diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
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+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+language: groovy
+sudo: false
diff --git a/documentation/docs/steps/pipelineExecute.md b/documentation/docs/steps/pipelineExecute.md
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+# pipelineExecute
+
+## Description
+Loads a pipeline from a git repository. The idea is to set up a pipeline job in Jenkins that loads a minimal pipeline, which in turn loads the shared library and then uses this step to load the actual pipeline.
+
+A centrally maintained pipeline script (Jenkinsfile) can be re-used by
+several projects using `pipelineExecute` as outlined in the example
+below.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+none
+
+## Parameters
+
+| parameter          | mandatory | default         | possible values |
+| -------------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| `repoUrl`          | yes       |                 |                 |
+| `branch`           | no        | 'master'        |                 |
+| `path`             | no        | 'Jenkinsfile'   |                 |
+| `credentialsId`    | no        | An empty String |                 |
+
+* `repoUrl` The url to the git repository of the pipeline to be loaded.
+* `branch` The branch of the git repository from which the pipeline should be checked out.
+* `path` The path to the Jenkinsfile, inside the repository, to be loaded.
+* `credentialsId` The Jenkins credentials containing user and password needed to access a private git repository.
+
+## Return value
+
+none
+
+## Side effects
+
+none
+
+## Exceptions
+
+* `Exception`
+    * If `repoUrl` is not provided.
+
+## Example
+
+```groovy
+pipelineExecute repoUrl: "https://github.com/MyOrg/MyPipelineRepo.git", branch: 'feature1', path: 'path/to/Jenkinsfile', credentialsId: 'MY_REPO_CREDENTIALS'
+```
diff --git a/documentation/mkdocs.yml b/documentation/mkdocs.yml
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--- a/documentation/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/documentation/mkdocs.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pages:
     - 'Library steps':
         - commonPipelineEnvironment: steps/commonPipelineEnvironment.md
         - handlePipelineStepErrors: steps/handlePipelineStepErrors.md
+        - pipelineExecute: steps/pipelineExecute.md
         - toolValidate: steps/toolValidate.md
         - mtaBuild: steps/mtaBuild.md
         - neoDeploy: steps/neoDeploy.md
diff --git a/test/groovy/PipelineExecuteTest.groovy b/test/groovy/PipelineExecuteTest.groovy
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+++ b/test/groovy/PipelineExecuteTest.groovy
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+import hudson.AbortException
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder
+import org.junit.Before
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.rules.ExpectedException
+
+class PipelineExecuteTest extends PiperTestBase {
+
+    @Rule
+    public ExpectedException thrown = new ExpectedException().none()
+
+    def pipelinePath
+    def checkoutParameters = [:]
+    def load
+
+    @Before
+    void setUp() {
+
+        super.setUp()
+
+        pipelinePath = null
+        checkoutParameters.clear()
+        load = null
+
+        helper.registerAllowedMethod('deleteDir', [], null)
+        helper.registerAllowedMethod('checkout', [Map], { m ->
+            checkoutParameters.branch = m.branches[0].name
+            checkoutParameters.repoUrl = m.userRemoteConfigs[0].url
+            checkoutParameters.credentialsId = m.userRemoteConfigs[0].credentialsId
+            checkoutParameters.path = m.extensions[0].sparseCheckoutPaths[0].path
+        })
+        helper.registerAllowedMethod('load', [String], { s -> load = s })
+
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    void straightForwardTest() {
+
+        withPipeline(defaultPipeline()).execute()
+        assert load == "Jenkinsfile"
+        assert checkoutParameters.branch == 'master'
+        assert checkoutParameters.repoUrl == "https://test.com/myRepo.git"
+        assert checkoutParameters.credentialsId == ''
+        assert checkoutParameters.path == 'Jenkinsfile'
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void parameterizeTest() {
+
+        withPipeline(parameterizePipeline()).execute()
+        assert load == "path/to/Jenkinsfile"
+        assert checkoutParameters.branch == 'feature'
+        assert checkoutParameters.repoUrl == "https://test.com/anotherRepo.git"
+        assert checkoutParameters.credentialsId == 'abcd1234'
+        assert checkoutParameters.path == 'path/to/Jenkinsfile'
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void noRepoUrlTest() {
+
+        thrown.expect(Exception)
+        thrown.expectMessage("ERROR - NO VALUE AVAILABLE FOR repoUrl")
+
+        withPipeline(noRepoUrlPipeline()).execute()
+
+    }
+
+
+    private defaultPipeline() {
+        return """
+               @Library('piper-library-os')
+
+               execute() {
+
+                 node() {
+                   pipelineExecute repoUrl: "https://test.com/myRepo.git"
+                 }
+
+               }
+
+               return this
+               """
+    }
+
+    private parameterizePipeline() {
+        return """
+               @Library('piper-library-os')
+
+               execute() {
+
+                 node() {
+                   pipelineExecute repoUrl: "https://test.com/anotherRepo.git", branch: 'feature', path: 'path/to/Jenkinsfile', credentialsId: 'abcd1234'
+                 }
+
+               }
+
+               return this
+               """
+    }
+
+    private noRepoUrlPipeline() {
+        return """
+               @Library('piper-library-os')
+
+               execute() {
+
+                 node() {
+                   pipelineExecute()
+                 }
+
+               }
+
+               return this
+               """
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vars/pipelineExecute.groovy b/vars/pipelineExecute.groovy
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+++ b/vars/pipelineExecute.groovy
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+import com.sap.piper.Utils
+
+/**
+ * pipelineExecute
+ * Load and executes a pipeline from another git repository.
+ *
+ */
+def call(Map parameters = [:]) {
+
+    node() {
+
+        def path
+
+        handlePipelineStepErrors (stepName: 'pipelineExecute', stepParameters: parameters) {
+
+            def utils = new Utils()
+
+            // The coordinates of the pipeline script
+            def repo = utils.getMandatoryParameter(parameters, 'repoUrl', null)
+            def branch = utils.getMandatoryParameter(parameters, 'branch', 'master')
+
+            path = utils.getMandatoryParameter(parameters, 'path', 'Jenkinsfile')
+
+            // In case access to the repository containing the pipeline
+            // script is restricted the credentialsId of the credentials used for
+            // accessing the repository needs to be provided below. The corresponding
+            // credentials needs to be configured in Jenkins accordingly.
+            def credentialsId = utils.getMandatoryParameter(parameters, 'credentialsId', '')
+
+            deleteDir()
+
+            checkout([$class: 'GitSCM', branches: [[name: branch]],
+                      doGenerateSubmoduleConfigurations: false,
+                      extensions: [[$class: 'SparseCheckoutPaths',
+                                    sparseCheckoutPaths: [[path: path]]
+                                   ]],
+                      submoduleCfg: [],
+                      userRemoteConfigs: [[credentialsId: credentialsId,
+                                           url: repo
+                                          ]]
+            ])
+
+        }
+        load path
+    }
+}