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How to get environment variable in Jenkins email notification?

In Jenkins job configuration I have written a bat script in the command window of build section. In one of the script commands I set an environment variable as a system environment variable in the server machine as so:

setx Analysis_URL "http://analysis_url/analysis/%analysis_id%.html

My task now is to get this environment variable value back to Jenkins and include it in my post build notification email content. Is there a simple way to do it ?

In my research I have come across the plugin envInject but I think it is used for setting environment variables, is that right ?

UPDATE 1 :

It turned out that the variable could be accessed by a simple $Analysis_URL in the email content, however, that raised another issue as my environment variable changes its value after each job build, but as Jenkins only takes a copy of the system environment variables I keep getting the same variable value after each build in my email content, it only changes after restarting Jenkins. Is there a way to get the updated system environment variables to Jenkins ?

UPDATE 2 :

EnvInject plugin did the job I wanted. These are the steps that I performed:

  1. Build step "batch command window": added command :

echo ANALYSIS_URL=$ANALYSIS_URL > my.properties

  1. Build step "Inject environment variables": in field "Properies File Path"

$WORKSPACE/my.properties

  1. Post-Build Actions: "Editable Email Notification", Field "Default Content":

Current analysis url: $ANALYSIS_URL

Solution

  • Have you tried the env.Analysis_URL to access to your environment variable ?