[#QB-2349] Add more documentation about the build and artifact strategy.

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Add more documentation about the build and artifact strategy.

Created: 27/Feb/15 04:29 PM Updated: 28/Feb/15 12:37 AM

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The current documentation talks about deleting builds and using the build cleanup strategy to help manage them. However, there is no mention I can find of the artifact cleanup strategy. The option leaves you believing that it's possible to clean the builds but not the artifacts. Is this true? It'd be nice if it was documented somewhere. Thanks!

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John Szakmeister [28/Feb/15 12:37 AM]

Thank you Robin. So it's not entirely independent. Builds are a superset. If the build is removed, both the build and the artifacts are gone. That's the part that is confusing. :-) So if you want to keep artifacts indefinitely, you need to keep the builds indefinitely too.

Thanks for the answers, and I look forward to the improved documentation!

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Robin Shen [28/Feb/15 12:32 AM]

Sorry for the mis-understanding. They will operate independently. So in this case, builds older than 30 days will be removed, including all their artifacts.

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John Szakmeister [28/Feb/15 12:21 AM]

Sorry, I don't my question was clear. Let me try again. If the build cleanup strategy to clean builds older than 30 days, but you have the artifact strategy set to keep artifacts, does it keep artifacts for builds older than 30 days? My guess is no, but I haven't actually tried it. That's really the part that I think needs documenting, IMHO. I worry that someone will say "keep all artifacts" but have build cleanup strategy in place, only to find out that their artifacts disappeared.

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Robin Shen [28/Feb/15 12:16 AM]

Yes, artifacts can also be deleted separately via artifact cleanup setting in configuration setting menu. We should get it documented somewhere. Thanks for the remind.