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AB links on GitHub pull request and scale improvements for large organizations

April 4, 2024 Apr 4, 2024 04/4/24
Dan Hellem
We have a few new updates to announce for the work we have been doing to improve the Azure Boards + GitHub experience. Let’s jump right into it… 🎉 Add link to GitHub commit or pull request (GA) After being several weeks in preview, we are excited to announce our new enhanced experience for linking work items to GitHub. You can now ...

New Boards Hub on as default

March 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 03/20/24
Dan Hellem
If you've been keeping up with the progress of New Boards Hub, you're probably aware that the preview has been active for quite some time now. In fact, we officially announced the preview of New Boards Hub almost two years ago to the day. Since that initial preview announcement, we've been gathering your feedback and addressing issues. Azure ...

Quick Copy and Import Test Case by Plan or Suite ID

March 20, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 03/20/24
Jihye Eom
Efficiency is key in managing extensive test cases, and we understand the value of your time. That's why we're thrilled to announce an exciting enhancement to Azure Test Plans – the Quick Copy and Import test case feature, enabling you to use Test Plan or Suite ID for immediate action. Say goodbye to the delays caused by lengthy dropdown ...

JUnit Attachments Support for Publish Test Results

February 15, 2024 Feb 15, 2024 02/15/24
David Paquette
We've recently made some improvements to the Publish Test Results task in Azure Pipelines. This task now supports file attachments when publishing test results from a JUnit report. JUnit Attachments Report Format The JUnit XML report format doesn't officially have support for file attachments but there is a common convention of including ...

Azure Boards + GitHub improvements in private preview

February 5, 2024 Feb 5, 2024 02/5/24
Dan Hellem
Today we are happy to announce several improvements to our GitHub integration story. These improvements are vital for those customers who are seeking better traceability between Azure Boards and GitHub repositories. AB# Validation This is a recap of the private preview announcement we made in December 2023. AB# validation is now available to...

New Boards Hub Update, January 2024

January 26, 2024 Jan 26, 2024 01/26/24
Dan Hellem
In our fall update, we acknowledged the necessity to pause the rollout of New Boards Hub. Our focus was on enhancing its quality, performance, accessibility, and addressing an long list of bugs and issues. We're pleased with the progress achieved in the past few months and want to highlight a few key points as we prepare to make New Boards Hub...

Updates to Azure DevOps Demo Generator and Labs

December 14, 2023 Dec 14, 2023 12/14/23
Gloridel Morales
We are excited to announce that we have published new content to the Azure DevOps Demo Generator and Azure DevOps Labs! (image) The Azure DevOps Labs is a great tool to help you learn about the integrated features offered in Azure DevOps. Now you can use the Azure DevOps end-to-end concepts hands-on lab to learn how you can bring together ...

Work Items in Visual Studio

December 1, 2023 Dec 1, 2023 12/1/23
Dan Hellem
Several years ago, with the introduction of Visual Studio 2019, we launched a completely revamped work item experience. This updated view operates entirely on REST, replacing the deprecated SOAP APIs utilized in the legacy version. Although Visual Studio 2022 still includes the option to revert to the legacy view, the majority of our users ...

New Boards Hub, Fall Update

November 21, 2023 Nov 21, 2023 11/21/23
Dan Hellem
If you have been following these posts, then you are more than familiar with our New Boards Hub initiative. We have been doing our best to keep our community informed of the new features and our rollout plans. Now is a good time to provide an update on where things are at with a couple of our new preview features, as well as our rollout plans...

Azure DevOps’ First Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) Now Available

November 16, 2023 Nov 16, 2023 11/16/23
Benibo Ajumogobia
I am thrilled to announce that we have now published, for the first time, a Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) specific to Azure DevOps. The Consensus Assessment Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) is a tool developed by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). It serves as a standard set of questions aimed at helping potential cloud ...