# Discussion

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## [Git pull requests building and branch name](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-pull-requests-building-and-branch-name/5133)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-pull-requests-building-and-branch-name/5133 "2014-01-05T03:02:51Z")

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Hello, I am trying to get this to work for Catel: https://www.finalbuilder.com/Resourc...ua-ci.aspx Since I have a variable %BranchName% which contains the branch name (so I can easily clone configurations and only hav…

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## [Youtube Video Channel](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/youtube-video-channel/5135)

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**Author:** [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2014, 7:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/youtube-video-channel/5135 "2014-01-04T07:48:52Z")

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Hi All I posted a quick 3 minute continua CI demo on youtube, we'll be posting more videos over the comming weeks. : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ...-BMgWhIt8g

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## [Reports order](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/reports-order/5132)

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**Author:** [@christian.leh](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/christian.leh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/reports-order/5132 "2013-12-19T08:32:16Z")

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Would be nice if we could change / define the order of reports. Currently it seems to be the order as they were created.

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## [Progress in Tile / Details / List View](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/progress-in-tile-details-list-view/5131)

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**Author:** [@christian.leh](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/christian.leh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/progress-in-tile-details-list-view/5131 "2013-12-12T12:07:59Z")

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Would be nice if the progress (overall or perfectly "per stage" per configuration) would be visible in these views and not only in the configuration view.

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## [Can a configuration be made to run one build at a time?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/can-a-configuration-be-made-to-run-one-build-at-a-time/5124)

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**Author:** [@sgjennings](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sgjennings)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 11:10am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/can-a-configuration-be-made-to-run-one-build-at-a-time/5124 "2013-12-11T11:10:05Z")

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During build, our build server deploys to a testing server and runs various tests. If two different branches of the same configuration run simultaneously, both branches try to deploy to the testing server at the same tim…

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## [Environment variables for MSTEST](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/environment-variables-for-mstest/5127)

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**Author:** [@christian.leh](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/christian.leh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/environment-variables-for-mstest/5127 "2013-12-10T08:33:05Z")

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I can define environment variables for MsBuild and some other actions but not for MSTEST. Would be nice to have it because depending on the branch that is currently building, we need a different database for our integrat…

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## [How to commit the modified binaries after build?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-commit-the-modified-binaries-after-build/5128)

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**Author:** [@nagaraj.naik](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nagaraj.naik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-commit-the-modified-binaries-after-build/5128 "2013-12-10T02:42:35Z")

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We modify AssemblyInfo.cs with version info, copyright info. How can we checkin these files after the modification? can we use some commands to commit the modified files?

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## [Can Continua-CI detect which changeset/user caused a build failure?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/can-continua-ci-detect-which-changeset-user-caused-a-build-failure/5125)

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**Author:** [@sankethpb](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/sankethpb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/can-continua-ci-detect-which-changeset-user-caused-a-build-failure/5125 "2013-12-08T09:03:27Z")

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Can Continua-CI detect which changeset / user caused a build failure in MSBuild / VisualStudio build runner actions?

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## [How does Repository rule to copy source from server to agent work?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-does-repository-rule-to-copy-source-from-server-to-agent-work/5122)

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**Author:** [@nagaraj.naik](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nagaraj.naik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-does-repository-rule-to-copy-source-from-server-to-agent-work/5122 "2013-12-05T07:22:15Z")

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Does it copies the files from server to agent or does it ask the agent to checkout the sources from version control at particular version?

