How do I turn on the new view?<\/h2>\n
To enable the new default view, launch Visual Studio and navigate to the Search<\/em> function at the top of the window. In Feature Search<\/strong>, enter the phrase “Work items.” Choose the “Change how work items are opened” option from the list, and then set the Default experience<\/strong> for your landing page.<\/p>\n Let’s begin with the basics, linking a work item to a commit. There are several ways to accomplish this.<\/p>\n Use the Work Items tile from Team Explorer. This is where you find and select the work items that are related to a code change. Select from a number of different views like Assigned To Me, Following, Mentioned, and My Activity. Filter or search can be utilized to find any specific work item. Once you select an item, select the Relate To Changes<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n Search and select work items directly from the commit message. Associate as many work items to the commit as you would like.<\/p>\n Generate a branch directly from a work item, automatically linking the work item to any ongoing changes. Alternatively, you can relate a work item and an existing set of changes already in progress. Associate multiple work items with a commit as needed.<\/p>\n Over the past decade, we’ve strategically invested in and transitioned the primary query experiences to our web-based platform. As a result, the new work item view no longer incorporates queries. Creating, editing, and running queries in the web portal is pretty straight forward. Here is some documentation as a refresher:<\/p>\n If the counts on the queries are important to you, try using a Dashboard<\/a> with a set of query tiles<\/a> to get a similar experience. You can even use rules on the tiles to add conditional colors, making it easier to visualize.<\/p>\n Here is a comparison side by side.<\/p>\n There are two ways to move queries around when using the web experience.<\/p>\n You can drag and drop a single query or an entire folder into another folder.<\/p>\n Select the query and choose the Rename Query<\/strong> option in the context menu. Choose the folder in the drop down you wish to move the query into.<\/p>\n While re-parenting cannot be performed directly when running queries on the web, there are several alternative methods available for re-parenting work items.<\/p>\n From the backlog you can drag and drop child items into another parent. You can do the same with child items between cards on the kanban board and sprint board.<\/p>\n The Mapping pane on the backlog screen is a simple way to parent and re-parent items.<\/p>\n Learn more<\/a> about how to organize your backlog and map child work items to parents in Azure Boards.<\/p>\n From the backlog you can change the parent by selecting the child items and using the **Change parent ** option on the context menu.<\/p>\n![\"Image](\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/11\/setting-work-item-view.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I link work items to a commit?<\/h2>\n
Work items Hub<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n#Mention in commit message<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCreate branch and relate work<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I run queries and see counts?<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I manage queries?<\/h2>\n
Drag and drop<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nRename query<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHow do I reparent work items?<\/h2>\n
Drag and drop<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nMapping<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nChange parent<\/h3>\n
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