Built-in Operations

Azure

• Deploy Azure Web App - Deploys an Azure Web App.
• Start Azure Web App - Starts an Azure Web App.
• Stop Azure Web App - Stops an Azure Web App.
• Swap Azure Web App Slot - Swaps slots on an Azure Web App.

Batch

• BATCall - Executes an OtterScript Script stored in a raft.

BuildMaster

• Backup Application - Exports an application to a package source.
• Create Build - Creates a new build in BuildMaster of an application, and optionally waits for it to complete.
• Create Release - Creates a release in another application.
• Create Release Note - Attaches a release note to the current release.
• Deploy Build - Deploys a build in BuildMaster of an application, and optionally waits for it to complete.
• Ensure Release - Ensures a release exists in another application.
• Manual Operation - Halts the execution until an individual or group completes a specified task.
• Reject Build - Rejects a BuildMaster build.
• Set Build Number - Sets (changes) the build number of the currently executing build.
• Set Build Variable - Creates or updates a variable on a build.
• Set Configuration Variable - Creates or updates a variable in BuildMaster.
• Set Release Variable - Creates or updates a variable on a release or build.
• Wait for Deployments - Waits for deployments to a pipeline stage to complete.

Configuration Files

• Deploy Configuration File - Deploys an instance of a configuration file to disk after applying an optional template.

Databases

• Backup Database - Uses a Database Connection to back up a database to a file on disk.
• Execute Database Change Scripts - Executes change scripts associated with the current release and any change scripts from prior releases that have not been run against the database to date.
• Execute Database Scripts on Disk - Finds files matching a search mask and executes those scripts against a database connection.
• Execute Database Statement - Executes a statement against a database.
• Restore Database - Uses a Database Connection to restore a database from a file on disk.

DotNet

• Build MSBuild Project - Builds a project or solution using MSBuild.
• dotnet build - Builds a .NET Core/Framework/Standard project using dotnet build.
• dotnet publish - Publishes a .NET Core/Framework/Standard project using dotnet publish.
• dotnet test - Runs unit tests on a specified test project using the dotnet test command.
• Ensure AppSetting - Ensures a .NET application configuration file has the specified appSetting key/value pair.
• Get NuGet Dependencies - Inspects a .NET build project/packages.config to return the required versions of NuGet package dependencies.
• Run dotnet Tool - Runs a dotnet tool, optionally ensuring that it is installed.
• Set Project Version - Sets the version elements in .NET project files to a specified value.
• Transform config file - Applies a transform to an XML or JSON .NET config file.
• Write Assembly Versions - Updates AssemblyVersion, AssemblyFileVersion, and AssemblyInformationalVersion Attributes (in AssemblyInfo source files).

Files

• Create Artifact - Collects files in the specified directory, compresses them in a zip file, and saves it to the artifact library.
• Deploy Artifact - Retrieves the specified artifact from the artifact library and deploys it to a directory.
• Extract-ZipFile - Extracts a zip file on a server.
• Generate Release Notes - Generates an HTML file containing the BuildMaster release notes and/or issues from the application's issue tracking provider.

Firewall

• Ensure Firewall Rule - Ensures the existence of a firewall rule on a Windows server.

General

• Apply-Template - Applies full template transformation on a literal, a file, or a template asset.
• Attach Package - Attaches a package to a build.
• Build - Runs devenv.exe (Visual Studio) to build the specified project or solution.
• Checkout-Code - Gets source code from a branch or commit on a git repository.
• Close-Issue - Closes an issue on GitHub.
• Concatenate-Files - Concatenates files on a server.
• Copy-Files - Copies files on a server.
• Create-Directory - Ensures that a subdirectory exists in a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Create-File - Creates a file on a server.
• Create-Issue - Creates an issue on a GitHub repository.
• Create-Issue - Creates an issue in Jira.
• Create-IssueComment - Adds a comment to an issue on GitHub.
• Create-Package - Creates a universal package from the specified directory and publishes to a feed.
• Create-ZipFile - Creates a zip file on a server.
• Delete-Files - Deletes files on a server.
• Download-Asset - Downloads a file from a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Download-Http - Downloads a file from a specified URL using an HTTP GET.
• Ensure-Directory - Ensures the existence of a directory on a server.
• Ensure-File - Ensures the existence of a file on a server.
• Ensure-HostsEntry - Ensures an entry in the hosts file on a server.
• Ensure-Metadata - Ensures that metadata exists on an Asset Directory item.
• Ensure-Milestone - Ensures a GitHub milestone exists with the specified properties.
• Ensure-Package - Ensures that the specified universal package is installed in the specified directory.
• Ensure-Release - Creates or updates a tagged release in a GitHub repository.
• Ensure-Tag - Creates and pushes a tag to a git repository.
• Exec - Executes a process, logs its output, and waits until it exits.
• Execute Python Script - Executes a specified Python script.
• Execute VSTest Tests - Runs VSTest unit tests on a specified test project, recommended for tests in VS 2012 and later.
• Get-Http - Executes an HTTP GET, DELETE, or HEAD request against a URL, typically used for RESTful operations.
• Install-Package - Installs a universal package to the specified location using a Package Source.
• OSCall - Executes an OtterScript Script stored in a raft.
• OSExec - Executes an OtterScript string.
• Post-Http - Executes an HTTP POST/PUT/PATCH request to a URL, typically used for RESTful operations.
• Push-PackageFile - Uploads a universal package file to a package source.
• PYCall - Calls a Python script that is stored as an asset.
• PYEnsure - Uses a Python script asset to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• Query-Package - Tests whether a universal package exists and optionally extracts its metadata.
• Remediate-Drift - Checks configuration status and if drifted, triggers a remediation job in Otter.
• Rename-File - Renames a file on a server.
• Repackage - Connects to ProGet to repackage an unstable (pre-release) package into a new package with the same contents.
• Replace-Text - Searches a text file for a specified string and replaces it.
• Send-Email - Sends an email message.
• Set-FileAttributes - Sets or clears attributes on matching files.
• Set-Variable - Creates or assigns a configuration variable in Otter.
• SHEnsure - Uses two shell scripts to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• Sleep - Halts the execution of operations for the specified number of seconds.
• Transfer-Files - Copies files from a directory on a source server to a directory on a target server.
• Transition-Issues - Transitions issues in JIRA.
• Upload-Assets - Uploads files to a ProGet Asset Directory.
• Upload-Http - Uploads a file to a specified URL using an HTTP POST or PUT.
• Upload-ReleaseAssets - Uploads files as attachments to a GitHub release.

