Build Pipeline View (Freestyle)

Why a Pipeline View?

Once jobs are chained via upstream/downstream, we may want to see the entire flow step-by-step visually, in a single dashboard, instead of checking each job separately.

Setting Up the Build Pipeline Plugin

1. Go to Manage Jenkins → Plugins → Available plugins.
2. Search for and install the "Build Pipeline" plugin (Install without restart).
3. From the Dashboard, click the "+ New View" symbol.
4. Give the view a name (e.g. pipeline), select "Build Pipeline View", and click Create.
5. Select the initial job (e.g. Job-1) — once it builds successfully, all remaining chained jobs build automatically.
6. Leave the rest as default and click OK.

Reading the Pipeline View

• Trigger a Pipeline (Run) — starts the pipeline; the job in progress is shown as "trigger".
• Pipeline History — view history of previous pipeline runs.
• Configure — edit the pipeline configuration.
• Add Step — add a new job to run after the last job in the chain (e.g. after Job-4). To insert a new job in the first or middle position, it must be done manually.

Note: If a job inside the chain has parameters enabled, the pipeline view won't display properly for that job.