azure-devops

Azure Devops Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Devops. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

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• Fallback: Use the built-in WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L31-L47	Diagnosing and fixing Azure DevOps issues: logs, performance, notifications, connectivity/IP allowlists, permissions, dashboards/Analytics, wikis restore, and server/upgrade problems.
Best Practices	L49-L65	Guidance on optimizing Azure DevOps performance, analytics, and reporting: cost-efficient pools, fast OData queries, Power BI reports, dashboards, and data cleanup/maintenance.
Decision Making	L67-L81	Guidance for high-level Azure DevOps design choices: org/project/team structure, geography, work tracking and wikis, analytics/reporting, agent pools, and Azure DevOps Server topology and upgrades
Architecture & Design Patterns	L83-L93	Architectural guidance for Azure DevOps/Server: pool architecture, reliability/DR, SQL/database dependencies, and design patterns for simple to complex multi-server topologies and analytics modeling.
Limits & Quotas	L95-L108	Org/project deletion & recovery windows, user access limits, naming/work item/wiki constraints, pipeline/ARM size limits, dashboard widgets, and Analytics data availability/latency.
Security	L110-L169	Managing Azure DevOps security: identities, auth, permissions, access levels, groups, auditing, project/repo/pipeline rights, server service accounts, SSL, and download integrity.
Configuration	L171-L258	Configuring Azure DevOps/Server: managed pools, networking, scaling, notifications, Boards/process customization, Analytics/Power BI, dashboards, backups, SQL, services, and admin console settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L260-L314	Integrating Azure DevOps with tools (VS, SIEM, clients), using Analytics OData, and building detailed Power BI reports for work items, pipelines, and tests.
Deployment	L316-L347	Installing, configuring, scaling, moving, backing up, restoring, and upgrading Azure DevOps Server/TFS deployments, including SQL, SharePoint, domains, and project collections

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Use diagnostic logs for Managed DevOps Pools troubleshooting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/diagnostics?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot common Managed DevOps Pools issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/troubleshooting?view=azure-devops
Investigate Azure DevOps usage and performance issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/usage-monitoring?view=azure-devops
Investigate delayed Azure DevOps notification emails	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/troubleshoot-delayed-email?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot missing Azure DevOps notification emails	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/troubleshoot-not-getting-email?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot unexpected Azure DevOps notification emails	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/troubleshoot-unexpected-email?view=azure-devops
Use subscription logging to debug Azure DevOps notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/use-subscription-logging?view=azure-devops
Allowlist IPs and URLs for Azure DevOps connectivity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/allow-list-ip-url?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure DevOps access and permission issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/troubleshoot-permissions?view=azure-devops
Restore deleted Azure DevOps wikis using REST API and recycle bin	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/restore-deleted-wiki?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure DevOps dashboards and charts issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/faqs?view=azure-devops
Troubleshoot Azure DevOps Analytics views for Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/troubleshooting-views?view=azure-devops
Azure DevOps Server administration FAQ and support guidance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/faq?view=azure-devops-server
Troubleshoot Azure DevOps project collection upgrade failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/troubleshooting/collection-upgrade-failure?view=azure-devops-server

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Optimize Managed DevOps Pools cost and performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/manage-costs?view=azure-devops
Apply best practices when querying Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/analytics-best-practices?view=azure-devops
Choose and use Azure DevOps burndown and burnup charts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/burndown-guidance?view=azure-devops
Use CFDs, cycle time, and lead time to improve flow	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/cumulative-flow-cycle-lead-time-guidance?view=azure-devops
Design effective Azure DevOps project dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/dashboard-focus?view=azure-devops
Design efficient OData batch requests for Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/odata-batch?view=azure-devops
Optimize OData Analytics queries for performance limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/odata-query-guidelines?view=azure-devops
Add last refresh timestamp to Azure DevOps Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/add-last-refresh-time?view=azure-devops
Apply team-based filtering in Azure DevOps Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/create-team-filter?view=azure-devops
Add time-in-state DAX measures for Azure DevOps work items	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/create-timeinstate-report?view=azure-devops
Add team slicer to Azure DevOps Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-teamslicer?view=azure-devops
Transform Azure DevOps Analytics data in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/transform-analytics-data-report-generation?view=azure-devops
Refresh Azure DevOps client caches after maintenance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/refresh-data-caches?view=azure-devops-server
Clean up Azure DevOps Server data for performance and upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/clean-up-data?view=azure-devops-server

