Azure DevOps add field in User Story

Question

In Azure DevOps, in Boards Configuration and Customization, in User Story I add a new Field with Type=Picklist(string) and I don't see the option "Allow users to select multiple values".

Answer 1

Hi Stathopoulou, Panagiota

Thank you for posting the question to the Q&A forum.

Yes, it's possible if we are talking about Azure DevOps and can be found here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/queries/add-tags-to-work-items?view=azure-devops

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/AzureDevOps. The team doesn't monitor questions on this particular forum. Having said that, I don't think what you're attempting to do is possible. The board is based on the backlog which is determined by the project configuration. The project configuration has the methodology being used, area path, iteration paths and dates, and work item types. It can't be changed so that it's backed a query.

That's not to say you can't leverage queries. You can still use queries and create new items within it; and assuming the area path is configured correctly, those items should appear on the board by default. The only way, I know of, to enforce a smaller scope is to utilize the area path that's been configured for the board.

I hope the above information can help you.

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