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## [Automation question](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/automation-question/5123)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/automation-question/5123 "2013-12-04T10:24:12Z")

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In the documentation, it says: "Custom Log Messages provide a way for processes executed by Continua CI to interact with the Continua CI build. This includes the ability to set the build number, set variables and send re…

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## [Commit triggers and build queues](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/commit-triggers-and-build-queues/5119)

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**Author:** [@chillefeld](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/chillefeld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/commit-triggers-and-build-queues/5119 "2013-12-04T10:00:36Z")

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Hi again, In our Continua Setup we have specified a commit trigger for our unit tests project. This has a quiet period of 5 Minutes. When a commit is made while a longer build is still running the tests are queued and th…

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## [Best practice for tagging builds (SVN copy)?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practice-for-tagging-builds-svn-copy/5120)

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**Author:** [@braindead](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/braindead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/best-practice-for-tagging-builds-svn-copy/5120 "2013-12-03T11:19:18Z")

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I'm fairly new to ContinuaCI, what's the best way to tag a release? Build I'm working with now has a single stage that's simply executing an FB script. At first It thought I'd be able to svn copy the working copy but i…

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## [Blogged : Adding custom reports to Continua CI Build Results](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/blogged-adding-custom-reports-to-continua-ci-build-results/5118)

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**Author:** [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/blogged-adding-custom-reports-to-continua-ci-build-results/5118 "2013-12-02T05:41:32Z")

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## [Cleanup not removing empty directories](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cleanup-not-removing-empty-directories/5117)

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**Author:** [@chillefeld](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/chillefeld)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cleanup-not-removing-empty-directories/5117 "2013-11-28T09:27:48Z")

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We have a number of artifacts registered for our builds. These are located in different subfolders. When clean up runs these artifacts are deleted. However the folders they were located in are left empty but are not dele…

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## [Getting the best performance out of Continua CI](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/getting-the-best-performance-out-of-continua-ci/5113)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/getting-the-best-performance-out-of-continua-ci/5113 "2013-11-25T10:19:16Z")

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I am trying to build the software as fast as possible. To accomplish this, I did the following: \* Run the agent on a machine with an SSD, the actual workspace is even mapped on a ramdisk of 50 GB \* Put lots of processors…

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## [ContinuaCI webapp is running but without bitmap](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continuaci-webapp-is-running-but-without-bitmap/5690)

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**Author:** [@cegedim](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/cegedim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/continuaci-webapp-is-running-but-without-bitmap/5690 "2013-11-25T05:52:19Z")

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Hi, I installed Continua CI (server and agent) under W7 32bit. FYI, .NET Framework 4, IIS and ASP.NET are successully checked by installer (green checkmarks in Prerequisites). "ContinuaCISSHD" and "ContinuaCIPostgreSQL" …

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## [Deleted git branches still in suggestion list](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/deleted-git-branches-still-in-suggestion-list/5108)

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**Author:** [@chillefeld](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/chillefeld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/deleted-git-branches-still-in-suggestion-list/5108 "2013-11-15T07:50:20Z")

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When entering the branch name for a build Continua shows a suggestion list of the known branches. While this is very useful it seems be cluttered with old branches that we have deleted from our git repository a long tim…

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## [Default association when queuing builds](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-association-when-queuing-builds/5109)

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**Author:** [@chillefeld](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/chillefeld)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 7:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-association-when-queuing-builds/5109 "2013-11-15T07:50:12Z")

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When queuing a build in Continua you have the option to either associate with the "Most recent changesets" or "All changesets since last successful build". Is there any way to change the default for this option?

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## [Xmpp with Google Talk or Cisco Unified Personal Communicator](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/xmpp-with-google-talk-or-cisco-unified-personal-communicator/5098)

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**Author:** [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/xmpp-with-google-talk-or-cisco-unified-personal-communicator/5098 "2013-11-12T07:02:51Z")

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We have two IM solutions. Both I believe have XMPP support. Cisco Unified Personal Communicator Google Talk (Using Apps for Government) I use the same user/pw for both, but different XMPP Servers. In the configurati…

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## [Groups not respected when creating (LDAP?) user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/groups-not-respected-when-creating-ldap-user/5102)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/groups-not-respected-when-creating-ldap-user/5102 "2013-11-07T12:32:02Z")

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When creating a new LDAP user, it does not save the actual groups I select. For example, I am now adding a few users via AD as build contributors. However when I click Edit afterwards, the group is no longer selected (th…

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## [Getting email notification when a build started by a trigger fails](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/getting-email-notification-when-a-build-started-by-a-trigger-fails/5101)

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**Author:** [@gastelllo](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gastelllo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/getting-email-notification-when-a-build-started-by-a-trigger-fails/5101 "2013-11-06T02:41:44Z")

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Is there a way to create this type of notification? So far I've only seen a way to create a notification for the entire configuration.

