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How to include Different Types of Workitems in Boards of Azure DevOps?

In my Project when I select Project > Boards. In Board Page dropdown, only Epic, Stories and Features type work items appears. I want to display Issues, Test Plans, Tasks and Bugs type work items also there,so that I don't have to navigate to different pages viewing the same. But I am not getting any configuration to perform the same, please suggest me some way how to get in on single Boards?

(Refer My Project Image & My Workitems Subtask Image screenshots)

I did view screenshot over some Youtube video, where in boards all type of work items like -Epic, Stories, Features, Issues, Test Plans, Tasks and Bugs are displayed. But that video covers some other topic and not this configuration topic (Refer Some Sample of Other Oraganization From Video screenshot). So I am trying to find a solution for this but not able get it. In my organization's Project board, I am not getting any such configuration in project Settings.

My project image

My workitems subtask image

Sample of some other organization from video]

Solution

  • Azure DevOps contains predefined backlog levels that may include limited set of work item types:

    1. Epics - shows epics and child features
    2. Features - shows features and child user stories.
    3. User stories - shows user stories and child tasks. Additionally it can view bugs: Show bugs on backlogs and boards
    4. Sprints - shows planned user stories and tasks.

    Issues and Test plans can not be part of backlogs. Issues are managed with work item queries. Test plans are used in the testing: Create test plans and test suites.

    You can define your own additional backlog levels: Portfolio management,Customize your backlogs or boards (Inheritance process).