How to get global input and use it across all pipeline steps

[jeremy]

Since my-input would be stored as meta-data, it would not be available in a conditional within the pipeline, but you would be able to access it in Step B. If you are wanting to use it in a conditional though, you would need to use the buildkite-agent meta-data command and some scripting. There is a great example of how to do this over in this thread:

Meta-data in conditional clause

Hi folks! After a deep discussion we’ve decided not to support meta-data in conditionals just yet, sorry! We want to do it well, and have an answer for what happens when meta-data changes over the lifecycle of a build, and we haven’t quite figured that out yet. For now, you can do this with the buildkite-agent and a bit of scripting — and it’s not super different, like: # buildkite.yml steps: - block: "Request release" prompt: "Fill out the details for release" fields: - text: …

Hope that helps!