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose between Managed DevOps Pools and VM scale-set agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/migrate-from-scale-set-agents?view=azure-devops
Estimate and plan Managed DevOps Pools pricing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/pricing?view=azure-devops
Choose and manage Azure DevOps organization geography	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-organization-location?view=azure-devops
Plan Azure DevOps project structure and scaling	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/projects/about-projects?view=azure-devops
Decide team structure and Agile tools in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/about-teams-and-settings?view=azure-devops
Choose between provisioned and code-published Azure DevOps wikis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/provisioned-vs-published-wiki?view=azure-devops
Choose customization approaches for Azure DevOps work tracking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/customize-work?view=azure-devops
Choose tools to query Azure DevOps Analytics data	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/analytics-query-tools?view=azure-devops
Plan Azure DevOps reporting migration to Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/reporting-roadmap?view=azure-devops
Choose and plan Azure DevOps Server deployment topology	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/get-started?view=azure-devops-server
Understand Azure DevOps Server lifecycle and servicing options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/servicing?view=azure-devops-server
Upgrade Azure DevOps Server Express or move to full Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/express?view=azure-devops-server

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Understand architecture of Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/architecture-overview?view=azure-devops
Understand reliability and disaster recovery for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/reliability-managed-devops-pools?view=azure-devops
Model historical and trend data in Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/analytics-historical-filtering?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps Server resource dependencies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/app-dependencies?view=azure-devops-server
Plan complex multi-server Azure DevOps topologies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/examples-complex-topo?view=azure-devops-server
Design moderate Azure DevOps Server topologies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/examples-moderate-topo?view=azure-devops-server
Apply simple Azure DevOps Server topology patterns	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/examples-simple-topo?view=azure-devops-server
Understand Azure DevOps Server SQL database architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/sql-server-databases?view=azure-devops-server

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Change Azure DevOps organization image within size limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-organization-image?view=azure-devops
Delete Azure DevOps organizations and understand retention windows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/delete-your-organization?view=azure-devops
Recover deleted Azure DevOps organizations within retention limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/recover-your-organization?view=azure-devops
Stakeholder access capabilities and limits in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/stakeholder-access?view=azure-devops
Azure DevOps naming rules and restrictions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/naming-restrictions?view=azure-devops
Azure DevOps work tracking and process limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/work/object-limits?view=azure-devops
Configure and understand Azure DevOps wiki page follow notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/follow-notifications-wiki-pages?view=azure-devops
Azure Pipelines ARM integration size limit changes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/release-notes/2023/sprint-225-update
Add and configure widgets on Azure DevOps dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/add-widget-to-dashboard?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps Analytics data availability by platform	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/data-available-in-analytics?view=azure-devops
Understand Analytics data latency and query performance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/performance-latency?view=azure-devops