Git

• Create Pull Request - Creates a pull/merge request in a git repository.
• Merge Git Pull Request - Merges a pull/merge request in a git repository.
• Set Git Commit Status - Sets a status message on Git server for a commit.

IIS

• Ensure App Pool - Ensures the existence of an application pool on a server.
• Ensure Application - Ensures the existence of an application within an IIS site.
• Ensure Site - Ensures the existence of a site on a server.
• Ensure Site Binding - Ensures the existence of a binding on a site.
• Ensure Virtual Directory - Ensures the existence of a virtual directory within an IIS site.
• Recycle App Pool - Recycles an application pool.
• Start App Pool - Starts an IIS app pool.
• Start Site - Starts an IIS Site.
• Stop App Pool - Stops an IIS app pool.
• Stop Site - Stops an IIS Site.

Nuget

• Create NuGet Package - Creates a NuGet package from a project or .nuspec file (requires Windows).
• dotnet pack - Creates a NuGet package from a .net project using the dotnet pack command.
• Push NuGet Package - Publishes a NuGet package file to a NuGet package source.
• Restore NuGet Packages - Restores all packages in a specified solution, project, or packages.config file.

PowerShell

• Ensure DSC Resource - Ensures the configuration of a specified PowerShell DSC Resource.
• Ensure PowerShell Module - Ensures that the specified PowerShell module is installed.
• Ensure PowerShell Repository - Ensures that the specified PowerShell Repository is registered.
• PSCall - Calls a PowerShell Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSCall2 - Calls a PowerShell Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSDsc - Ensures the configuration of a specified PowerShell DSC Resource.
• PSEnsure - Calls a PowerShell Ensure Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSEnsure using Scripts - Uses two PowerShell scripts to Collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• PSEnsure2 - Calls a PowerShell Ensure Script that is stored as an asset.
• PSExec - Executes a specified PowerShell script.
• PSVerify - Uses a PowerShell script to collect configuration about a server.
• PSVerify2 - Uses a PowerShell script to collect configuration about a server.

ProGet

• Archive ProGet Project Release - Archives a project release in ProGet, so that it doesn't show up as an active release.
• Delete ProGet Project Release - Deletes a project release in ProGet
• Promote Package - Promotes a package from one feed to another in a ProGet instance.
• Publish Project Dependencies - Scans for NuGet, npm, or PyPI package dependencies of a project and sends information about them to a ProGet instance.

Python

• PYVerify - Uses a Python script to collect configuration about a server.

Registry

• Ensure Registry Key - Ensures that a registry key exists or does not exist.
• Ensure Registry Value - Ensures that a registry value exists or does not exist on a specified key.
• Get Registry Value - Reads a value from the Windows registry and stores it in a variable.

Servers

• Acquire Server - Acquires a server from a resource pool defined by a server role. This operation is affected by execution priority.
• Release Server - Releases a server from a resource pool if acquired previously in the execution.
• Restart Server - Restarts a server and waits for it to become available again.

Services

• Ensure Service - Ensures the configuration of a Windows service on a server.
• Start Windows Service - Starts an existing Windows service.
• Stop Windows Service - Stops an existing Windows service.

Shell

• Execute Shell Script - Executes a specified shell script.
• SHCall - Calls a shell script that is stored as an asset.
• SHEnsure2 - Uses a Shell script to collect, and then Ensure a configuration about a server.
• SHVerify2 - Uses a Shell script to collect configuration about a server.

Windows

• Sign Binary - Signs .exe or .dll files using an installed code signing certificate.