How to upload a generic file into a Jenkins job?

Question

I am trying to find a way to prompt the user to select and upload a generic file from a local machine to a Jenkins job prior to build. The input file that user is going to u

Answer 1

The use of the Jenkins File Parameter will not work for Jenkins pipelines. It's ridiculous that they don't disable that kind of build parameter for pipelines. It's even more ridiculous that they don't a the very least, identify this SEVERE limitation in the help documentation for that parameter.

It would have saved me a couple hours trying to figure out why it would not work in my pipeline.

Refer to this feature request for more details: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-27413