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## [Adding AD users fails on password field](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-ad-users-fails-on-password-field/5099)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/adding-ad-users-fails-on-password-field/5099 "2013-11-05T12:31:03Z")

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When I select an AD user from the list, the screen says I have to enter a password, but the password field is not visible: The password does not meet the requirements set in the password policy. These are: Password …

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## [Deployment of Builds](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/deployment-of-builds/5097)

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**Author:** [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 11:43am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/deployment-of-builds/5097 "2013-11-01T11:43:30Z")

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We have a FinalBuilder script that can deploy our builds. We are trying to come up with an automated way to deploy our builds with ContinuaCI Right now we build to a set of directories. Each version of the build has it…

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## [Download log as plain text times out](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/download-log-as-plain-text-times-out/5096)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 11:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/download-log-as-plain-text-times-out/5096 "2013-10-31T11:40:29Z")

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I am working on a quite a large build with very, very verbose logging. This means the log files can become really big. Since the FinalBuilder script is multithread, it can be very complex to analyze the log in the interf…

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## [Commit files during a build in Continua CI](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/commit-files-during-a-build-in-continua-ci/5095)

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**Author:** [@catenalogic](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/catenalogic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 5:33am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/commit-files-during-a-build-in-continua-ci/5095 "2013-10-31T05:33:39Z")

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I am currently converting the server from Finalbuilder server to Continua CI. The FinalBuilder project is way too optimized to split it into several steps but at least it gives us a much better server. The finalbuilder p…

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## [Shortcut to Cloning/Deleting Configurations](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/shortcut-to-cloning-deleting-configurations/5094)

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**Author:** [@gastelllo](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gastelllo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/shortcut-to-cloning-deleting-configurations/5094 "2013-10-30T12:13:50Z")

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Is there a shortcut to getting to this screen yet? The only way I know of getting to this screen is to edit the project then click Finished.

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## [Stage Flow Control Bug](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/stage-flow-control-bug/5091)

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**Author:** [@gastelllo](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gastelllo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 12:07pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/stage-flow-control-bug/5091 "2013-10-30T12:07:32Z")

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I'm trying to add a flow control "if statement" to stop the build if the user failed to enter a value. I started experimenting with other values, and noticed that not entering a value causes a problem: The following wo…

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## [Functions from within Continua?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/functions-from-within-continua/5093)

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**Author:** [@gastelllo](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gastelllo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/functions-from-within-continua/5093 "2013-10-29T09:02:22Z")

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I'm trying to check the status of a variable inside of a stage, and want to ignore case. eg If \['%somevar%' Equals 'abc'\] ABC/abc/Abc would all evaluate to true. Is there a way to accomplish this?

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## [Daily Trigger not firing](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/daily-trigger-not-firing/5092)

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**Author:** [@gastelllo](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gastelllo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/daily-trigger-not-firing/5092 "2013-10-29T02:18:34Z")

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I have a trigger defined as follows: Trigger build at 6:35:00 PM every day. The trigger is enabled, but its not firing. The repository trigger is firing on this configuration. Any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong? I'…

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## [Stage Promotion Prompt](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/stage-promotion-prompt/5034)

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**Author:** [@christian.leh](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/christian.leh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/stage-promotion-prompt/5034 "2013-10-28T06:31:52Z")

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Are you planning variable prompts when using manual stage promotion? This would be great, so you would be able to make some decisions, only when the stage is executed (manually).

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