Did you read the details behind the message that you have data in an unreadable format? When that appears on my Jenkins instance, I can click the user interface button and it shows the details of the data that can't be read.
Usually the message will tell you why Jenkins cannot read the data. For example, if your job definition refers to a plugin that existed in the previous installation and does not exist in the new installation, the Jenkins will (correctly) report that the data cannot be read in the new instance, since the plugin that reads that data is not installed. If you want stability on the Jenkins instance, then you might consider using the long term support release rather than the weekly release. If you want the very latest improvements, then the weekly release is a good choice. On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 9:30 AM Shifa Shaikh <shifa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unable to import jobs of Jenkins old version: 2.224 to Jenkins New > version: 2.234 > > After I copy the job from old to new Jenkins home the Jenkins console UI > throws this error: > > **You have data stored in older format and/or unreadable data.** > > Here is the old config.xml of a very simple job: > > <?xml version='1.1' encoding='UTF-8'?> > <flow-definition plugin="workflow-job@2.33"> > <actions/> > <description></description> > <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies> > <properties> > <com.sonyericsson.rebuild.RebuildSettings plugin="rebuild@1.31"> > <autoRebuild>false</autoRebuild> > <rebuildDisabled>false</rebuildDisabled> > </com.sonyericsson.rebuild.RebuildSettings> > </properties> > <definition class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowDefinition" > plugin="workflow-cps@2.70"> > <script>node { > agent any > stages { > stage('build user') { > > > steps { > wrap([$class: 'BuildUser']) { > //echo "${BUILD_USER}" > def user = env.BUILD_USER_ID > } > } > } > } > > > }</script> > <sandbox>true</sandbox> > </definition> > <triggers/> > <disabled>false</disabled> > </flow-definition> > > Next is the same job created in the newer version of Jenkins: > > <?xml version='1.1' encoding='UTF-8'?> > <flow-definition plugin="workflow-job@2.39"> > <description></description> > <keepDependencies>false</keepDependencies> > <properties> > <com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa.model.ScannerJobProperty plugin= > "build-failure-analyzer@1.25.1"> > <doNotScan>false</doNotScan> > </com.sonyericsson.jenkins.plugins.bfa.model.ScannerJobProperty> > </properties> > <definition class="org.jenkinsci.plugins.workflow.cps.CpsFlowDefinition" > plugin="workflow-cps@2.80"> > <script>node { > agent any > stages { > stage('build user') { > > > steps { > wrap([$class: 'BuildUser']) { > //echo "${BUILD_USER}" > def user = env.BUILD_USER_ID > } > } > } > } > > > }</script> > <sandbox>true</sandbox> > </definition> > <triggers/> > <disabled>false</disabled> > </flow-definition> > > Can someone please suggest how I can flawlessly import the jobs of the old > Jenkins to the new Jenkins? > > I have about 75 complex Jenkins jobs and creating each manually on the new > version of Jenkins will be trivial and could be error-prone. > > Can you please suggest? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Jenkins Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to jenkinsci-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/d43e2995-ca92-42d1-9859-d86739f445aa%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/d43e2995-ca92-42d1-9859-d86739f445aa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Jenkins Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jenkinsci-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/jenkinsci-users/CAO49JtGQc6Pn0Xm6cuer%3DH-1gp91H4U-M9eDjt_wCCvUQuRzTw%40mail.gmail.com.