Pipeline outcome summary sample report

Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2020

This article shows you how to get the number of runs for different pipeline outcomes (Succeeded / Failed / Canceled / Partially Succeeded).

Important

Power BI integration and access to the OData feed of the Analytics Service are in Preview. The sample queries provided in this article are valid only against Azure DevOps Services and depend on v3.0-preview or later version. We encourage you to use these queries and provide us feedback.

An example is shown in the following image.

Sample - Pipelines Outcome Summary - Report

Note

This article assumes you've read Overview of Sample Reports using OData Queries and have a basic understanding of Power BI.

Prerequisites

  • You must be a member of a project with Basic access or higher. If you haven't been added as a project member, get added now. Anyone with access to the project, except stakeholders, can view Analytics views.
  • For Analytics data to be available, the corresponding service must be enabled. For example, to query work tracking data, Boards must be enabled. If it is disabled, Analytics views won't be displayed. To re-enable a service, see Turn an Azure DevOps service on or off
  • To use Analytics views, enable the Analytics Views preview feature either for individual users or for the organization.
  • Also, you must have your *View Analytics permission set to Allow. For more information, see Grant permissions to access the Analytics service.
  • To use Power BI for Azure DevOps or to exercise an OData query for Analytics, you must must have your View Analytics permission set to Allow. By default, all Contributors with Basic access are granted access. To edit shared Analytics views, you must have your Edit shared Analytics views permission set to Allow. For more information, see Grant permissions to access the Analytics service.
  • You must be a member of a project with Basic access or higher. If you haven't been added as a project member, get added now. Anyone with access to the project, except stakeholders, can view Analytics views.
  • Verify that Analytics is installed, and if not, then enable it. You must be an account owner or a member of the Project Collection Administrators group to add extensions or enable the service.
  • For Analytics data to be available, the corresponding service must be enabled. For example, to query work tracking data, Boards must be enabled. If it is disabled, Analytics views won't be displayed. To re-enable a service, see Turn an Azure DevOps service on or off
  • To use Analytics views, enable the Analytics Views preview feature either for individual users or for the organization.
  • Also, you must have your *View Analytics permission set to Allow. For more information, see Grant permissions to access the Analytics service.
  • To use Power BI for Azure DevOps or to exercise an OData query for Analytics, you must must have your*View Analytics permission set to Allow. By default, all Contributors with Basic access are granted access. To edit shared Analytics views, you must have your Edit shared Analytics views permission set to Allow. For more information, see Grant permissions to access the Analytics service.

Sample queries

You can paste the Power BI query listed below directly into the Get Data->Blank Query window. For more information, review Overview of sample reports using OData queries.

let
   Source = OData.Feed ("https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_odata/v3.0-preview/PipelineRuns?"
        &"$apply=filter( "
                &"Pipeline/PipelineName eq '{pipelineName}' "
                &"and CompletedDate ge {startdate} "
                &") "
        &"/aggregate( "
        &"$count as TotalCount, "
            &"SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount , "
                &"FailedCount with sum as FailedCount, "
                &"PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount , "
            &"CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount "
                &") "
    ,null, [Implementation="2.0",OmitValues = ODataOmitValues.Nulls,ODataVersion = 4]) 
in
    Source

Substitution strings

Each query contains the following strings that you must substitute with your values. Don't include brackets {} with your substitution. For example if your organization name is "Fabrikam", replace {organization} with Fabrikam, not {Fabrikam}.  

  • {organization} - Your organization name
  • {project} - Your team project name
  • {pipelinename} - Your pipeline name. Example: Fabrikam hourly build pipeline.
  • {startdate} - The date to start your report. Format: YYYY-MM-DDZ. Example: 2021-09-01Z represents September 1, 2021. Don't enclose in quotes or brackets and use two digits for both, month and date.

Query breakdown

The following table describes each part of the query.

