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Continua CI takes a copy of configuration and project variables at the start of each build. These copies are referred to as Build Variables. Any changes to build variables are normally discarded when the build finishes and cannot be used by other builds.
The new Persist Build Variable build event handler allows you to save the value of build variables when specific events happen in the build timeline. This is stored as the value of the configuration variable. Subsequent builds will then pick up this revised value and use it as the initial value of the build variable.
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