How to add iterations in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)?

Lately, we've had some customers with the question, "Where is the + sign to add Iterations in VSTS?"

There is a slight change in the way how you normally add Iterations in Visual Studio team System (VSTS).

Here are the steps:

  1. Click on the 3 dots (…) that you see on the top right hand corner as soon as you login to VSTS

  2. This will take you to a new tab with Settings/control Panel

  3. Now make sure you are in the project selection level node.

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Select the project from the list

  1. Select the project and click on work, this will take you to a page as below:

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  1. Add the Iteration and give appropriate date range
  1. Now click on the “click here button” this will take you to the default team’s iterations settings page.
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  2. This will take you to a page as below:
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  1. Click on select Iteration and add the Iteration to your Team
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  1. Now you will see the iterations selected
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    Hope this helps!

    Content:Vimal Thiagaraj

Comments

  • Anonymous
    August 08, 2016
    The interface is looking much more modern now :) but.... as an admin I found this change pretty frustrating for bulk adding iterations; to go from the ability to check multiple boxes quickly, to having to click add, then search for the iteration, then click select, and repeat for every iteration feels a bit clunky.