Security

Topic	URL
Configure managed identities for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-identity?view=azure-devops
Configure security settings for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-security?view=azure-devops
Configure privacy policy URL for Azure DevOps public projects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/add-privacy-policy-url?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure DevOps application access and security policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-application-access-policies?view=azure-devops
Change Azure DevOps organization ownership and permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-organization-ownership?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps access via Microsoft Entra ID	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/faq-azure-access?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps user and permissions management details	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/faq-user-and-permissions-management?view=azure-devops
Recover and reassign ownership of orphaned Azure DevOps organizations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/resolve-orphaned-organization?view=azure-devops
Configure and use Azure DevOps audit logging securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/audit/azure-devops-auditing?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure DevOps project public visibility and access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/projects/make-project-public?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps permissions and security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/about-permissions?view=azure-devops
Azure DevOps authentication, authorization, and security policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/about-security-identity?view=azure-devops
Understand and configure Azure DevOps pipeline security roles	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/about-security-roles?view=azure-devops
Configure and manage Azure DevOps access levels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/access-levels?view=azure-devops
Add Entra or AD groups to Azure DevOps security groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/add-ad-aad-built-in-security-groups?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps security groups and memberships	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/add-remove-manage-user-group-security-group?view=azure-devops
Add users and groups to Azure DevOps teams and projects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/add-users-team-project?view=azure-devops
Change Azure DevOps Server user and group access levels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/change-access-levels?view=azure-devops-server
Manage Azure DevOps organization and collection permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/change-organization-collection-level-permissions?view=azure-devops
Change project-level permissions and group membership	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/change-project-level-permissions?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps data storage locations and movement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/data-location?view=azure-devops
Default Git repo and branch permissions in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/default-git-permissions?view=azure-devops
Default TFVC repository permissions and constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/default-tfvc-permissions?view=azure-devops
Download and interpret pipeline release permissions report	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/download-permissions-report-release?view=azure-devops
Download Azure DevOps repository permissions report	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/download-permissions-report?view=azure-devops
Export Azure DevOps users and access levels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/export-users-audit-log?view=azure-devops
Use Stakeholder access permissions in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/get-started-stakeholder?view=azure-devops
Identify Azure DevOps Administrators via Microsoft Entra	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/look-up-azure-devops-administrator?view=azure-devops
Find and manage Azure DevOps project administrators	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/look-up-project-administrators?view=azure-devops
Identify Project Collection Administrators in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/look-up-project-collection-administrators?view=azure-devops
Request higher Azure DevOps permissions to resolve access errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/request-changes-permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage feature-level access control in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/restrict-access?view=azure-devops
Restrict user invitation permissions in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/restrict-invitations?view=azure-devops
Automate Azure DevOps security auditing with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/security-scripts?view=azure-devops
Configure object-level permissions in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/set-object-level-permissions?view=azure-devops
Set permissions and access for Azure DevOps manual testing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/set-permissions-access-test?view=azure-devops
Set permissions for Azure DevOps work tracking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/set-permissions-access-work-tracking?view=azure-devops
View and troubleshoot Azure DevOps effective permissions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/security/view-permissions?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps team administrator role assignments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/add-team-administrator?view=azure-devops
Configure OAuth service authorizations in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/manage-authorizations?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps wiki and README permissions via Git security	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/manage-readme-wiki-permissions?view=azure-devops
Meet permissions and prerequisites for Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/analytics-permissions-prerequisites?view=azure-devops
Set Azure DevOps dashboard permissions for team members	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/dashboard-permissions?view=azure-devops
Configure Analytics permissions and security for Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/analytics-security?view=azure-devops
Secure Azure DevOps analytics and reporting access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/secure-your-analytics-reporting?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure DevOps Server service accounts securely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/account-requirements?view=azure-devops-server
Add Azure DevOps Server administrators to built-in groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/add-administrator?view=azure-devops-server
Change SQL Reporting service account for Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/change-service-account-or-password-sql-reporting?view=azure-devops-server
Change Azure DevOps Server service account credentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/change-service-account-password?view=azure-devops-server
Manage Azure DevOps Server services and service accounts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/service-accounts-dependencies?view=azure-devops
Set up Windows and AD groups for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/setup-ad-groups?view=azure-devops-server
Configure HTTPS and SSL for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/setup-secure-sockets-layer?view=azure-devops-server
Manage Azure DevOps groups and permissions with TFSSecurity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/command-line/tfssecurity-cmd?view=azure-devops-server
Assign SQL Reporting Services roles for Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/sql-server/reporting-services-roles?view=azure-devops-server
Validate Azure DevOps Server 2019 downloads with SHA hashes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/release-notes/azuredevops2019-sha?view=azure-devops
Verify Azure DevOps Server 2020 downloads with SHA hashes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/release-notes/azuredevops2020-sha?view=azure-devops
Validate Azure DevOps Server 2022 ISOs with SHA hashes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/release-notes/azuredevops2022-sha?view=azure-devops

