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JFM_12
Iron Contributor
Sep 18, 2024

DevOps Templates

Hello

Is it possible to define templates that includes the complete tree?
Epic, Features, Stories.

Regards
JFM_12

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  • Kidd_Ip's avatar
    Kidd_Ip
    MVP
    Sep 19, 2024

    JFM_12 

     

    Yes, you may refer on below:

     

    1. Process Customization:

      • Navigate to Organization Settings in Azure DevOps
      • Go to Process and select the process you want to customize (e.g., Agile, Scrum, CMMI)
      • You can add new work item types or modify existing ones to fit your needs

    2. Work Item Templates:

      • Go to your project in Azure DevOps
      • Navigate to Boards > Work Items
      • Click on the New Work Item dropdown and select Manage Templates
      • Create templates for Epics, Features, and Stories. You can predefine fields, tags, and other details

    3. Parent-Child Links:

      • When creating a new work item (e.g., a Feature), you can link it to an Epic by using the Add link option and selecting Parent
      • Similarly, you can link Stories to Features

    4. Azure DevOps Extensions:

      • Consider using extensions from the Azure DevOps Marketplace that can help with hierarchical templates and work item management
    • JFM_12's avatar
      JFM_12
      Iron Contributor
      Sep 19, 2024

      Hi Kidd_Ip 

      Thank you very much.

      Yes thank you I understand that.

      I would like to chose one template and recreate the whole tree.
      So that at once Epic, Features and Stories are created from the template

      Is that possible?
      Regards
      Juan

      • balasubramanim's avatar
        balasubramanim
        Iron Contributor
        Sep 20, 2024
        Juan,
        Yes, it's possible to create an entire Epic, Feature, and Story hierarchy, but not directly through a single template in Azure DevOps.
        Here are two ways you can achieve it:
        - Azure DevOps REST API: You can use scripts to automate the creation of Epics, Features, and Stories all at once.
        - Power Automate: This can be set up to trigger automatic creation of linked items (Epics, Features, Stories) when you create an Epic.