Use Build.Repository.Uri in Release Pipeline (Azure DevOps Server)

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I need to use Build.Repository.Uri in a release pipeline. (to pass it to a PowerShell script)

In a buildpipeline:

Write-Host $(Build.Repository.Uri)
> 2019-07-15T08:30:51.8695425Z http://138.202.18.216:8070/Samples/Framework%20A/_git/Framework%20A

In a releasepipeline:

Write-Host $(Build.Repository.Uri)
> The name Build.Repository.Uri was not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or executable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if the path is correct (if included), and try again.

Why that inconsistency?

I also try Write-Host $(env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI) because of that: How to read directory path of the Artifact in Release pipeline in Azure DevOps? (I also don't understand the logic behind . to _)

Is there a way to get Build.Repository.Uri in a releasepipeline?

EDIT: Solution

"$env:SYSTEM_TASKDEFINITIONSURI$env:BUILD_PROJECTNAME/_git/$env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_NAME" -> http://136.202.18.216:8070/Samples/Framework A/_git/Framework A

If you set system.debug variable to true, you can find all predefined variables inside of the Job Initialize (Auftrag initialisieren) Report after a build.

If your project or repository name contains spaces, make sure that you replace them in your script with %20:

$Uri = $Uri.Replace(" ", "%20")
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2 Answers

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To access the Build URI in the Release Pipeline you need to use the release variable:

Release.Artifacts.{alias}.BuildURI

{alias} is the the alias of the artifact source you have in the release

If you accessing variables within PowerShell scripts you need to replace any dots with underscores i.e. $env:RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_{alias}_BUILDURI

Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/release/variables?view=azure-devops&tabs=batch

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The variable Build.Repository.Uri is agent-scoped. It can be used as an environment variable in a script and as a parameter in a build task. When you add variable System.Debug with value true in the pipeline, the init job will log all the available environment variables, which includes the REPOSITORY_URI.

You can try with following variables:

Write-Host $env:BUILD_REPOSITORY_URI

Or

Write-Host $env:RELEASE_ARTIFACTS_{alias}_REPOSITORY_URI

Please note that the {alias} is the uppercase of the Artifact source alias. enter image description here