[JENKINS-73811] Ignore draft PRs for branch detection

Our Jenkins configuration to discover branches and PRs is as follow:

• branches: Exclude branches that are also filed as PRs


• PRs: Merging the pull request with the current target branch revision


• Ignore pull requests marked as drafts

We had one branch that also had a draft PR attached to it. This caused

• the branch to be ignored, as it has a PR


• the PR to be ignored as it is a draft
  
  
  
  • The branch is not meant to be merged soon and has conflicts, thus converting it to non-draft is not an option
  
  
  
  

We resolved it by closing the PR. However, it would be nice if either:

"Ignore PRs marked as drafts" caues the "Exclude branches that are also filed as PRs" to ignore draft PRs

or

There would be a setting for branches "Exclude branches that have a ready to review PR".

 

Also: The Scan Repository Log could be improved. It just says that it is checking that branch, but not why it is ignoring it -> say something like "ignoring due to PR 42".

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Originally reported by xomex, imported from: Ignore draft PRs for branch detection

• status: Open
  
• priority: Minor
  
• component(s): github-branch-source-plugin
  
• resolution: Unresolved
  
• votes: 0
  
• watchers: 1
  
• imported: 2025-12-02
  

Raw content of original issue

Our Jenkins configuration to discover branches and PRs is as follow:



	
branches: Exclude branches that are also filed as PRs

	
PRs: Merging the pull request with the current target branch revision

	
Ignore pull requests marked as drafts



We had one branch that also had a draft PR attached to it. This caused



	
the branch to be ignored, as it has a PR

	
the PR to be ignored as it is a draft

	


		
The branch is not meant to be merged soon and has conflicts, thus converting it to non-draft is not an option

	

	



We resolved it by closing the PR. However, it would be nice if either:


"Ignore PRs marked as drafts" caues the "Exclude branches that are also filed as PRs" to ignore draft PRs


or


There would be a setting for branches "Exclude branches that have a ready to review PR".


 


Also: The Scan Repository Log could be improved. It just says that it is checking that branch, but not why it is ignoring it -> say something like "ignoring due to PR 42".