A friendly name for this action (will be displayed in the actions workflow area).
Determines if this action will be run within the relevant stage.
Enter a directory and file name for the archive you want to create. If the directory does not exist it will be created.
The directory that will be archived. Note that all sub folders are also included.
Enter a list of files/patterns that you want archived. Files/Patterns entered here need to be relative to the Root directory. Each Pattern must be defined on a new line.
Patterns are defined using Ant Patterns.
The Using drop down is populated with any property collector whose namespace matches the pattern defined by the 7zip Create Action. The pattern for this action is ^7-Zip.*
If you create a property collector for this action, make sure you select the Path Finder PlugIn type and give it a name that will match the pattern above in blue. Example names listed here, search the table's Plugin column for "7-zip Create".
For more in-depth explanations on property collectors see Property Collectors.
Alternatively, you can select the Custom option from the Using drop down list and specify a path in the resulting input field that will be displayed. Please read Why it's a good idea to use a property collector before using this option.
The following archive types are supported by 7zip:
Specifies the compression level.
The following compression levels are available
How many seconds to wait for the action to finish before timing out. The default is 86400 seconds (24 hours).
Tick to continue build on failure marking the action with a warning status.
Multiple environment variables can be defined - one per line.
If this is ticked, environment variable values are written to the build log.
Tick this checkbox to set up a list of new environment variables prefixed with 'ContinuaCI.' for all current system expression objects and variables.