Azure DevOps Server (Team Foundation Server) Integration
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.
This article guides you through creating an issue by integrating algoQA with Azure DevOps.
Prerequisites
Sign into Azure DevOps
Perform the following:
Enter https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/ into the browser address bar.
Click the Sign in button in the top-right corner.
You will be signed in automatically if you are using a Microsoft account.
If not, create one.
If you are unable to find it in the Azure Services list, you can search in the Search bar.
Click the My Azure DevOps Organizations link.
Fill in the additional details in the following screen and click Continue.
Create a New Organization and a Project
Perform the following:
The Get Started with Azure DevOps screen appears.
In this screen, click the Create New Organization button.
Taking you to your Azure DevOps organization screen appears.
You can update the Azure DevOps organization name. By default, your email ID will be displayed in the Name your Azure DevOps organization text box. Enter the characters in the Captcha text box and click Continue to view the Create a Project screen.
Project name screen is displayed.
Enter the Project name in the following format and click the Create Project button.
For each project, Overview, Summary, Dashboards, Wiki, Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans and Artifacts modules are displayed.
Generate and save your Personal Access Token Information
Perform the following:
Navigate to the User Settings and select Personal access tokens option.
In this window, select the New Token button.
New Token window appears.
In this window, enter the name, select the Full access option, and click Create.
Success window appears.
In this window, copy the code by clicking the copy icon and save it in a notepad for future use.
Azure DevOps Integration with algoQA
Configure Application Settings File
Perform the following:
- In the algoQA script generated folder, navigate to the ApplicationSettings.xml file as shown in the example screenshot.
- In this screen, you must:
- Set the AzureIntegration parameter to true.
- Replace the OrganizationName, ProjectName, and PersonalAccessToken details with the actual values, which were configured in the prerequisite 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.
Create an Issue
Perform the following:
In the left pane, navigate to the Boards option and select Work Items to create an issue.
In this screen, select the New Work Item and select Issue from the dropdown list.
Issue details.
In this screen, you must add a title, description, priority, efforts in story points, links and attachments if required.