Query part

Description

$apply=filter(

Start filter()

Pipeline/PipelineName eq '{pipelinename}'

Return pipeline runs for the specified pipeline

and CompletedDate ge {startdate}

Return pipeline runs on or after the specified date

)

Close filter()

/aggregate(

Start aggregate. For all the pipeline runs matching the above filter criteria:

$count as TotalCount,

Count the total number of runs as TotalCount

SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount ,

Count the number of successful runs as SucceededCount

FailedCount with sum as FailedCount,

Count the number of failed runs as FailedCount

PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount ,

Count the number of partially successful runs as PartiallySucceededCount

CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount

Count the number of canceled runs as CanceledCount

)

Close aggregate()

Query filters

To determine available query filters, query the metadata as described in Explore the Analytics OData metadata. You can filter your queries using any of the NavigationPropertyBinding Path values listed under an EntitySet. To learn more about the data type of each value, review the metadata provided for the corresponding EntityType. Each EntitySet corresponds to the singular value for an EntityType.

For example, the EntitySet Name="PipelineRunActivityResults" corresponds to the EntityType Name="PipelineRunActivityResult". The OData metadata for EntitySet Name="PipelineRunActivityResults" is as shown below for v4.0-preview. You can add filters based on any of the listed NavigationPropertyBinding Path values.

<EntitySet Name="PipelineRunActivityResults" EntityType="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Analytics.Model.PipelineRunActivityResult">
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="Project" Target="Projects"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="Pipeline" Target="Pipelines"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="PipelineTask" Target="PipelineTasks"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="PipelineJob" Target="PipelineJobs"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="Branch" Target="Branches"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="PipelineRunQueuedOn" Target="Dates"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="PipelineRunStartedOn" Target="Dates"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="PipelineRunCompletedOn" Target="Dates"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="ActivityStartedOn" Target="Dates"/>
  <NavigationPropertyBinding Path="ActivityCompletedOn" Target="Dates"/>
</EntitySet>

Power BI transforms

Change column type

  1. Change the type of column TotalCount to Whole Number.

    Power BI + OData - change column type

Rename fields and query, then Close & Apply

When finished, you may choose to rename columns.

  1. Right-click a column header and select Rename...

    Power BI Rename Columns

  2. You also may want to rename the query from the default Query1, to something more meaningful.

    Power BI Rename Query

  3. Once done, choose Close & Apply to save the query and return to Power BI.

    Power BI Close & Apply

Create the report

Power BI shows you the fields you can report on.

Note

The example below assumes that no one renamed any columns.

Sample - Pipelines Outcome Summary - Fields

For a simple report, do the following steps:

  1. Select Power BI Visualization Donut Chart.
  2. Add the field "SucceededCount" to Values.
    • Right-click "SucceededCount" field and ensure Sum is selected.
  3. Add the field "FailedCount" to Values.
    • Right-click "FailedCount" field and ensure Sum is selected.
  4. Add the field "CanceledCount" to Values.
    • Right-click "CanceledCount" field and ensure Sum is selected.
  5. Add the field "PartiallySucceededCount " to Values.
    • Right-click "PartiallySucceededCount " field and ensure Sum is selected.

Your report should look like this.

Sample - Pipelines Outcome Summary - Report

Pull in data from multiple teams

Oftentimes, you want to aggregate and compare data from multiple teams. If you are pulling in items from multiple teams, consider adding a Team slicer to your report. A Team slicer allows you to filter the existing report by Team Name.

More queries

You can use the following other queries to create different but similar reports using the same steps defined previously in this article.

Use Pipeline ID, rather than Pipeline Name

You can change your Pipeline name. To ensure that the Power BI reports don't break when a pipeline name is changed, use the pipeline ID rather than its name. You can obtain the pipeline ID from the URL of the pipeline runs page.

https://dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_build?definitionId= **{pipelineid}**

You can paste the Power BI query listed below directly into the Get Data->Blank Query window. For more information, review Overview of sample reports using OData queries.

let
   Source = OData.Feed ("https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_odata/v3.0-preview/PipelineRuns?"
        &"$apply=filter( "
                &"PipelineId eq {pipelineId} "
                &"and CompletedDate ge {startdate} "
                &") "
        &"/aggregate( "
        &"$count as TotalCount, "
            &"SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount , "
                &"FailedCount with sum as FailedCount, "
                &"PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount , "
            &"CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount "
                &") "
    ,null, [Implementation="2.0",OmitValues = ODataOmitValues.Nulls,ODataVersion = 4]) 
in
    Source

Filter by branch

You may want to view the outcome summary of a pipeline for a particular branch. To create the report, carry out the following extra steps along with what is defined previously in this article.

