Azure DevOps Extension - Boards - IT Research and Prototyping Roadmaps

This Azure Boards extension provides roadmap capability for Epic > Feature > PBI.

End User Project Configuration Requirements

Create Required Shared Searches

1. Create Shared Search Automation\Roadmap\Latest
   • Search Query
   • Click on Column Options and for Columns, choose the following:
     • ID
     • Work Item Type
     • Title
     • State
     • Assigned To
     • Start Date
     • Target Date
     • Parent
     • Area Path
     • Description
     • Iteration Path
   • Click on Column Options and for Sorting, choose the following:
     • Backlog Priority

Developer Instructions

These instructions only apply if you want to modify the extension.

Download and install the following tools

1. Visual Studio Code
2. Node LTS (make sure its Node LTS - tested with Node 16)

If you would prefer not to install the npm packages globally, you can add them to devDependencies in your package.json file and invoke them with scripts. You can use the package.json in this repo as a template for scripts and to ensure you have the correct versions of packages in your extension.

Instructions

Setup dependencies

npm install

Preparing to publish (Local and PROD)

1. Follow instructions
   • Acquire a Personal Access Token (PAT)

Developing Locally

Once your ready to test, perform the following:

1. Publish the package to the marketplace. You will be prompted for your PAT. npm run publish:dev.
2. Bring up the local environment. npm run start:dev
3. Open MS Edge
   • No Debug: You can use your regular browser and access https://localhost:3000.
   • Debug: Use VS Code launch "Launch Edge" configuration.
4. In MS Edge, accept the self-signed certificate.
   • Make sure to accept the self-signed certificate in the launched browser if you are in debug mode as this is a different MS Edge environment.
5. Ensure you have installed your extension for your organization.
6. Browse to the project/organzation.

Publishing Production

1. Publish the package to the marketplace. You will be prompted for your PAT. npm run publish.

Acknowledgements

This extension is based upon Azure DevOps Extension Hot Reload and Debug and Azure DevOps Web Sample Extension .