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure advanced settings for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-advanced-settings?view=azure-devops
Configure VM images for Azure Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-images?view=azure-devops
Configure networking for Managed DevOps Pools agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-networking?view=azure-devops
Configure basic settings for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-pool-settings?view=azure-devops
Configure scaling settings for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-scaling?view=azure-devops
Configure additional storage for Managed DevOps Pools agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/configure-storage?view=azure-devops
Configure demands and capabilities in Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/demands?view=azure-devops
Configure prerequisites for Managed DevOps Pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/managed-devops-pools/prerequisites?view=azure-devops
Configure remote Azure DevOps MCP Server endpoint	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/mcp-server/remote-mcp-server?view=azure-devops
Configure organization and user time zones in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/change-time-zone?view=azure-devops
Reference list of Azure DevOps auditing events	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/audit/auditing-events?view=azure-devops
Determine Azure DevOps notification email recipients	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/concepts-email-recipients?view=azure-devops
Exclude event initiators from Azure DevOps notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/exclude-self-from-email?view=azure-devops
Configure default Azure DevOps notification subscriptions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/oob-built-in-notifications?view=azure-devops
Reference event types for Azure DevOps notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/oob-supported-event-types?view=azure-devops
View and unsubscribe from Azure DevOps notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/unsubscribe-default-notification?view=azure-devops
View and interpret Azure DevOps notification statistics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/view-organization-notification-statistics?view=azure-devops
Configure backlog and portfolio levels for Azure Boards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/select-backlog-navigation-levels?view=azure-devops
Configure bug visibility on Azure Boards backlogs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/settings/show-bugs-on-backlog?view=azure-devops
Use Azure DevOps and Team Explorer keyboard shortcuts efficiently	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/navigation/keyboard-shortcuts?view=azure-devops
Use Azure DevOps and Team Explorer keyboard shortcuts efficiently	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/navigation/keyboard-shortcuts?view=azure-devops
Enable and manage Azure DevOps preview features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/navigation/preview-features?view=azure-devops
Install, configure, and secure Azure DevOps Server search	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/search/install-configure-search?view=azure-devops-server
Manage Azure DevOps Server search indexing and repositories	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/search/manage-search?view=azure-devops-server
Use Azure DevOps-specific Markdown syntax for wikis and dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/markdown-guidance?view=azure-devops
Configure publishing of Git Markdown files to Azure DevOps wiki	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/publish-repo-to-wiki?view=azure-devops
Configure publishing of Git Markdown files to Azure DevOps wiki	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/publish-repo-to-wiki?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps wiki Git file and folder structure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/wiki-file-structure?view=azure-devops
Add or modify Azure DevOps Server work item fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/add-modify-field?view=azure-devops-server
Add or modify work item types in Azure DevOps Server XML model	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/add-modify-wit?view=azure-devops-server
Configure on-premises XML process model for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/on-premises-xml-process-model?view=azure-devops-server
Access Azure Boards configuration and customization settings quickly	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/quick-reference-index-boards-settings?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps work item fields using witadmin	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/witadmin/manage-work-item-fields?view=azure-devops
Use witadmin to customize Azure DevOps work tracking objects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/witadmin/witadmin-customize-and-manage-objects-for-tracking-work?view=azure-devops
Import, export, and manage work item types with witadmin	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/witadmin/witadmin-import-export-manage-wits?view=azure-devops
Import and export Azure Boards process configuration with witadmin	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/witadmin/witadmin-import-export-process-configuration?view=azure-devops
Customize workflow states and transitions for Azure DevOps work item types	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/xml/change-workflow-wit?view=azure-devops-server
Reference for ProcessConfiguration XML in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/xml/process-configuration-xml-element?view=azure-devops-server
Configure help text and web content in Azure DevOps work item forms	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/xml/provide-help-text-hyperlinks-web-content-form?view=azure-devops-server
Azure Boards Analytics entity and property reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/entity-reference-boards?view=azure-devops
Use CalendarDate, Project, and User metadata in Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/entity-reference-general?view=azure-devops
Azure Pipelines Analytics properties and enums reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/entity-reference-pipelines?view=azure-devops
