Azure DevOps docs: What's new for March 2020
Welcome to what's new in Azure DevOps docs for March 2020. This article lists some of the major changes to docs during this period.
Boards
Updated articles
- Change column options - Update Set column options
- Query by assignment or workflow changes - Updates to address customer feedback
CLI
Updated articles
- Azure DevOps CLI in Azure Pipeline YAML - YAML formatting
Organizations
New articles
- Project and team quick reference - Project quick reference
Updated articles
- Billing FAQs - New section added to FAQ
- Permissions, users, and groups in Azure DevOps - Updated dashboard permissions
- Customize a Hosted XML process
Pipelines
New articles
- Azure virtual machine scale set agents - Preview documentation
- Runtime parameters - Adding new runtime parameters
- Deploy from multiple branches using Azure Pipelines - Added tutorial for deploy from multiple branches in a release pipeline
- Deploy to Azure App Service using Visual Studio Code - Deploy to Azure App Service using Visual Studio Code
- Azure File Copy task
Updated articles
- Template types & usage - Adding monikers to template article
- Universal Package task - Fixes GitHub issue 6793
Report
Updated articles
- Set dashboard permissions - Updated dashboard permissions
- Feature progress rollup sample report - Addressing customer feedback
GitHub issue content updates
Thank you for your feedback on our documentation. This month we made updates to our content to address the following GitHub issues.
- For the "Set up authentication in a build task", it would not work until I set permissions #7737
- crossAccountconfigs configuration documentation #7677
- Deprecation notice is not noticeable. #7657
- please fix workingDirectory in YAML snippet at the top #7630
- Pipeline triggers: not clearly documented #7629
- Clarify which bash is used on Windows #7613
- Pipeline resource variables available at compile time? #7603
- Please update the page for Azure DevOps Server #7592
- Microsoft hosted agent IP ranges - West Europe agents sometimes fallback to North Europe #7588
- "Limit job authorization scope to current project" greyed out with no explanation #7587
- Build.SourceBranch in case of tag trigger #7578
- MultiConfiguration no longer on the Options tab #7526
- Documentation is wrong about batch being true by default #7525
- Typo in the script output #7522
- Runtime parameters not working as described #7514
- Mentioned allowed characters for variable names #7499
- Unclear documentation for powershell shortcuts #7493
- AgentService.js does not reap zombie processes #7490
- Please be more specific about lifetimes of VssConnection #7489
- Should include info about using for and each to build proper build matrices #7486
- Documentation for "Required Template" approval missing #7476
- Leading with wildcard in pipeline trigger #7474
- Information invalid for Azure DevOps Server #7466
- template parameter condition example could be clearer #7435
- Broken permalink https://aka.ms/yamlauthz #7419
- jobs in stages must have at least one job that has no dependsOn. #7406
- To register repository you need to provide credentials #7378
- Descendants(any) does not return features with no stories as stated in documentation #7346
- Values Need to Be In Quotes #7303
- Set global variable in script that persists "globally" #7293
- How to enforce the use of a specific template? #7235
- How to choose between runtime variable syntax "macro" and "runtime expression" #7195
- variables settable when running yaml pipelines #7193
- Restrict modification of work items based on a user or group not implemented #7185
- What are the full list of demands supported? #7170
- Expanding secrets #7169
- Variables does not display in UI #7160
- Add Note Regarding Package Demotion #7156
- Unable to use variables #7143
- Is it expected that you can't deprecate or demote Maven artifacts? #7119
- Nuget restore doesn't get skipped even though cache is restored successfully #7111
- Pipelines settings checkbox label has changed: "Allow anonymous access to badges" #7074
- The "Open Analytics view, new navigation" image shows as image not found. #7016
- Runtime expressions do not create boolean variables #6970
- Directions for folks new to Microsoft #6966
- Variable syntax does not work in templates #6890
- Update screenshots to address modern URL format #6816
- Repos paths are wrong #6729
- Need more info on Update All Agents #6199
- Could this page include a link or section on variable templates? #5763
- CredentialProviderBundler vs. Azure Artifacts Credential Provider? #5210
- Use Nuget with Azure Devops Services should be removed when filter is Azure Devops Server 2019 #4812
- Remove Windows File Extension #4318
- Close and Start a New PowerShell Session Required After Register-PSRepository #4316
- Nuget clear local cache command #4225
- PHPUnit executes using the binary version rather than the one imported through composer #4011
- Poor, very poor. #3889
- Documentation should be updated for Microsoft Credential Provider (msbuild, dotnet.exe & nuget.exe support) #3348
- Can't reference multiple variable groups from YAML #2844
Community contributors
The following people have contributed to Azure DevOps docs in March 2020. Thank you! You can learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the what's new landing page.
- Styxxy - Hans De Mulder (2)
- AnkurDedania - Ankur Dedania (1)
- bergmeister - Christoph Bergmeister [MVP] (1)
- c0g1t8 - Gary Chan (1)
- hangar18rip - Olivier (1)
- JinwookKim - Jinwook Kim (1)
- ksmis-gh - Kshiteesh (1)
- leotsarev - Leonid Tsarev (1)
- ppejovic - Pero P. (1)
- SebastianSchuetze - Sebastian Schütze (1)
- seyedk - sk (1)
- Thomas-Leung - Thomas Leung (1)
- VAllens - Allen (1)