Parent-Child Pipelines

Break complex workflows into reusable child pipelines triggered by a parent execution.

Note

Parent Pipeline: Contains and triggers multiple child pipelines.

Child Pipeline: Initiated by a parent workflow. Reusable across multiple parents.

Child Pipeline vs Parallel Processor

Type	Behavior	Max Children
Child Pipeline	Runs one pipeline as a step. Parent success/failure affects it.	1
Parallel Processor	Runs multiple pipelines simultaneously in a single step.	5

💡 Ensure child pipelines are already configured and run successfully before linking.

Configure a Child Pipeline Step

1. Navigate to Pipelines → open or create a pipeline.

2. Enable the step, enter a name, choose tool as Child Pipeline → click Save.

3. Under Step Settings, choose a child pipeline from the dropdown → click Save.

4. Click Start Pipeline. The child pipeline triggers automatically at this step.

Configure a Parallel Processor Step

1. Click Edit Workflow → click the pencil icon on the step.

2. Enable step, set name, choose tool as Parallel Processor → click Save.

3. Click the gear icon → select up to 5 child pipelines from the Pipelines dropdown → click Save.

4. Click Start Pipeline. All linked child pipelines trigger in parallel.

Approvals for Parent-Child Pipelines

Approval dialogs auto-collect deployment artifacts from child pipelines. No need to navigate to external build logs.

1. Navigate to the pipeline execution awaiting approval → open the Approval step.

2. Verify step name and approval ID.

3. Review deployment artifacts: image names, tags, source pipelines, and target environments.

4. Enter comments (recorded in Pipeline Activity Logs).

5. Click Approve to proceed or Deny to stop.