName

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Kubernetes only: Name of the container launching dockerImage. SideCar only: Name of the container in local network.

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

dockerOptions

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Docker options to be set when starting the container.

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

dockerPullImage

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Set this to 'false' to bypass a docker image pull. Usefull during development process. Allows testing of images which are available in the local registry only.

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

dockerVolumeBind

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Volumes that should be mounted into the docker container.

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

dockerWorkspace

Jenkins-specific: Used for proper environment setup.

Kubernetes only: Specifies a dedicated user home directory for the container which will be passed as value for environment variable HOME.

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

extensions

The path to the extension descriptor file.

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

globalSettingsFile

Path or url to the mvn settings file that should be used as global settings file

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Scope Details
Aliases maven/globalSettingsFile
Type string
Mandatory no
Default $PIPER_globalSettingsFile (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

installArtifacts

If enabled, for npm packages this step will install all depedencies including dev dependencies. For maven it will install all artifacts to the local maven repository.

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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

m2Path

Path to the location of the local repository that should be used.

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Scope Details
Aliases maven/m2Path
Type string
Mandatory no
Default $PIPER_m2Path (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

mtaBuildTool

Tool to use when building the MTA. Valid values: 'classic', 'cloudMbt'.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory no
Default cloudMbt
Possible values - cloudMbt
- classic
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

mtaJarLocation

mtaBuildTool 'classic' only: The location of the SAP Multitarget Application Archive Builder jar file, including file name and extension. If you run on Docker, this must match the location of the jar file in the container as well.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory no
Default /opt/sap/mta/lib/mta.jar
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

mtarName

The name of the generated mtar file including its extension.

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

platform

mtaBuildTool 'cloudMbt' only: The target platform to which the mtar can be deployed.

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Scope Details
Aliases -
Type string
Mandatory no
Default CF
Possible values - CF
- NEO
- XSA
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☐ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

projectSettingsFile

Path or url to the mvn settings file that should be used as project settings file.

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Scope Details
Aliases maven/projectSettingsFile
Type string
Mandatory no
Default $PIPER_projectSettingsFile (if set)
Secret no
Configuration scope
  • ☒ parameter
  • ☒ general
  • ☒ steps
  • ☒ stages
Resource references none

sapNpmRegistry

Url to the sap npm registry that should be used for installing npm dependencies prefixed with @sap.

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Scope Details
Aliases npm/sapNpmRegistry
Type string
Mandatory no
Default https://npm.sap.com
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

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

Side effects

  1. The file name of the resulting archive is written to the commonPipelineEnvironment with variable name mtarFileName.

Exceptions

  • AbortException:
  • If there is an invalid buildTarget.
  • If there is no key ID inside the mta.yaml file.

Example

dir('/path/to/FioriApp'){
  mtaBuild script:this, buildTarget: 'NEO'
}
def mtarFilePath = commonPipelineEnvironment.getMtarFilePath()