Get more details in Azure DevOps post deployment approval mail - deployment

I set up a DevOps post-deployment approval system successfully. When the user gets a mail to approve my changes in my project, the summary looks like this:
Summary screenshot
Is there a way to show the commits I made which are getting installed in this version. The idea is to make it easier for the customer to get the newest changes out of this mail.
Thank you in advance!

Is there a way to show the commits I made which are getting installed
in this version.
For this issue , if your release pipeline uses build as the artifact source, then the build version will be displayed in the pending approval email. Clicking build version will jump to the corresponding build page. In this build summary page, you will see the corresponding commits. Then click on this commit to view detailed changes.
If you want to display detailed commit information in the email summary, I am afraid this is currently not supported. The content that can be displayed in the notifications email is designed and cannot be changed. You could add your request for this feature on our UserVoice site , which is our main forum for product suggestions. Thank you for helping us build a better Azure DevOps.

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I can't complete a pull request in Azure DevOps

My colleague submitted a pull request on a repository. I made a recommendation on renaming a function but I clicked "Approve with recommendations". However, from here I cannot do anything. I cannot "Complete" the pull request. The Complete button remains disabled.
We made a team and we gave the team Project Contributors. WHat else do we need to do? I've used Github for years and I cannot figure out why Azure DevOps UI is so terrible.
Do you have any merge conflicts in the pull request? Make sure to resolve them first.
Also, make sure that your user is not part of any group that has a Deny-policy possible overriding your Project Contributor rights.
Lastly, check the branch policies (link) to see if anything is hindering you from completing the request.

How to switch on notifications for Azure DevOps PR review comment set to resolved

When a user hits Resolve on a review comment I made in a PR, I would expect to see a notification in my emails but I do not seem to be getting them.
Here are the options available to me in DevOps:
Here are the options assigned to my user:
For reference, this is the section I'd expect to get updates for when set to Resolved:
I'd imagine it to work similar to how it works in GitHub. Currently I'm relying on team members to #mention me.
I am an employee of an organization. Could it be that the option has been removed from me in some group policy?
Could it be that the option has been removed from me in some group policy?
I am afraid there is no such specific settings to get the notifications for Azure DevOps PR review comment set to resolved.
We could only defined the notification for the Pull request changes. But the default and supported notifications and supported event types do not support to check the state of the PR review comment.
You could add your request for this feature on our UserVoice site (https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/idea/post.html?space=21 ), which is our main forum for product suggestions. Thank you for helping us build a better Azure DevOps.

How do I add a required reviewer when people of a given team create a pull request in DevOps?

After hours of googling and search, I can't find how to add a required reviewer when people of a given team create a pull request in DevOps.
Some people will be able to contribute to our repository, but they are external to our company, that's why we want to enforce this control.
Does anyone ever did it?
Thanks.
It seems that you want to conditionally set the required reviewers according to which team the pull request creator comes from. If so, I think there is no such built-in function currently provided.
Currently only the filter condition of "based on which files changed" is provided.
You could add this feature request on our UserVoice site , which is our main forum for product suggestions. After suggest raised, you can vote and add your comments for this feedback. The product team would provide the updates if they view it.
You can do this with a branch policy in Azure DevOps Repos. In ADO, go to project settings and click Repositories in the menu in the Repos section of the project settings page. Click the repository you would like to protect with code reviews and then select the Policies tab. Next select the git branch needing reviews.
On the bottom of the branch policies page you can select Automatically included reviewers. Click the + button to add reviewers. When adding the reviewers you can select if these selected reviewers are required or optional. This is actually something of a rule-builder, you can add multiple 'rules' by repeatedly going through click + and add reviewers
There is also some documentation on branch policies that might be helpful
This is my solution, this has been work for year
Azure DevOps: Automatically add different Reviewers based on Pull Request author using Microsoft Power Automate

Automate when a UserStory is resolved,upload video from attachment to Yammer as new post as an attachment. The Title of US would be the contents

We're trying to automate when UserStories are resolved in Azure Devops, the attached video on the UserStory gets posted as a New Yammer Post where the contents includes the Title of the UserStory and the video is saved as an attachment to the post. This helps our company keep up to date with new functionality added to the system, to try and keep everyone updated with developments each build.
Since this feature does not supported by service hook or other UI of Azure Devops.
You can try with one third-party website Zappier, and try with Post Yammer messages for updated Visual Studio Online work items.
After click Try it, you will be direct to the page that need you specified the org and Yammer account. Please follow the page step to configure it.
After configure it, please edit the message which you want to achieve:
And then, according to your demand to specified the configuration of Azure Devops and Yammer event condition:

How to get specific github notifications like pull requests or assigned issues?

Github provides notifications via mail or web, based on watched repos. But is there a way to get more in detail? Like only watch a specific pull requet or assigned issue? I feel like i get spammed from comments on other pull requests that have nothing to do with me.
Update Nov. 2020: you now have "Custom notification controls"
This week we are giving you more control over the types of content that you are notified about on GitHub:
Watching a repository can often be a double-edged sword.
You want to stay up to date with a project, but if you have a specific interest or role within the community, you have no choice but to subscribe to updates on everything.
No more.
Beneath the watch button, you’ll find that we have made a few changes: we’ve made the language clearer so you know what you’ll receive updates about, we’ve made the interface more accessible and, we’ve introduced a new custom category.
Within this, you can select the types of content you would like to be notified about.
Do you focus on code review? Limit your notifications to pull requests.
Are you a community manager? Select Discussions.
As new types of notifications are added, you’ll find them in this menu.
You’ll find these controls on all repository pages and on your watching page where you can customize notifications for repositories you already watch.
Update May 2019: you now have "Custom thread subscriptions"
You can now limit the types of notifications you receive for any issue and pull request to be specific to merge, reopened and/or closed events.
That should allow to further control the amount of emails received.
Update July 2017: you now can declare in the GitHub repo a code owner.
Any pull request touching a file managed by said code owner will trigger a notification to that person.
See "Repo owner automatic notification after updating a pull request"
2015: Yes, for instance, for a specific issue on a project (issue 2595), you can register by clicking the "Subscribe" button at the right side of the page (since 2015).
Once clicked, it will appear as "Unsubscribe" (for you to click if you don't want any more notifications)
So you don't have to watch the all repo, you can subscribe only to specific issues.
Not sure if this has changed, but now there's a subscribe button in the top right corner:
https://help.github.com/articles/subscribing-to-conversations/
first disclaimer, Im part of the team at zigi.ai
Instead of getting notifications for every activity on Git via email or web, Zigi integrates with your Github to learn your pull request activity,
Filters the information and sends you actionable notifications on your pull requests activity (from all repos) that is relevant to your work directly from Slack.
Once a PR is created in GitHub, Zigi manages the entire workflow:
Gathers all the communications related to a PR- that's relevant to
you
Tells me which PRs are waiting for my review from all repos
Shows which of my PRs are waiting for a teammate's review and for how
long
Makes it easy to ping teammates to remind them (without feeling
awkward about bothering them)
Lets me add reviewers
Tells me when a PR is stuck or open for a long time
Helps me make sure the code owner approved
See here an example of a Slack message with filtered notification for pull request