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Color picklist control

Color picklist control

Microsoft DevLabs

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Add custom colors and labels for picklist fields.
This extension is now unpublished from Marketplace. You can choose to uninstall it.

Note

This extension has been deprecated and is no longer supported. Existing installations will continue to work but we recommend planning for the extension to be uninstalled since it is no longer maintained.

Currently only available on TFS 2017 or later and Visual Studio Team Services.

Work item form

Help your team identify how critical certain items are

Priority

Create a visual language for fields

Business Value

How to get started

Visual Studio Team Services

Navigate to your work item form customization page and add a color picklist control.

Layout Customization

Edit the control so it can use the right field, labels, and colors.

Configuration

TFS On-Premise

We recommend TFS 2015 RC2 and higher when running this extension.

Learn more about how to customize the color control directly on XML.

Source code

The source for this extension can be found on Github - feel free to take, fork and extend.

You can also learn how to build your own custom control extension for the work item form here.

Contributors

We thank the following contributor(s) for this extension: Alison Chow, Maria McLaughlin and Nelson Troncoso Aldas.

Feedback

We need your feedback! Here are some ways to connect with us:

  • Add a review below.
  • Report issues in GitHub.

Microsoft DevLabs is an outlet for experiments from Microsoft, experiments that represent some of the latest ideas around developer tools. Solutions in this category are designed for broad usage, and you are encouraged to use and provide feedback on them; however, these extensions are not supported nor are any commitments made as to their longevity.

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