Document use of upload-artifact to save build outputs

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[Cache debugging ](#cache-debugging-and-analysis) can provide insight into which cache entries are the largest,
and you can selectively [exclude content using `gradle-home-cache-exclude`](#gradle-user-home-cache-tuning).
## Saving build outputs
By default, a GitHub Actions workflow using `gradle-build-action` will record the log output and any Build Scan links for your build,
but any output files generated by the build will not be saved.
To save selected files from your build execution, you can use the core [Upload-Artifact](https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact) action.
For example:
```
jobs:
gradle:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout project sources
uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Setup Gradle
uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
- name: Run build with Gradle wrapper
run: ./gradlew build --scan
- name: Upload build reports
uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
with:
name: build-reports
path: build/reports/
```
## Build scans
If your build publishes a [build scan](https://gradle.com/build-scans/) the `gradle-build-action` action will: