Azure DevOps Server (Team Foundation Server) Integration

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview

2. Prerequisites 

2.1 Sign into Azure DevOps

2.2 Create a New Organization and a Project 

2.3 Generate and save your Personal Access Token Information

3. Azure DevOps Integration

3.1 Configure Application Settings File

4. Create an Issue

1. Overview

Azure DevOps Server, previously known as Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Visual Studio Team System (VSTS), is a comprehensive suite of tools designed for software development and project management. It provides capabilities for source control, project tracking, continuous integration, and deployment, facilitating collaboration among development teams.
In the article, you will be able to create an Issue integrating with Azure DevOps.

2. Prerequisites 

2.1 Sign into Azure DevOps

Perform the following:

1. Enter this Https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/   into the browser bar.
2. Click Sign in button on the top-right corner. 
3. You will be signed in automatically if you are using a Microsoft account. If not, create one.
4. If you are unable to find it in the Azure Services list, you can search in the Search bar, as shown:
   
5. Click My Azure DevOps Organization link.
   
6.  Ensure to fill in the additional details in the following screen and click Continue.
   

2.2 Create a New Organization and a Project 

Perform the following: 

1. Get Started Azure DevOps  screen appears. In this screen, click Create New Organization button.
   
2. Following screen appears.  
3. You can update the Azure DevOps organization name, by default, your email ID will be displayed in Name your Azure DevOps organization text box, as shown, enter the characters in Captcha text box and click Continue to view Create a Project
   
4. Project name screen is displayed. Ensure to enter the Project name in the following format and Create Project button.
   
5. For each of the project, following modules are displayed:
   

2.3 Generate and save your Personal Access Token Information

Perform the following: 

1. Navigate to the User Settings and select Personal access tokens option.
   
2. In this window, select New Token button, as shown:
   
3. New Token window appears. In this window, enter the name, select Full access option and click Create.
   
4. Success window appears. In this window, copy the code by clicking the copy icon and save it in a notepad for future use.
   

3. Azure DevOps Integration with algoQA

3.1 Configure Application Settings File

Perform the following;

1. In the algoQA script generated folder, navigate to Application Settings.XML file as shown in the example screenshot.
2. In this screen, you must: 
   • Set the AzureIntegration parameter to true.
   • replace OrganizationName, ProjectName and PersonalAccessToken details with the actual values, which is configured in the perquisites steps. 
   • For example, after configuring the prerequisites, the URL will be displayed as https://dev.azure.com/parimalabc/TestManagement. In this URL, "parimalabc" is the organization name, and "TestManagement" is your project name. 
     

4. Create an Issue

Perform the following: 

1. In the left pane, navigate to Boards option and select Work Items to create an issue. 
2. Following screen is displayed: 
   

3. In this screen, select the New Work Item and select Issue from the dropdown list.
   

4. Issue details are as shown. In this screen, you must add title, description, priority, efforts in story points, links and attachments if required.