We are using process template xml to define our azure devops workitems. i am looking for a way to require a user to add parent link (feature work item) whenever he/she creates a bug or user story. is there a way to do this?
I am afraid this is currently not possible in azure devops . No such rule is provided in the XML process model to force the creator to add a parent link to the work item. You can refer to this document. In addition, Related Work represents link type, not a field, so the rule also cannot be applied to Related Work.
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