Downstream artifacts not appearing in Merge Request

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I’m using dynamic child pipelines in 14.0.12-ee as described upon Downstream pipelines | GitLab but I’ve come to notice that the artifacts do not surface in the Merge Request.

Any ideas how to bubble them up please?

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It could be this issue you are facing: artifacts:expose_as not working with child pipelines (#220998) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab

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I’m not using expose_as, not sure I need to? My child generated pipelines look like:

  artifacts:
    paths:
      - $TF_PROJECT_DIR/tfplan
      - $TF_PROJECT_DIR/.terraform
      - $TF_PROJECT_DIR/.terraform.lock.hcl
      - $PLAN_JSON
    reports:
      terraform: $PLAN_JSON

So there is no workaround? Read child pipeline artifacts for MR reports (Promoted) (#215725) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab is a crazy follow up.

Could I not just somehow post back to the MR ref I wonder?

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I’m sorry I cannot help you. I am a complete beginner with gitlab and came accross this issue

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@hendry

It sounds like your case is using an artifact generated in a downstream pipeline in the upstream pipeline? If so there’s a known bug impacting the use of needs: for this case and a known workaround until we get the bug resolved.

The other issue you noted is for the case of rolling up results of coverage reports to the MR.

I hope this helps!

-James H, GitLab Product Manager, Verify:Pipeline Execution

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hey @jheimbuck_gl … I’ve looked at Read child pipeline artifacts for MR reports (Promoted) (#215725) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab and I’m not the wiser in how to get the MRs to show the child pipeline artifacts.

I guess the ticket is not actually fixed, but it’s this one Read child pipeline artifacts for MR reports (&8205) · Epics · GitLab.org · GitLab ? Again with no horizon. Argh… now I regret using child pipelines.

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@hendry Sorry for the confusion and frustration!

You are correct Read child pipeline artifacts for MR reports (Promoted) (#215725) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab was promoted to an epic which contains the issues to pass those artifact:reports up to the parent pipeline and it’s MR Widgets.

It would be possible to get the artifacts through the API from a job in the parent pipeline after the child pipeline is completed and use expose_as to make them available in the Merge Request.

-James H, GitLab Product Manager, Verify:Pipeline Execution

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