The "*agent any*" declaration at the top level of your pipeline indeed allocates an executor for the whole pipeline. You can avoid this allocation with something like :
pipeline { agent none parameters { choice(choices: 'SIT\nUAT', description: 'What environment?', name: 'environment') } stages { stage ('build') { agent any tools { maven 'm3' } steps { echo 'build it.' sh "mvn --version" } } stage ('test') { steps { echo 'test it.' input 'Ready to go?' } } stage('deploy to sit') { steps { echo 'push it to dev.' } } stage("deploy to uat") { steps { echo 'push it to uat.' } } } } Or instead of *tools* section, you may prefer the *withMaven* syntax : ... stage ('build') { agent any steps { echo 'build it.' withMaven(maven: 'm3') { sh "mvn --version" } } } ... See https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Pipeline+Maven+Plugin 2017-07-04 11:56 GMT+02:00 paul b <pblake...@gmail.com>: > Yeah. Thats right. Not tied to using that though. Not sure why I need > to push to using it yet though. > > pipeline { > agent any > parameters { > choice(choices: 'SIT\nUAT', description: 'What environment?', > name: 'environment') > } > tools { > maven 'maven 3.3.9' > //jdk 'jdk8' > } > stages { > stage ('build') { > steps { > echo 'build it.' > } > } > stage ('test') { > steps { > echo 'test it.' > input 'Ready to go?' > } > } > stage('deploy to sit') { > steps { > echo 'push it to dev.' > } > } > stage("deploy to uat") { > steps { > echo 'push it to uat.' > } > } > } > } > > On Tuesday, 4 July 2017 10:41:27 UTC+1, mpapo - Michael Pailloncy wrote: >> >> It seems like you are using the Declarative way to write your pipeline >> right ? Can you share the full script please. I guess that you are >> allocating an agent at the top level. >> >> 2017-07-04 11:06 GMT+02:00 paul b <pbla...@gmail.com>: >> >>> Brill. I have managed to get that to work. I have the following stage >>> >>> stage ('test') { >>> steps { >>> echo 'test it.' >>> input 'Ready to go?' >>> } >>> } >>> >>> The problem we have now is that the build consumes one of the >>> executors. I guess I can farm that off somehow??? >>> >>> On Tuesday, 4 July 2017 09:34:51 UTC+1, paul b wrote: >>>> >>>> Brill. Thanks. I will look into it. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, 4 July 2017 08:59:13 UTC+1, mpapo - Michael Pailloncy wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Yeah, seems like you want to use the *input* step (interaction >>>>> through Jenkins) : https://jenkins.io/doc/pipel >>>>> ine/steps/pipeline-input-step/ >>>>> You can find a simple example here with some explanations : >>>>> https://github.com/jenkinsci/pipeline-plugin/blob/master/ >>>>> TUTORIAL.md#pausing-flyweight-vs-heavyweight-executors >>>>> >>>>> 2017-07-04 9:49 GMT+02:00 paul b <pbla...@gmail.com>: >>>>> >>>>>> I would like to use the multibranch pipeline plugin and wondered if >>>>>> it can be configured such that when it gets to a stage, lets says >>>>>> deploying >>>>>> to environment, it then interacts with a user. That interaction being a >>>>>> through the jenkins, email or even jira! Then after the user interaction >>>>>> response, I would expect it to push it onto the next stage! Then >>>>>> possibly >>>>>> with further interactions at further stages. 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