Azure Boards - Sprint 154 Update

Features

Work item live reload

Previously, when updating a work item, and a second team member was making changes to the same work item, the second user would lose their changes. Now, as long as you are both editing different fields, you will see live updates of the changes made to the work item.

Work item live reload.

Manage iteration and area paths from the command line

You can now manage iteration and area paths from the command line by using the az boards iteration and az boards area commands. For example, you can setup and manage iteration and area paths interactively from the CLI, or automate the entire setup using a script. For more details about the commands and the syntax, see the documentation here.

Work item parent column as column option

You now have the option to see the parent of every work item in your product backlog or sprint backlog. To enable this feature, go to Column Options on the desired backlog, then add the Parent column.

Add parent column as a column to a backlog.

Instant search for work items

We've made it easy for you to find recently visited work items, boards, backlogs and sprints. You can now access recently visited work items by clicking on the search box in Azure Boards.

Tip

You can invoke the search box by typing the keyboard shortcut "/".

Navigate to recently viewed work items and board items from search.

Search for a work item as you type

Now you can view the work item search results as you type in the search box. This will help you quickly navigate to the work item of your choice.

View search results as you type.

In addition, you can navigate to code and wiki search results without having to switch tabs by landing on work items search and then changing tabs to view code wiki or package search results.

Navigate to code and wiki search results from Azure Boards.

Change the process used by a project

Your tools should change as your team does, you can now switch your projects from any out-of-the-box process template to any other out-of-the-box process. For example, you can change your project from using Agile to Scrum, or Basic to Agile. You can find full step-by-step documentation here.

Change the process used by a project.

Hide custom fields from layout

You can now hide custom fields from the form layout when customizing your process. The field will still be available from queries and REST APIs. This comes in handy for tracking extra fields when you are integrating with other systems.

Hide a custom field from a work item layout.

Next steps

Note

These features will roll out over the next two to three weeks.

Head over to Azure DevOps and take a look.

How to provide feedback

We would love to hear what you think about these features. Use the help menu to report a problem or provide a suggestion.

Make a suggestion

You can also get advice and your questions answered by the community on Stack Overflow.

Thanks,

Biju Venugopal