After I've downloaded an artifact, how do I reference it in subsequent tasks?

Question

For example: My build plan creates a war file which I make available as an artifact and give it a name like WAR1. In my deployment plan I download the WAR1 artifact using an Artifact Download task and now want to use that artifact in a ​Deploy to Tomcat​ task. Rather then having to know the exact name of the war file for the ​WAR File​ field, can I do something like %{bamboo.artifact.WAR1} to reference the artifact?

Stephen Cooper · Answer

Two years later - is this still not available? I'd like to scp an rpm out to the target server and then install it with the ssh command. How can I reference the RPM file in the remote SSH command?

Brandon Vulaj1 · Answer

I know I'm bumping this from the past, but this seems like a *very* common request.  Is there a formal request anywhere?  It's very disappointing that this isn't offered.  Right now I have to use a script to rename my WAR file to something static before deploying.

Stephen Sweeney3 · Answer

I understand that, but what if I've wildcarded the name when creating the artifact (ex. cool-app-*.war) for whatever reason (3rd party app appending version, etc.)? In this case I won't reliably be able to enter the WAR filename for automation, but Bamboo knows the object I'm talking about (the artifact).