[JENKINS-75183] Missing <triggers> XML Configuration in Job Definition after Post request

• Problem: After updating the CloudBees Folder Plugin from version 6.955.v81e2a_35c08d3 to 6.959.v4ed5cc9e2dd4, the section of our job configuration XML is not being processed correctly when submitted. We send job configurations as XML via a POST request using the URL:

  {host}/{project}/createItem?name={project}
  
  

  
  

  The XML part with triggers section looks like:

  
  
       "cloudbees-folder@​6.9">
  
         PLACEHOLDER_PERIODIC_FOLDER_TRIGGER_SPEC
  
         PLACEHOLDER_PERIODIC_FOLDER_TRIGGER_INTERVAL
  
       
  
     
  
   

  
  

  and it's missing in the configuration that Jenkins receives. Instead, only appears, which then defaults to a 1-day interval.

• Temporary Solution: After the job is initially created, we can manually update the section by sending an updated XML configuration via a POST request to:

   {host}/{project}/job/{project}/config.xml 

  
  

  This allows us to set the correct trigger configuration, but the initial creation does not process the triggers as expected.

• Expected Behavior: The complete XML snippet should be processed and reflected in the job configuration upon initial creation.

• Actual Behavior: The section is omitted during initial creation, requiring a manual update to set the correct configuration.

• Jenkins Version: 2.479.3

• Plugin Version: 6.980.v5a_cc0cb_25881

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Originally reported by dia_na17, imported from: Missing XML Configuration in Job Definition after Post request

• status: Open
  
• priority: Major
  
• component(s): cloudbees-folder-plugin
  
• label(s): XML, jenkins, job-configuration, plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 2
  
• imported: 20251211-141027
  

Raw content of original issue

	
Problem: After updating the CloudBees Folder Plugin from version 6.955.v81e2a_35c08d3 to 6.959.v4ed5cc9e2dd4, the <triggers> section of our job configuration XML is not being processed correctly when submitted. We send job configurations as XML via a POST request using the URL:



{host}/{project}/createItem?name={project}





The XML part with triggers section looks like:



<triggers>

     <com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.computed.PeriodicFolderTrigger plugin="cloudbees-folder@6.9">

       <spec>PLACEHOLDER_PERIODIC_FOLDER_TRIGGER_SPEC</spec>

       <interval>PLACEHOLDER_PERIODIC_FOLDER_TRIGGER_INTERVAL</interval>

     </com.cloudbees.hudson.plugins.folder.computed.PeriodicFolderTrigger>

   </triggers>

 



and it's missing in the configuration that Jenkins receives. Instead, only <triggers/> appears, which then defaults to a 1-day interval.





	
Temporary Solution: After the job is initially created, we can manually update the <triggers> section by sending an updated XML configuration via a POST request to:



 {host}/{project}/job/{project}/config.xml 



This allows us to set the correct trigger configuration, but the initial creation does not process the triggers as expected.





	
Expected Behavior: The complete <triggers> XML snippet should be processed and reflected in the job configuration upon initial creation.





	
Actual Behavior: The <triggers> section is omitted during initial creation, requiring a manual update to set the correct configuration.





	
Jenkins Version: 2.479.3





	
Plugin Version: 6.980.v5a_cc0cb_25881

• environment: Jenkins Setup: Self-hosted using Docker, version 2.479.3