  • Expand Branch into Branch.BranchName
  • Select Power BI Visualization Slicer and add the field Branch.BranchName to the slicer's Field
  • Select the pipeline from the slicer for which you need to see the outcome summary

You can paste the Power BI query listed below directly into the Get Data->Blank Query window. For more information, review Overview of sample reports using OData queries.

let
   Source = OData.Feed ("https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_odata/v3.0-preview/PipelineRuns?"
        &"$apply=filter( "
                &"Pipeline/PipelineName eq '{pipelinename}' "
                &"and CompletedDate ge {startdate} "
                &") "
        &"/groupby( "
        &"(Branch/BranchName), "
            &"aggregate( "
                &"$count as TotalCount, "
                &"SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount , "
            &"FailedCount with sum as FailedCount, "
                &"PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount , "
            &"CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount "
        &")) "
    ,null, [Implementation="2.0",OmitValues = ODataOmitValues.Nulls,ODataVersion = 4]) 
in
    Source

Filter by Build Reason

You may want to view the outcome summary of a pipeline for a particular Build Reason (Manual / BatchedCI, Pull Request, and so on) only. To create the report, follow the extra steps below along with what is defined previously in this article.

  • Select Power BI Visualization Slicer and add the field RunReason to the slicer's Field
  • Select the pipeline from the slicer for which you need to see the outcome summary

You can paste the Power BI query listed below directly into the Get Data->Blank Query window. For more information, review Overview of sample reports using OData queries.

let
   Source = OData.Feed ("https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_odata/v3.0-preview/PipelineRuns?"
        &"$apply=filter( "
                &"Pipeline/PipelineName eq '{pipelinename}' "
                &"and CompletedDate ge {startdate} "
                &") "
        &"/groupby( "
        &"(RunReason), "
            &"aggregate( "
                &"$count as TotalCount, "
                &"SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount , "
            &"FailedCount with sum as FailedCount, "
                &"PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount , "
            &"CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount "
        &")) "
    ,null, [Implementation="2.0",OmitValues = ODataOmitValues.Nulls,ODataVersion = 4]) 
in
    Source

Outcome summary for all project pipelines

You may want to view the pipeline outcome summary for all project pipelines in a single report. To create the report, carry out the following extra steps along with the ones provided previously in this article.

  • Expand Pipeline into Pipeline.PipelineName
  • Select Power BI Visualization Slicer and add the field Pipeline.PipelineName to the slicer's Field
  • Select the pipeline from the slicer for which you need to see the outcome summary.

Refer Outcome summary for all pipelines sample report for detailed steps.

You can paste the Power BI query listed below directly into the Get Data->Blank Query window. For more information, review Overview of sample reports using OData queries.

let
   Source = OData.Feed ("https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/{project}/_odata/v3.0-preview/PipelineRuns?"
        &"$apply=filter( "
                &"CompletedDate ge {startdate} "
                &") "
                &"/groupby( "
        &"(Pipeline/PipelineName), "
        &"aggregate( "
            &"$count as TotalCount, "
                &"SucceededCount with sum as SucceededCount , "
                &"FailedCount with sum as FailedCount, "
            &"PartiallySucceededCount with sum as PartiallySucceededCount , "
                &"CanceledCount with sum as CanceledCount "
            &")) "
    ,null, [Implementation="2.0",OmitValues = ODataOmitValues.Nulls,ODataVersion = 4]) 
in
    Source

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