Azure Test Plans Analytics metadata and properties	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/entity-reference-test-plans?view=azure-devops
Add built-in charts to Azure DevOps dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/add-charts-to-dashboard?view=azure-devops
Configure Markdown widget content on Azure DevOps dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/add-markdown-to-dashboard?view=azure-devops
Install or enable Azure DevOps Server Analytics service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/analytics-extension?view=azure-devops-server
Configure Azure DevOps Analytics dashboard widgets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/analytics-widgets?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure DevOps query-based status and trend charts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/charts?view=azure-devops
Configure burndown and burnup widgets across teams	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/configure-burndown-burnup-widgets?view=azure-devops
Configure Chart for Work Items widget in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/configure-chart-work-items-widget?view=azure-devops
Configure sprint burndown charts and widgets in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/configure-sprint-burndown?view=azure-devops
Configure Test Results Trend (Advanced) Analytics widget	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/configure-test-results-trend?view=azure-devops
Copy and reuse Azure DevOps dashboards across teams	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/copy-dashboard?view=azure-devops
View and configure cumulative flow diagrams in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/cumulative-flow?view=azure-devops
Configure cycle time and lead time charts in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/cycle-time-and-lead-time?view=azure-devops
Configure and manage Azure DevOps team dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/dashboards?view=azure-devops
Configure and interpret team velocity reports in Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/team-velocity?view=azure-devops
Use built-in Azure DevOps dashboard widgets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/dashboards/widget-catalog?view=azure-devops
Use OData metadata for Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/analytics-metadata?view=azure-devops
Understand Azure DevOps Analytics data model entities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/data-model-analytics-service?view=azure-devops
Configure and select OData API versions for Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/odata-api-version?view=azure-devops
Supported OData functions and clauses in Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/odata-supported-features?view=azure-devops
Create custom Analytics views for Azure DevOps Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/analytics-views-create?view=azure-devops
Manage Azure DevOps Analytics views lifecycle	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/analytics-views-manage?view=azure-devops
Understand Power BI datasets from Azure DevOps Analytics views	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/data-connector-dataset?view=azure-devops
Understand and use Azure DevOps Analytics views with Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/what-are-analytics-views?view=azure-devops
Configure Azure DevOps Server scheduled database backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/config-backup-sched-plan?view=azure-devops-server
Manually configure Azure DevOps Server SQL backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/manually-backup-tfs?view=azure-devops-server
Tune Azure DevOps Server application-tier version control cache	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/change-caching-app-tier?view=azure-devops-server
Configure TFVC file type behaviors in Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/manage-file-types?view=azure-devops
Open and use the Azure DevOps Server Administration Console	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/open-admin-console?view=azure-devops-server
Force Azure DevOps client cache rebuild with witadmin	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/rebuild-client-cache?view=azure-devops-server
Configure SMTP and email alerts for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/setup-customize-alerts?view=azure-devops-server
Start and stop Azure DevOps services and app pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/stop-start-services-pools?view=azure-devops-server
Configure Team Foundation Background Job Agent service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/background-job-agent?view=azure-devops-server
Configure required network ports for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/architecture/required-ports?view=azure-devops-server
Configure Azure DevOps Server using TFSConfig commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/command-line/tfsconfig-cmd?view=azure-devops-server
Delete Azure DevOps Server projects with TFSDeleteProject	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/command-line/tfsdeleteproject-cmd?view=azure-devops-server
Control Azure DevOps services with TFSServiceControl	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/command-line/tfsservicecontrol-cmd?view=azure-devops-server
Configure SQL Server collation for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/sql-server/collation-requirements?view=azure-devops-server
Manually install and configure SQL Server for Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/sql-server/install-sql-server?view=azure-devops-server
Locate and change Azure DevOps Server product key status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/change-product-key?view=azure-devops-server
Change Azure DevOps work item field reporting attributes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/reference/xml/add-or-modify-work-item-fields-to-support-reporting?view=tfs-2017
Configure Link and Param XML elements for Azure DevOps forms	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/reference/xml/link-param-xml-elements-reference?view=tfs-2017
Default reportable fields for Azure DevOps warehouse and cube	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/reference/xml/reportable-fields-reference?view=tfs-2017

