Azure DevOps Blog

Git Partial Clone Now Supported in Azure DevOps

November 1, 2023 Nov 1, 2023 11/1/23

Michael Carlson

Git Partial Clone Treeless and blobless Git Partial Clones are now enabled in Azure DevOps for all customers! Partial clones are a reduced type of git clone that users create via specific arguments on the git command line. For large repositories with a lot of history, they offer a dramatic performance improvement compared to a regular clone, ...

Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 RC2 now available

October 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 10/31/23

Gloridel Morales

We have released Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 RC2. This is our last planned prerelease before our final release of Azure DevOps Server 2022.1. A direct upgrade is supported from Azure DevOps Server 2022.1 RC1, any version of TFS, including Team Foundation Server 2015 and newer. Let us know any feedback or questions via the Developer Community. ...

Azure Boards + GitHub Integration Improvements

October 31, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 10/31/23

Dan Hellem

The existing Azure Boards + GitHub integration has been in place for several years now. This integration was a great starting point, but it does not offer the level of traceability that our customers have grown accustomed to. Based on your feedback, we have put together set of investments to enhance this integration. Our goal is to improve ...

Introducing Work Item Chart Filtering in Azure DevOps Dashboards

October 24, 2023 Oct 24, 2023 10/24/23

Jihye Eom

We are thrilled to announce the release of Work Item Chart Filtering in Azure DevOps Dashboards. This enhanced filtering streamlines your workflow just a click away. Effortless Filtering for Deeper Insights (image) With this new feature, not only can you hover over a work item chart, but you can also delve deeper into work items by ...

Improved Code Coverage Tab Experience

October 19, 2023 Oct 19, 2023 10/19/23

Vinayak Joshi

If you’re using Azure DevOps for your CI/CD pipeline, you may be interested in our recent improvements to code coverage testing. Code coverage tests can help you identify areas of your code that are not tested, or not tested enough, and improve the quality of your automated tests and overall code quality. With our recent updates, you can ...

October patches for Azure DevOps Server

October 10, 2023 Oct 10, 2023 10/10/23

Gloridel Morales

This month, we are releasing fixes that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. The following versions of the products have been patched. Check out the links for each version for more details. Azure DevOps Server 2022.0.1 Patch 4 Note: If you have Azure DevOps Server 2022, you should first update to Azure DevOps Server...

Team Work Item Automation Rules (Private Preview)

October 2, 2023 Oct 2, 2023 10/2/23

Dan Hellem

Customers have been requesting to automate state transitions for a while. Take this request from 2018: “When a User Story contains several child tasks, often developers update the child tasks but not the overall state of the User Story. It would be great to automatically update the state of the User Story according to the state of the child...

New Azure DevOps scopes now available for Microsoft Identity OAuth delegated flow apps

September 28, 2023 Sep 28, 2023 09/28/23

Angel Wong

We have added new Azure DevOps scopes for delegated OAuth apps on the Microsoft Identity platform, also colloquially known as Azure Active Directory OAuth apps. These new scopes will enable app developers to announce specifically which permissions they are hoping to request from the user in order to perform app duties. They may look familiar ...

Managed identity and service principal support for Azure DevOps now in General Availability (GA)

September 27, 2023 Sep 27, 2023 09/27/23

Angel Wong

After announcing the release of Managed Identity and Service Principal support in public preview last March, we were overcome by the positive response many of you had. We’re grateful to those who have taken the time to implement a managed identity within your apps and tools. With your help, we’ve collected valuable feature feedback and ...

New Boards Hub Rollout Update

September 25, 2023 Sep 25, 2023 09/25/23

Dan Hellem

In July, we provided an overview on the steps for New Boards hub to go GA. In this blog post, we wanted to provide a short update on where things are at and what you can expect over the next couple of months. Roll out schedule So far, the New Boards Hub “on by default” initiative has been enabled for over 30% of the active organizations...