diff --git a/fmo-os-main-pipeline.groovy b/fmo-os-main-pipeline.groovy
index 9435abb..7d2d6f5 100644
--- a/fmo-os-main-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/fmo-os-main-pipeline.groovy
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ def targets = [
   '.#packages.x86_64-linux.fmo-os-rugged-tablet-7230-public-release'
 ]
 
+// RUN_TYPE parameter description
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 // define code blocks per target to execute as brances for parallel step
@@ -57,6 +63,9 @@ pipeline {
     string description: 'Branch (or revision reference) Specifier',
       name: 'BRANCH',
       defaultValue: DEFAULT_REF
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
   }
   triggers {
     pollSCM '* * * * *'
@@ -79,8 +88,32 @@ pipeline {
     FMO_REF = params.getOrDefault('BRANCH', DEFAULT_REF)
   }
   stages {
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
     stage('Checkout') {
       agent any
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           utils = load "utils.groovy"
@@ -97,6 +130,14 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Test targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel tests
diff --git a/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy b/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
index 3b6bb6c..85d949d 100644
--- a/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ properties([
   githubProjectProperty(displayName: '', projectUrlStr: REPO_URL),
 ])
 
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 // Record failed target(s)
 def failedTargets = []
 
@@ -86,13 +91,44 @@ pipeline {
   triggers {
      pollSCM('* * * * *')
   }
+  parameters {
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
+  }
   options {
     disableConcurrentBuilds()
     timestamps ()
     buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '100'))
   }
   stages {
+
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     stage('Checkout') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script { utils = load "utils.groovy" }
         dir(WORKDIR) {
@@ -110,6 +146,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Evaluate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         dir(WORKDIR) {
           script {
@@ -121,6 +165,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Build targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel target_jobs
diff --git a/ghaf-nightly-pipeline.groovy b/ghaf-nightly-pipeline.groovy
index 386c753..3d9d65f 100644
--- a/ghaf-nightly-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/ghaf-nightly-pipeline.groovy
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ properties([
   githubProjectProperty(displayName: '', projectUrlStr: REPO_URL),
 ])
 
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 def target_jobs = [:]
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -151,6 +156,12 @@ pipeline {
      pollSCM('0 23 * * *')
   }
 
+  parameters {
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
+  }
+
   options {
     disableConcurrentBuilds()
     timestamps ()
@@ -159,7 +170,32 @@ pipeline {
 
   stages {
 
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     stage('Checkout') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script { utils = load "utils.groovy" }
         dir(WORKDIR) {
@@ -178,6 +214,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Evaluate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         dir(WORKDIR) {
           script {
@@ -193,6 +237,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Build targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel target_jobs
@@ -201,6 +253,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Hardware tests') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           targets.each {
diff --git a/ghaf-pre-merge-pipeline.groovy b/ghaf-pre-merge-pipeline.groovy
index 53d6fd7..cbf3d85 100644
--- a/ghaf-pre-merge-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/ghaf-pre-merge-pipeline.groovy
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ properties([
   ])
 ])
 
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 def target_jobs = [:]
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -111,13 +116,42 @@ def targets = [
 
 pipeline {
   agent { label 'built-in' }
+  parameters {
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
+  }
   options {
     disableConcurrentBuilds()
     timestamps ()
     buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '100'))
   }
   stages {
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
     stage('Checkenv') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         sh 'set | grep -P "(GITHUB_PR_)"'
         // Fail if this build was not triggered by a PR
@@ -132,6 +166,14 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Checkout') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script { utils = load "utils.groovy" }
         dir(WORKDIR) {
@@ -175,6 +217,14 @@ pipeline {
       }
     }
     stage('Set PR status pending') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           // https://www.jenkins.io/doc/pipeline/steps/github-pullrequest/
@@ -188,6 +238,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Evaluate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         dir(WORKDIR) {
           script {
@@ -199,6 +257,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Build targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel target_jobs
@@ -227,11 +293,13 @@ pipeline {
     }
     unsuccessful {
       script {
-        setGitHubPullRequestStatus(
-          state: 'FAILURE',
-          context: "${JOB_BASE_NAME}",
-          message: "Build #${BUILD_NUMBER} failed in ${currentBuild.durationString}",
-        )
+        if(currentBuild.result != 'NOT_BUILT') {
+          setGitHubPullRequestStatus(
+            state: 'FAILURE',
+            context: "${JOB_BASE_NAME}",
+            message: "Build #${BUILD_NUMBER} failed in ${currentBuild.durationString}",
+          )
+        }
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/ghaf-release-pipeline.groovy b/ghaf-release-pipeline.groovy
index 9fa1297..3d49deb 100644
--- a/ghaf-release-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/ghaf-release-pipeline.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ properties([
   ])
 ])
 
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 target_jobs = [:]
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ def targets = [
 
 pipeline {
   agent { label 'built-in' }
+  parameters {
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
+  }
   options {
     disableConcurrentBuilds()
     timestamps ()
@@ -101,7 +111,33 @@ pipeline {
     GITREF = params.getOrDefault('GITREF', DEF_GITREF)
   }
   stages {
+
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     stage('Checkout') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script { utils = load "utils.groovy" }
         dir(WORKDIR) {
@@ -120,6 +156,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Evaluate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         dir(WORKDIR) {
           script {
@@ -131,6 +175,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Build targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel target_jobs
@@ -139,6 +191,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Hardware tests') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           targets.each {