I am needing some help on creating custom types for a custom state.
I have created the custom State already using one of the built-in "InProgress" types, but would love to create a new type "ReadytoDeploy" state.
I have attached a screenshot of the process configuration with my new "Ready to Deploy" state with the type value highlighted. XML configuration screenshot
What I am wanting to achieve is the custom state to be displayed in the summaries on the collapsed board view. There are quite a few items in below screenshot which are set to the "Ready to Deploy" state, but the summary includes them in the "XX In Progress" summary. board view
I have done a lot of hunting around the various XML files, and can't seem to find where these State Types are defined.
If it makes a difference, we are using the Agile process by default.
I did some reading on the MS TFS raticles, and eventually found this section which lists all the built-in State Types, but no mention of how to create custom entries https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/reference/xml/process-configuration-xml-element?view=azure-devops-2022#syntax-for-states-elements-wit-category
Thanks, Angus.
For XML process, customizing State Type (State Category) is not supported. See "Supported customizations".
Same limitation is also for Inherited process.
If your projects really need this feature, I recommend you try to report a feature request on Developer Community. That will make it more convenient for the product teams to receive and understand your ideas. And your feedback also could be helpful for improving our Azure DevOps products.
