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SamCGearset
Copper Contributor
Jun 28, 2024

Is there a reason why status checks applied to a commit don't pull through to the PR status checks?

Hello there, Is there a reason why status checks applied to a particular commit (from an external scanning tool for example) as part of a PR don't correctly carry up into the live PR for that branch...
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Kidd_Ip
MVP
Jun 07, 2025

Seems quite common issue happen, please refer on below for some insights:

 

  1. Status Checks Are Not Configured to Carry Over – Unlike GitHub or Bitbucket, Azure DevOps does not automatically roll up commit-level status checks into the PR view. You may need to explicitly configure your external scanning tool to post status updates at the PR level.
  2. Custom Status Checks Not Triggering on Push – Issue may happened when custom status checks do not trigger automatically when a new commit is pushed. If you're using an external tool, ensure that it is correctly integrated with Azure DevOps and that it is set to update PR statuses.
  3. Azure DevOps PR Status API – Azure DevOps provides a Pull Request Status API that allows external services to associate success/failure information with a PR. You might need to use this API to explicitly post status updates for PRs.
  4. Branch Policies and Validation Settings – If your repository has branch policies enabled, ensure that the validation settings allow external status checks to be considered when determining PR status.

 

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