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Set up Visual Studio integration with Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/accounts/faq-set-up-vs?view=azure-devops
Stream Azure DevOps audit logs to external SIEM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/audit/auditing-streaming?view=azure-devops
Integrate Azure DevOps notifications with third-party services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/notifications/integrate-third-party-services?view=azure-devops
Connect various clients to Azure DevOps projects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/organizations/projects/connect-to-projects?view=azure-devops
Automate Azure DevOps wiki management using CLI commands	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/manage-wikis?view=azure-devops
Clone and edit Azure DevOps wiki Git repos offline	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/wiki-update-offline?view=azure-devops
Construct OData queries for Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/analytics/analytics-query-parts?view=azure-devops
Write project and organization-scoped OData queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/account-scoped-queries?view=azure-devops
Aggregate Azure DevOps work tracking data with OData Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/aggregated-data-analytics?view=azure-devops
Use sample Analytics OData queries for Azure DevOps work tracking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/analytics-recipes?view=azure-devops
Query Azure DevOps Analytics trend data with OData	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/querying-for-trend-data?view=azure-devops
Extract OData queries from Azure DevOps Analytics reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/view-odata-query-analytics-report?view=azure-devops
Use sample OData queries for Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/wit-analytics?view=azure-devops
Query linked Azure DevOps work items via Analytics OData	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/extend-analytics/work-item-links?view=azure-devops
Access Azure DevOps Analytics OData from Power BI Desktop	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/access-analytics-power-bi?view=azure-devops
Create Power BI reports using Azure DevOps OData queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/create-quick-report-odataq?view=azure-devops
Connect Power BI to Azure DevOps via Data Connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/data-connector-connect?view=azure-devops
Use sample Analytics view reports with Power BI connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/data-connector-examples?view=azure-devops
Use Azure DevOps Power Query M functions for Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/data-connector-functions?view=azure-devops
Connect Power BI using Azure DevOps Analytics OData queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/odataquery-connect?view=azure-devops
Create bug trend Power BI reports from Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-bugtrend?view=azure-devops
Build Cumulative Flow Diagram reports from Azure DevOps in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-cfd?view=azure-devops
List linked Azure DevOps work items in Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-directlinks?view=azure-devops
Create feature progress rollup reports from Azure DevOps in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-featureprogress?view=azure-devops
Create lead time and cycle time Power BI reports for Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-leadcycletime?view=azure-devops
Build open bugs and stories Power BI report from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-openbugs?view=azure-devops
Generate release burndown and burnup reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-releaseburndown?view=azure-devops
Roll up child work item values in Azure DevOps Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-rollup?view=azure-devops
Create sprint burndown Power BI reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-boards-sprintburndown?view=azure-devops
Use sample Azure DevOps OData queries for Power BI reports	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-odata-overview?view=azure-devops
Report on outcomes and metrics for all Azure DevOps pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-allpipelines?view=azure-devops
Create pipeline duration trend reports from Azure DevOps in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-duration-trend?view=azure-devops
Build pipeline duration Power BI reports from Azure DevOps Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-duration?view=azure-devops
Build pipeline outcome summary Power BI reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-outcome-summary?view=azure-devops
Create pipeline pass rate trend Power BI reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-pass-rate-trend?view=azure-devops
Report pipeline stage-wise failures from Azure DevOps in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-stagewise-failures?view=azure-devops
Create pipeline task duration trend reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-task-duration-trend?view=azure-devops
Analyze Azure DevOps pipeline task duration in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-pipelines-task-duration?view=azure-devops
Create rollup requirements tracking reports in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-stories-overview-rollup?view=azure-devops
Build requirements tracking reports with Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-stories-overview?view=azure-devops
Build test duration trend reports with Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analyics-test-duration-trend?view=azure-devops
Build Power BI reports for failed Azure DevOps tests	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analytics-failed-tests?view=azure-devops
Create Power BI flaky test reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analytics-flaky-tests?view=azure-devops
Create pass rate trend reports for tests in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analytics-pass-rate-trend-test?view=azure-devops
Generate test duration reports in Power BI from pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analytics-test-duration?view=azure-devops
Generate pipeline test summary Power BI reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-analytics-test-summary?view=azure-devops
Create aggregated test suite views in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-plans-aggregate-data-level?view=azure-devops
Create configuration-by-outcome test reports in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-plans-configuration-by-outcome?view=azure-devops
Report manual test execution trends in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-plans-execution-trend?view=azure-devops
Report manual test progress status using Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-plans-progress-status?view=azure-devops
Build tester-by-outcome matrix reports in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-plans-tester-by-outcome?view=azure-devops
Create pipeline test summary trend reports from Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/report/powerbi/sample-test-summary-trend?view=azure-devops

