How to use `Build.SourceVersionAuthor`? about azure-pipelines-yaml HOT 3 CLOSED

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It seems like SourceVersionAuthor is available only in runtime. You can use conditions like this:

- script: |
    echo $(Build.SourceVersionAuthor)
  condition: eq(variables['Build.SourceVersionAuthor'], 'dotnet-maestro[bot]')

from azure-pipelines-yaml.

Thank you @max-zaytsev. That's a bummer really, I hoped I could craft my pipeline a bit more declaratively.

It'd be great to have this documented in https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/build/variables?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#build-variables-devops-services too.

Thanks again.

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Thank you @RussKie

Yes, I agree. It’s quite difficult to find this information in the documentation.
I actually found this statement on the Template types & usage page page.

Only predefined variables can be used in template expressions.

Since Build.SourceVersionAuthor is not in the list of predefined variables it is an indication that it can’t be used in such expressions.

I couldn't find the information about predefined variables on the Expressions page too. I wish there was some mention of this as well.

I will close this ticket as this issue does not match the current repository and will create an issue in the appropriate repo in order to update the documentation accordingly.

Please let me know if I can help with anything else here.

Thank you!

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