URL Field - a custom work item control

Azure DevOps extension

Usage

This custom control allows you to add a clickable URL on your workitem form, that can optionally use another field as a variable in that URL. Depending on your needs, there are three different ways you can use this custom control extension:

1. A fixed static URL that is always the same for every workitem.
2. A dynamic URL that combines a static base URL with some parametres taken from an other field.
3. A manual URL that is fully based on an other field.

The typical scenario for this custom control is option number two, see the following example below:

Let's assume that in your Azure DevOps instance, you have a custom field on a bug form. It's a simple string field that stores a ServiceNow incident number. Then, you can create an URL Field that would combine your SN web address with this SN number, e.g.:

URL https://company.service-now.com/nav_to.do?uri=incident.do?sysparm_query=number={field} Field ServiceNow Incident

When you open your work item, {field} will be replaced by a value from a selected field. Have a look at screenshots to see the output.

For scenario 1, you simple need to skip {field} in URL option, so nothing is replaced (a fixed link). For scenario 3, you simple need to enter only {field} in URL option, so everything is replaced (a manual link, fully based on an another field).

License

Licensed under the EUPL-1.2-or-later

Full text in 23 official languages is available at https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12

Special thanks to

• Doug Bloch (https://github.com/dbloch3643) for an idea and implementation support on "Hide URL if Field is empty" functionality.