Key concepts and work item tasks in Azure Boards and Azure DevOps

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Use this index to quickly access concepts related to work items and information on adding and updating work items—such as users stories, features, tasks, and bugs.

Key concepts

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• Agile glossary
• Agile process
• Area Paths
• Autocomplete work items
• Assigned to
• Basic process
  
  
• Chart for work items widget
• Charts
• Client tools
• CMMI process
• Customization process models
• Dependencies
• Delivery plans
  
  
• Filtering
• Following
• Inheritance process model
• Iteration Paths
• Keyboard shortcuts

• Link types

• Linking and traceability

• Mobile browser

• New work item widget

• On-premises XML process model

• Permissions and access

• Process guidance

• Process models
  
  

• Queries

• Recycle bin

• Requirements

• Rich text fields

• Rollup

• Scrum process

• State categories

• Tags
• Track bugs as requirements or tasks
  
  
• Visual Studio work item experience
  
  
• Work item fields
• Work item form
• Work item templates
• Work item types
• Work tracking limits
• Workflow

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Work item user tasks

Tasks listed below are available to users with Contributor permissions and Basic access.

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• Add a work item

• Add Epics

• Add Features

• Add items to a backlog

• Add items to a Kanban board

• Add tags

• Add tasks

• Add to discussion

• Apply a template to a work item

• Assign work to a team member

• Attach files
  
  

• Bulk add or remove tags

• Bulk modify work items (Excel)

• Bulk modify work items (Web)
  
  

• Capture work item as a template

• Change work item type

• Copy or clone a work item

• Copy work item URL

• Copy list of work items

• Create a branch

• Create a work tracking chart
  
  

• Define a work item template

• Define work item URL

• Delete work item tags

• Delete work items

• Email work item list
• Export a work item list
• Follow a work item
• Forecast work items
• Get notified of work item changes
• Group work items
  
  
• Link to cross-organization work items
• Link to development objects
• Link to GitHub commits and pull requests
• Link to work items from a wiki
• Link work items
• List work items
• List work items in a wiki
  
  
• Manage bugs
• Manage issues or impediments
• Manage work item tags
• Map work items
• Move work items to a sprint
• Move work items to another project
  
  
• Open work items
• Print work items
• Prioritize backlog items
• Query work item history
• Query for work items

• Reassign work items

• Remove work items

• Request feedback

• Restore deleted work items
  
  

• Start storyboarding

• Triage work items
  
  

• Update status of tasks (Taskboard)

• Update status of work items (Kanban board)

• Use #ID to link

• Use @mentions
  
  

• View history

• View work items (mobile)

• View work items (web)

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Administrative customization tasks

Tasks listed below must be performed by an administrator who has the necessary permissions, as they affect all users and teams within a project.

You customize work item types using the On-premises XML process model. For more customization options, see On-premises XML process customization.

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• Add a checkbox (Boolean) field (TFS 2017.2)
• Add a custom field
• Add a custom pick list
• Add or modify a field
• Add rules to a field
• Add a custom control field
• Add fields that integrate with test, build, and version control
• Add/remove State or Reason fields (customize workflow)

• Change a field attribute
• Change a field label
• Define Area Paths
• Define Iteration Paths
• Define global lists
• Delete a field
• Modify a predefined pick list
• Remove a field from a form

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Related articles

• Query quick reference
• Work item field index
• Quick guide to default permissions and access
• Best tools for adding, updating, and linking work items