In our Jenkins project configurations we want to build projects automatically whenever a SNAPSHOT dependency has been built (stable or with test failures). But this doesn't work for builds that have test failures.

Example

• Project B is a downstream project of project A
• In section Build Triggers of project B option Build whenever a SNAPSHOT dependency is built is set.
• Project A is built with test failures (unstable).
• A new SNAPSHOT jar is built for project A
• Error: No schedule for project B is created (project B will not be build).

After a build from Project A with test failures and a new created SNAPSHOT jar a build schedule for project B should be created:

Online help for the option Build whenever a SNAPSHOT dependency is built:

If checked, Jenkins will parse the POMs of this project, and see if any of its snapshot dependencies are built on this Jenkins as well. If so, Jenkins will set up build dependency relationship so that whenever the dependency job is built and a new SNAPSHOT jar is created, Jenkins will schedule a build of this project.

Currently in our environment a schedule for Project B will be created only when the build from Project A succeeds (without any Test failures).