Bamboo 4.2 : Configuring capabilities

A capability is a feature of an agent. A capability can be:
  • an executable (e.g. Maven)
  • a JDK
  • a custom capability. This is a key-value property which defines a particular characteristic of an agent (e.g. 'operating.system=WindowsXP' or 'fast.builds=true').
  • a Version Control System client application (e.g. Git)

Capabilities can be defined specifically for an agent, or they can be shared between either all local agents or all remote agents. Note that the value of an agent-specific capability overrides the value of a shared capability of the same name (if one exists).

Related pages:

Defining a new capability

To define a new capability, see:

Editing a capability

To edit an existing capability, see Modifying and deleting capabilities.

Renaming a capability

To rename an existing capability, see Renaming a capability.

Deleting a capability

To delete a capability, see Modifying and deleting capabilities.

Notes

  • A requirement is specified in a job or a task. A requirement specifies a capability that an agent must have for it to build that job or task. A job inherits all of the requirements specified in its tasks.

    Together, capabilities and requirements control which agents can execute builds for particular jobs. Each job can only be built by agents whose capabilities match the job's requirements. See Configuring a job's requirements for more information.