Azure DevOps Extension: Questionary Form

This project is an Azure DevOps extension that provides a questionary form for work items. It enables users to answer a series of questions specific to each work items and store the responses directly in a custom field of the work item.

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=AgileCoachingSolutionsFeatureAddon.feature-livrable-extension&targetId=9ed4a67e-0bf4-48ce-9276-8750bc557cd4&utm_source=vstsproduct&utm_medium=ExtHubManageList

Features

• Load predefined questions from Azure DevOps Extension Data Service.
• Allow (Developers/IT Sec etc) to provide answers and optional links related to each questions.
• Store responses in a custom field associated with the work item.
• Ensure persistence and consistency of responses across sessions.

Requirements

• Azure DevOps account
• Access to Azure DevOps Services for installing extensions
• Node.js and npm (for building the project)

Setup and Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/2fou/AZDO_plugins.git
   

2. Install Dependencies:

   Run the following command to install all necessary dependencies:

   npm install
   npm install -g tfx-cli
   

3. Build the Project:

   Compile the extension using:

   npm run compile
   

4. Package the Extension:

   Use tfx-cli to package the extension, ensuring you have it installed previously:

   tfx extension publish --manifest-globs azure-devops-extension.json --overrides-file configs/dev.json --token xxxxxxxxxx
   

5. Publish the Extension:

   Login to Azure DevOps using tfx and publish the packaged extension. Ensure you replace placeholders with your publisher ID and other necessary identification.

   tfx extension publish --publisher your-publisher-id
   

6. Add the Extension to Your Organization:

   Once published, add the extension to your organization in Azure DevOps through the Marketplace.

Setup

• Setup a new custom field "AnswersField" (Will hold the questionary answers) & "RoleAssignmentsField" (Will hold the role & responsabilities for the RACI table) in a process, this field can be hidden from the work item type. In the below sample I have also create 3 new page which will use the ad-hoc contribution. For each page, select the corresponding contribution:

• "Deliverable Control is the result of the Questionary for the Feature"

• "Progress Indicator is a widget to show a pregress bar"

• "RACI Control" is used to assign roles and responsabilities to each deliveries

• Define the deliverables through project/setting/extension

• Define the Questionary through project/setting/extension

• Define the Questionary and assign deliverables

• Set the contribution "work item setup"

• The previous version was only working in process "Agile" but since a "Story" is a Product Backlog Item in "Scrum" Process I have simply proposed to set the name of the workItem accordingly to the process used by the organisation

• The new version will propose another setup

• Role & responsability

• Navigate to a work item Epic in your Azure DevOps project.

• use the "create hierarchy" button

• Click on the new child "Feature" work Item

• Use the integrated tab to fill out the questionnaire.

• Fill out the questionnaire as you need.

• Once you have previously set the roles, you can start to set the RACI

• The RACI TABLE will show the settings throught a RACI table

Development

• Make use of azure-devops-extension-sdk to interface with the Azure DevOps environment.
• Utilize react and azure-devops-ui components for the UI development.

Debug

• In order to have your extension looking for a "local" resource, insure to have the entry - "baseUri": "https://localhost:3000", "id": "feature-livrable-extension", "public": false, "version": "1.0.173",

• This will indicate AzureDevOps extension where the resources are located.

• npm run compile:dev

• At least an initial deployment is required:

  • tfx extension publish --manifest-globs azure-devops-extension.json --overrides-file configs/dev.json --token xxxx

• npx webpack serve

• From AzureDev you resources are now local to your development environment

• https://localhost:3000/dist/TestConfigurationPage/TestConfigurationPage.html

Run (classic)

• npm run compile
• Update the Extension version
• tfx extension publish --manifest-globs azure-devops-extension.json --overrides-file configs/dev.json --token xxxx

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request or report any issues you encounter.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Azure DevOps SDK
• React
• Azure DevOps UI