The first release: https://github.com/ashamrai/AzDOMSProject/releases/tag/v0.1-alpha
- Download and extract AzDOAddInSetup.zip
- Run setup.exe
- Press Next on each step.
To start work with the solution, start MS Project and switch to Azure DevOps Work Items tab.
The solution supports access only through Personal Access Token (PAT). Use the following documentation to generate PAT: Use personal access tokens
Add the following permissions to your PAT:
To synchronize work items with plan tasks, you should associate your MS Project plan and Azure DevOps team project.
- Press Link to Team Project button
- Add Azure DevOps organization url and PAT on the new form. Press Get Team Project button:
- Select a team project to sync and press Ok:
- Then select work item types to sync and press Ok on the following form:
- Save changes
To view Work Item ID, State, Type, and other work item fields:
- Press Add columns button.
- Then move them to a suitable place.
Each MS Project resource in a project plan must be equal to the Display Name of the corresponding team member. The solution may import necessary team members to avoid errors.
- Press Import Team Members button
- Select a group with team members and press Ok.
- Create a task list in your plan with the necessary hierarchy and dates. Add Work Item Type value to each task in the plan.
- To save planned dates, set the project baseline.
- Next, press Publish Work Items button.
- The solution creates new work items in the linked Azure DevOps Project.
- Each published task in the plan will have an assigned Work Item ID and Type.
To import exisitng work items to a plan:
- Press Get Work Items button
- Type Work Item Id, and press Search button. Then find work item in the list, and press Ok.
- The updated plan:
- If a work item contains child work items, you can import them by Import Childs button.
- Each team member may update the state and completed work in a work item.
- To see these updates, you have to update your project plan.
- Updated plan: