When using a Matrix job by following the exact procedure in Yaml Axis Plugin Usage, the job return SUCCESS if the defined yaml file doesn't exists.
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First time build. Skipping changelog.
[WARN] Can not read yamlFile: axis.yml
java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /var/jenkins_home/workspace/test/axis.yml
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:86)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:214)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:361)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:407)
at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:384)
at java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Files.java:152)
at hudson.FilePath.read(FilePath.java:1945)
at hudson.FilePath$read.call(Unknown Source)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlFileLoader.getContent(YamlFileLoader.groovy:21)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlLoader.loadStrings(YamlLoader.groovy:5)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlLoader$loadStrings.call(Unknown Source)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:48)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:113)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:125)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlAxis.rebuild(YamlAxis.groovy:48)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixProject.rebuildConfigurations(MatrixProject.java:641)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixProject.getRunConfiguration(MatrixProject.java:691)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixBuild$MatrixBuildExecution.doRun(MatrixBuild.java:370)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:504)
at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1818)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixBuild.run(MatrixBuild.java:323)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:429)
[WARN] Can not read yamlFile: axis.yml
java.nio.file.NoSuchFileException: /var/jenkins_home/workspace/test/axis.yml
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:86)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:102)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:107)
at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:214)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:361)
at java.nio.file.Files.newByteChannel(Files.java:407)
at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newInputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:384)
at java.nio.file.Files.newInputStream(Files.java:152)
at hudson.FilePath.read(FilePath.java:1945)
at hudson.FilePath$read.call(Unknown Source)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlFileLoader.getContent(YamlFileLoader.groovy:21)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlLoader.loadMaps(YamlLoader.groovy:19)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlLoader$loadMaps$0.call(Unknown Source)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCall(CallSiteArray.java:48)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:113)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.call(AbstractCallSite.java:125)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.loadExcludes(YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.groovy:60)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.this$5$loadExcludes(YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.groovy)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PogoMetaMethodSite$PogoCachedMethodSiteNoUnwrapNoCoerce.invoke(PogoMetaMethodSite.java:210)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.PogoMetaMethodSite.callCurrent(PogoMetaMethodSite.java:59)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCallCurrent(CallSiteArray.java:52)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:154)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:166)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.decideOrder(YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy.groovy:39)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy$decideOrder.callCurrent(Unknown Source)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.CallSiteArray.defaultCallCurrent(CallSiteArray.java:52)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:154)
at org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.callsite.AbstractCallSite.callCurrent(AbstractCallSite.java:174)
at org.jenkinsci.plugins.yamlaxis.BaseMES.run(BaseMES.groovy:38)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixBuild$MatrixBuildExecution.doRun(MatrixBuild.java:375)
at hudson.model.AbstractBuild$AbstractBuildExecution.run(AbstractBuild.java:504)
at hudson.model.Run.execute(Run.java:1818)
at hudson.matrix.MatrixBuild.run(MatrixBuild.java:323)
at hudson.model.ResourceController.execute(ResourceController.java:97)
at hudson.model.Executor.run(Executor.java:429)
excludes=[]
Running YamlMatrixExecutionStrategy
Finished: SUCCESS