{"id":44475,"date":"2018-06-18T07:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/devops\/?p=44475"},"modified":"2019-02-14T15:49:54","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T23:49:54","slug":"queries-hub-updates-generally-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/queries-hub-updates-generally-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Queries Hub Updates Generally Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The <\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">New Queries Hub<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> streamlines many of the existing features from the old hub and provides new capabilities to make it easier to get to the queries that are important to you. It is now generally available for VSTS customers and coming to TFS in the next major version.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Expanded Directory pages<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The left panel for query navigation has been converted into its own set of pages that provide improved query management experiences.<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI,Times New Roman',serif;font-size: 12pt\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">These pages highlight new metadata for each query including:<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI,Times New Roman',serif;font-size: 12pt\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">The type of query<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Its path within the hierarchy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Who last modified it<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">When it was last modified<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Additionally, you now have access to the team favorite queries for all the teams you are a member of without having to change your team context in the navigation bar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Find queries easily with a keyword filter<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">You can filter the queries listed on the <\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Favorites<\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> and <\/span><b><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">All<\/span><\/b><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"> directory pages, as well as the new folder view by entering a keyword in the filter box. This will help you find queries when you don\u2019t remember the folder path.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"282\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44495\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/query-directory-search.png\" \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Breadcrumb surfaces nearby queries<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">If you often run queries from the same folder, click the chevron next to the folder name. All the child queries will appear in the list, allowing you to select the query you want to run without needing to go back to the directory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Times New Roman\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"308\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44485\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/query-breadcrumb.png\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Bookmark folders for quick access<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">When you navigate to a query folder via the Breadcrumb, you will get a scoped view of all its contents. This page also has a unique URL which you can share with your team or bookmark for quick access in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44505\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/query-folder-view.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Get to favorite queries fast<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">To navigate quickly between your favorite queries, click Queries and favorite those queries of most interest to you. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"138\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44975\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/favorite-select-queries.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Then, you can use the drop-down menu in the query title to select queries you&#8217;ve favorited.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"330\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44985\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/favorites-picker-queries.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 21pt\">Other improvements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Besides the big changes listed above, here are some other improvements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">&#8220;Save as&#8221; now copies charts to the new query<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Expanded work item filter options on the results grid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;color: black;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Access to who last ran the query and when over our REST APIs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: x-large\">FAQ<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">With the left navigation I could easily move between queries in the same folder. How can I use this same workflow with the breadcrumb?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">The breadcrumb carets (&gt;) are clickable to provide access to other queries in the same folder. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"89\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44965\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/06\/caret-hover-breadcrumb.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alternatively, you can click directly on the folder to browse the complete folder contents.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">I frequently navigate between queries in different folders. Is there a way to do this in the new view?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We recommend favoriting the queries that are important to you using the directory pages or the star icon next to the query name. You can quickly move between your favorite queries using the dropdown next to the query name.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">I used to be able to easily rename queries inline and now I can only do that from the directory. Can I rename a query directly from the results page?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We are working to add Rename as another command that is accessible from the query itself. This change should be rolling out towards the end of the week (6\/22).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">The Favorite and folder dropdowns are too short and don\u2019t fit my query names. Can you make them bigger?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Yes. We are planning to expand the height and width of the dropdown to better support longer query names. This change is also anticipated to roll out towards the end of the week (6\/22).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">I can\u2019t find my Assigned to me and Followed work item queries. Where are they?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">You can use the Work Items hub to get a quick list of the work assigned to you, your team, the work items you recently interacted with, and the activity of your current project. Additionally, the Assigned to me and Followed work item views are now default private queries in your My Queries folder that you can completely configure and customize. You can Favorite our defaults or use query macros to write your own with other filters.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #1f3763;font-size: medium\">I have a question that you didn\u2019t answer here. Where can I ask?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">We want to hear your feedback and what scenarios are important to you for queries so that we can continue to make improvements to the experience. Feel free to post a comment or <a href=\"https:\/\/developercommunity.visualstudio.com\/spaces\/21\/index.html\">create a post on Developer Community<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Queries Hub streamlines many of the existing features from the old hub and provides new capabilities to make it easier to get to the queries that are important to you. It is now generally available for VSTS customers and coming to TFS in the next major version. 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