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How To: Skip step if pipeline triggered with Cron

Overview

You have a build with multiple triggers and you need to skip a certain step if the pipeline was launched using a Cron trigger.

Details

Configure Cron trigger message

In the Message field of the Cron trigger configuration settings, set a message, for example, “using cron”.

Implement Conditional Step

Use the EVENT_MESSAGE variable in your pipeline steps with a condition as in the following example:

```yaml
Freestyle:
  title: Running alpine image
  type: freestyle
  arguments:
    image: 'quay.io/codefreshplugins/alpine:3.8'
    commands:
      - echo "Displayed only when triggered by cron"
  when:
    condition:
      all:
        validateTriggerType: '"${{EVENT_MESSAGE}}" != "using cron"'
```

The condition ensures that specific steps execute only when the pipeline is triggered by Cron, and if the Cron job message differs from the one defined in the Message field (using cron in our example).

Triggers in pipelines
Cron trigger event variables
Conditional execution of steps
Freestyle step