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Pipelines

This document provides instructions on how to access and understand the 'Pipelines' tab.

Overview

The Pipelines page allows you to view and manage build versions, providing insight into your application's development history and enabling you to track changes over time.

Accessing the Build Tab

  1. From the "Home" page, select an application.
  2. Navigate to the "Build" tab.

    Pieplines tab in application

Understanding Pipelines Components

The Pipelines tab contains several key components:

  1. Run: Indicates the package name
  2. Commit: Indicates the Commit name
  3. Jobs: Identifies and categorizes potential security issues within each build

    a. Build

    b. Vulerabilities

    Note: To learn more about the security report, refer to the Security Report tutorial.

    c. Best practices: Pre-defined rules that validate Mendix app development against best practices

Note: To learn more about the policies, refer to the Code Quality tutorial.

d. Unit Testing
  1. Description: Indicates the name of the environment
  2. Created At: Date and time when the application was created

Making Adjustments

To access additional options:

  1. Click the arrow to open the menu

    Pipelines tab options

  2. In this menu, you can:

    • Deploy the application

      Note: To learn how to deploy an application, refer to the Deploy tutorial.

    • Modify the "Description"

Modifying the Description

  1. Click on "Edit description"
  2. In the pop-up window, adjust the description
  3. Click the save button

    Pipelines description

Tip: Regularly review and update build descriptions to maintain clear documentation of your application versions.