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MadhusudhanVardhineni
Copper Contributor
Jan 09, 2025

How to track the parent and child relationships within the entire hierarchy in Azure DevOps (ADO)?

I am currently facing a situation where I can track the parent-child relationship up to only two levels. Our structure consists of the following hierarchy: EPIC > FEATURE > USER STORY > TASK. At present, I can trace relationships up to two levels but need to modify my query to capture the subsequent child relationships.

Could you please let me know if it is possible to track all these relationships in a single query?

  • Hello
    To track the full hierarchy in Azure DevOps (EPIC > FEATURE > USER STORY > TASK), use the Tree of Work Items query type. Configure the query to start at EPIC and include all child relationships using "Matches hierarchy." While the default query view may only show two levels at a time, you can expand results in the Query Results view or export them for deeper analysis. For advanced visualization, maybe you can use tools like Power BI or ADO Delivery Plans.
    Hope it helps!

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    luchete
    Iron Contributor

    Hello
    To track the full hierarchy in Azure DevOps (EPIC > FEATURE > USER STORY > TASK), use the Tree of Work Items query type. Configure the query to start at EPIC and include all child relationships using "Matches hierarchy." While the default query view may only show two levels at a time, you can expand results in the Query Results view or export them for deeper analysis. For advanced visualization, maybe you can use tools like Power BI or ADO Delivery Plans.
    Hope it helps!

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