Struggling to specify exact build conditions in Azure Devops

Question

I'm struggling to make Azure devops run builds in exactly the way I need it to. Right now, I have a solution where the second stage is always skipped unless the build was triggered by a schedule. This is mostly fine but is a nightmare in the rare times that we would need to run the second stage manually. Here is how I have achieved that:

- stage: second_stage condition: eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Schedule') (I can't work out how to linebreak code here!)

What I want to achieve

1. Both stages should run when part of a scheduled build
2. Only the first stage should be run when creating a PR or merging
3. Only the first stage should be "checked" in the UI when a manual build is run but the user should have the option to check the second stage as well

Please help! Thank you! <3

Answer 1

The following yaml can meet your request.

stages:
- stage: first_stage
  jobs:
  - job: A
    steps:
      - script: echo Hello first_stage!
      
- stage: second_stage
  condition: or(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Schedule'), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual'))
  jobs:
  - job: B1
    steps:
      - script: echo Hello second_stage!

Only the first stage should be "checked" in the UI when a manual build is run but the user should have the option to check the second stage as well

Please manual choose which stage you want to run here when a manual build is required.