WorkItem Updater

Overview

The WorkItem Updater task can update workitems using a Query and/or that are linked to the Build/Release.
The following workitem fields can be updated:

Update the state for workitems.
Update the assignee for workitems.
Update the swimlane or board-column for workitems.
Add the build as Development Link to the workitems.

By adding this task to specific milestones in a build/release pipeline, you can create an automated kanban board.
An example would be to set the state to 'Resolved' as the last step of a build and to 'Deployed' as the last step of a release.
With this task the state of workitems is always reflecting reality and developers don't need to manually update workitems anymore.

A preview of what the task can do, can be seen in this recording:

AutoKanban

Settings

Name	Label	Description	Options	Visible
workitemsSource	WorkItem source	The source of the workitems to update.	WorkItems linked to the Build/Release a WorkItem Query WorkItems linked to the Build/Release and a WorkItem Query
workitemsSourceQuery	Query	The query to use as the workitem source.		workitemsSource == Query or workitemsSource == BuildAndQuery
workItemType	WorkItem Type	The type of workitems to update, e.g. User Story, Task or Bug. You can use a comma-separated string to supply multiple values.
workitemLimit	WorkItem Limit	The number of workitems to update. Defaults to 50.
allWorkItemsSinceLastRelease	Include workitems since previously completed deployment	While deploying a release to an environment, update all workitems since the previously completed deployment.
workItemState	WorkItem State	The state to update the workitems to
workItemCurrentState	Filter by WorkItem Current State	If defined, only update workitems that currently have this state. Leave empty to update from any state. Separate different valid states with ','
workItemKanbanLane	Board Swimlane	If defined, the board Swimlane to update the workitems to.
workItemKanbanState	Board column	If defined, the board column to update the workitems to.
workItemDone	Move to board column Done	Move the workitem to the board column 'Done' for split board columns.
linkBuild	Add Build as Development link	Add the build as a Development link to the WorkItem.
updateAssignedTo	Update 'Assigned To'	Update the 'Assigned To' field of the workitem.	Never Only if unassigned Always
updateAssignedToWith	Update 'Assigned To' with	Update the 'Assigned To' field of the workitem with a specific user.	Requester of the build Creator of the workitem User who started the item Fixed user Unassign the workitem	updateAssignedTo != Never
assignedTo	Assign to	The user to assign the workitem to.		updateAssignedTo != Never && updateAssignedToWith = FixedUser
bypassRules	Bypass rules	Bypass the rules that have been configured for the workitem type.
failTaskIfNoWorkItemsAvailable	Fail the task when there are no workitems	If there are no workitems found to update, the task will fail.
comment	Comments to add	A comment to add to every work item that is updated
updateFields	Fields to update	List of fields and values to update. Place each field on a new line and separate the fieldname and value with a comma. Fieldnames can be found using: Work Item Types Field - List As an example: System.Description,This is a test description Custom.TestField,True
addTags	Tags to add	Tags to assign to the workitem. Enter a tag per line.
removeTags	Tags to remove	Tags to remove from the workitem. Enter a tag per line.

WorkItem Updater

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WorkItem Updater

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