For each plan, you need to specify what type of source-code repository the plan will use, where the repository is located, and what type of build strategy the plan will use.

To specify a CVS repository,

(info) If you are creating a new plan, start at step 5.

  1. Click 'Home' to go to the Dashboard.
  2. Click the 'All Plans' tab.
  3. Locate the plan in the list and click this icon:
  4. The 'Configuration' tab will be displayed. Click the 'Source Repository' sub-tab.
  5. The 'Source Repository' sub-tab will be displayed (see screenshot below). Complete the fields as follows:
  6. CVS configuration
    • 'Repository' — select 'CVS'.
    • 'CVS Root' — Type the full path to your CVS repository root (e.g. ':pserver:me@cvs.atlassian.com:/cvsroot/atlassian'). Bamboo supports pserver, ext (ssh) and local repository access methods. Note that you can use global variables in this field (see Using Global or Build-specific Variables).
    • 'Authentication Type' — Select either 'Password' or 'SSH'. 
      • If you select 'Password', the following fields will appear:
        • 'Password' — (Optional) Type the password for your CVS repository.
        • 'Change Password' — (Will only appear after you have saved the plan) Select this check-box if you want to change the password that is used to access the CVS repository.
      • If you select 'SSH', the following fields will appear:
        • 'Private Key' — Type the absolute path of your SSH private key.
        • 'Passphrase' — Type the passphrase for your SSH private key.
        • 'Change Passphrase' — (Will only appear after you have saved the plan) Select this check-box if you want to change the password for your SSH private key.
    • 'Quiet Period' — This setting is used to avoid starting a build while someone is in mid-checkin. Bamboo will only initiate a build for this plan when no more changes are detected within the Quiet Period following the last known change. Type the number of seconds Bamboo should wait. Please note that this parameter is mandatory for CVS, as CVS allows partial checkouts.
    • 'Module' — Type the name of the CVS module that contains the source-code.
      (info) Currently Bamboo has limited support for CVS ampersand modules. To use an ampersand module, you will need to define a regular module with the same name as the ampersand module (since Bamboo expects there to be a directory with the specified checkout module name). For example:
      1. Create a module (e.g. allbuilds).
      2. Define an ampersand module with the same name. (The ampersand module can be empty.)
      3. In the 'Module' field, enter the following: allbuilds allbuilds &project2 &project2 &project3
    • 'Version of Module' — Select either 'HEAD' or 'Branch/Tag'. If you select 'Branch/Tag', the following field will appear:
  7. Specifying a Plan's Builder


Screenshot: 'Source Repository — CVS'