Deployment

Topic	URL
Migrate deprecated extension-based wikis to Azure DevOps project wikis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/project/wiki/migrate-extension-wiki-pages?view=azure-devops
Schedule and perform Azure DevOps Server database backups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/back-up-restore?view=azure-devops-server
Restore Azure DevOps application-tier server from failure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/restore-application-tier-server?view=azure-devops-server
Restore Azure DevOps data to a different server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/restore-data-different-instance?view=azure-devops-server
Restore Azure DevOps data to same SQL instance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/restore-data-same-location?view=azure-devops-server
Restore TFS single-server deployment to new hardware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/tut-single-svr-home?view=azure-devops-server
Install and configure TFS and SharePoint after restore	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/tut-single-svr-install-config-tfs?view=azure-devops-server
Prepare new hardware for restoring TFS single server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/tut-single-svr-prep-new-hw?view=azure-devops-server
Reconnect services and users after Azure DevOps restore	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/tut-single-svr-reconn-svcs-users?view=azure-devops-server
Restore TFS and SharePoint databases on new server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/backup/tut-single-svr-restore-dbs?view=azure-devops-server
Move Azure DevOps Server across domains or environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/move-across-domains?view=azure-devops-server
Move or clone Azure DevOps Server to new hardware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/move-clone-hardware?view=azure-devops-server
Move an Azure DevOps project collection between deployments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/move-project-collection?view=azure-devops-server
Split an Azure DevOps project collection into multiple	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/admin/split-team-project-collection?view=azure-devops-server
Check Azure DevOps Server client and browser compatibility	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/compatibility?view=azure-devops
Deploy Azure DevOps Server in a dual-server configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/dual-server?view=azure-devops-server
Configure Azure DevOps Server with Azure SQL Database	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/install-azure-sql?view=azure-devops-server
Install and configure Azure DevOps Proxy Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/install-proxy-setup-remote?view=azure-devops-server
Install Azure DevOps Server on multiple servers for scale	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/multiple-server?view=azure-devops-server
Install Azure DevOps Server on a single server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/single-server?view=azure-devops-server
Manually install SQL Server for Azure DevOps Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/sql-server/install-sql-server?view=azure-devops-server
Enable SQL Always On for Azure DevOps databases	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/sql-server/use-always-on-groups?view=azure-devops-server
Automate Azure DevOps Server installation with unattended setup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/unattended?view=azure-devops-server
Uninstall Azure DevOps Server patches safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/install/uninstall-patch?view=azure-devops-server
Verify Azure DevOps Server setup and upgrade requirements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/requirements?view=azure-devops-server
Plan and execute Azure DevOps Server upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/get-started?view=azure-devops-server
Run a pre-production Azure DevOps Server upgrade dry run	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/pre-production?view=azure-devops-server
Use TfsPreUpgrade to speed TFS upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/upgrade/pre-upgrade?view=azure-devops-server
Walk through upgrading a two-server TFS deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/devops/server/upgrade/walkthrough?view=tfs-2017