pipeline {
    agent any

    options {
        // only for Wa4PtcPlgBug:
        // do NOT start DECLARATIVE checkout now
        skipDefaultCheckout true
    }

    stages {
        stage('Wa4PtcPlgBug') {
            steps {
                echo "Creating dirctory '${env.JENKINS_HOME}\\jobs\\${env.JOB_NAME}\\builds\\${env.BUILD_NUMBER}' on BUILD NODE to workaround PTC Plugin Bug (https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-70041) to store the changelog.xml (acctually this file must be stored on Jenkins HOST)"
                dir ("${env.JENKINS_HOME}\\jobs\\${env.JOB_NAME}\\builds\\${env.BUILD_NUMBER}") {
                    // create an empty file to force Jenkins to create the required directory
                    writeFile file:'dummy', text:''
                }
            }
        }

        // only for Wa4PtcPlgBug:
        // now start the checkout operation
        stage('Checkout') {
            steps {
                 checkout scm
            }
        }

        // now do whatever you want
        stage("Build") {
            ...
        }
    }
}