When, in Azure Devops, opening the Boards > Backlog page there is no possibility to have an overview of all work items accross all of the teams.
You see "All backlogs", but they are divided into the teams.
I want to see an overview of all work items for all these teams.
Is this possible?
You can just create a simple query:
Then you can format it as a flat list or tree.
But keep in mind that the limit for query results is 20000 items.
I want to see an overview of all work items for all these teams.
You can't do that using any of the regular azure boards (kanban board and sprint board).
The only way (well, the only way known to me) to do that is with Queries (Boards -> Queries). To see work items across projects, remember to check the Query across projects checkbox.
At your disposal you have myriads of fields that you can use to filter your results as well. Use them to fine tune your query result if you want. Last but not least, use Column options to specify which columns to show in your result. Since you want work items across projects, you may want to be able to see which project an item belongs to without opening the item. To do that, include the column Area path from Column options dialog. I use the following columns, and sort by ID descending.
Finally save the query.
Now go to Dashboard, click the Edit button, and add the Query Results widget. Configure that widget to use the query you just created. Note that by default, the column Area Path is not included in the Selected columns list on the right, but you have to include it yourself from the Available columns list on the left. Move columns up/down as you see fit.
Click Done editing when you are done. Through that widget you can edit the work items by clicking on the Title of each work item, which will open the item in a modal. You cannot reorder items (I suppose to set priority) on this widget itself, but hey, setting priority is just a few clicks away, so not a big deal. If you like, you can sort the query result using Priority, and after updating priority you should click Refresh to see the updated result.
Hope that helps!
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I'm building a query in ADO and trying to get list of all of the improvement work items with a tag from the last three sprints. Ideally, I want to use this on a dashboard so need it to roll N-3. All the variables I've tried brings back all work items from the last three sprints or nothing. Has anyone else faced a similar issue.
ADO Query
You need to group the clauses. Tick all 3 checkboxes next to Or's for Iteration Path (green in the image below), then click the icon next to And/Or (blue in the image below)
At the moment, I have one Team with two different area paths defined, however I have issues filtering out the epics and features that are related to one of the area paths since the Filter option does not keep the tree form in its result.
Is there a better way to organize the backlog when I have two different area paths and need easily identify which one a work item belongs to?
Is there a better way to organize the backlog when I have two different area paths and need easily identify which one a work item belongs to?
Method 1. Add "Area Path" as a Column.
Click Column Options at the top and Add "Area Path" as a clumn. Then you can see area directly at the page.
Method 2. Use queries.
Go to Boards/Queries. Create a query and set your Work Item Type and your Area path. Here is an example.
Then select "Tree of work items" in "Type of query".
You will find work items in a specific area arranged in a tree form.
One way to filter is by specifying an area path in the filter text area like:
Note that it does not work with the Kanban board.
We've come across a number of issues with our Azure DevOps projects and are trying to surface relevant information to the management team with queries and dashboards on projects. Mainly it's just been counting the number of results for particular queries, e.g. when a status hasn't changed in 30 days, number of blocked items, total items in current sprint etc.
What we've been asked for though is to be able to rollup the original estimate total for all work items, and also roll up the completed work as another value. The queries and other things I've seen only seem to be able to count, rather than sum up, but some of the widgets I've seen do appear to sum things for graphs (but I'm just looking for the values).
Can anyone suggest anything?
I imagine that you have two different options here. The first being is that you could leverage the new roll-up columns and aggregate some of this information on the backlog view. Some of this makes assumptions about how you are grouping and the hierarchy of your work items.
Add a rollup column
In the Column options dialog, choose Add a rollup column, select From quick list, and then choose from one of the options listed.
Choose from the menu provided.
Progress bar displays progress bars based on the percentage of associated descendant work items which have been completed or closed.
Total number displays the sum of descendant items or the associated fields of descendant items. Totals provide a measure of the
size of a Feature or Epic based on the number of its child items. For
example, Count of Tasks shows the sum of all tasks that are linked
to parent items. The active or closed state is ignored. Rollup column
menu
Remaining Work of Tasks shows the sum of Remaining Work of tasks that are linked to the parent item.
If you wanted to instead see the summarized details on a dashboard, I'd recommend downloading the Query Tile PRO marketplace extension. Let's say you had a query already defined:
The options support sums based on query fields:
And so you have the tile with the summation value you are wanting. Just replace with other fields that you might need.
How do I add an existing work item to a the default board?
I can create work items under the Work Items section and I can also create work items by clicking + New Item in the Boards section.
But how can I add an existing item to that board?
I cannot find a setting, field, option anywhere to do that.
This is an organization Azure DevOps.
Your existing item needs to be "visible" to the board by existing in the appropriate iteration path and area path.
Without breaking out all the organization settings that allow you to detail this stuff, the easy way to know the value you need to use is to create a new item on the board you want, and use the values it gets in iteration path and area path on the existing item.
Illustrations:
Make sure your project has areas and iterations that make sense for you. Typically your project will start out with a root iteration path and three child iteration paths:
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Iteration paths are used to handle both backlogs and sprints for teams.
The combination of area path and iteration path allows admins to divide sections of the global backlog among the teams that are doing the work.
Think of the connection like a grid. If the rows are iteration paths, then the areas are the columns that divide that row (or vise versa). Multiple teams can operate on the same row (iteration/backlog), but they will only see the work items that also fall inside their assigned columns (areas).
When you create a team the area can be created for you, or you can assign an area to a team after it is created.
You can also change the backlog iteration for a team.
Now your team has a board and a backlog. Again, for your first team, this is done for you.
You have obviously already created some work items, so you'll need to move them into the right area and iteration to make them show up.
This can also be done in bulk from another team backlog
You can configure the board on what to be displayed.
By default, it's the Backlog items, so you will see the work items from your backlog (according to the sprints).
You can't just add a particular work item to the board.
See more details here.
I have a feeling I am probably out of luck on this one, but Is it possible to have more than one parameter in a single drop-down list on an SSRS report? For example, the drop-down could be titled shape/color, and when opened, the top of the list shows shapes, and one can be checked, then below that in the same list, is a list of colors, where one can also be checked. Possible at all?
It is really best to have separate drop-downs for each attribute, but within a single drop-down you would first set it to "Allow multiple values". You can setup your drop-down to be formatted so that the sections of available values are grouped together. Finally, you'll need to add a query or function to check that valid combinations were selected before trying to display the results. In other words, make sure only one shape was selected. You can set an error message with a visibility that toggles based on the selection. This is one method to do what you are looking for, but if you are new to SSRS, you will probably have more specific questions along the way. Once you have more details on a specific step, you can get help with that.