[Bamboo Knowledge Base]
An author is any person who contributes to a build by checking-in code to a repository that is associated with a Bamboo plan. Bamboo extracts the author name from the code repository; an author need not be a Bamboo user.
Bamboo allows you to associate an author with a user. Association is with either the username or email address, and can be automatically or manually configured. This is useful for identifying who has made a particular commit, providing system notifications and apportioning blame. Author association also allows a user to quickly identify their commits on the MyBamboo tab.
On this page:
On the 'Manage Authors' page you can perform any of the following actions:
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Search for author | Search for a particular author using their repository author name |
| Search for user | Search for a particular author by their linked user name to see their author association |
| Link user | Link an author with their Bamboo user |
| Unlink user | Unlink an author from their Bamboo user |
| Unlink all authors | Remove all existing author and user associations |
| Auto-link unlinked authors | Automatically associate any unlinked authors with a Bamboo user based on their Bamboo username or Email address |
Note: You can link more than one author name to a Bamboo user name.