How to use Azure DevOps Demo Generator v2 to build a custom template

Question

Hi, I am trying to turn an existing practice project into a custom template. The previous version of Azure DevOps Demo generator used to have the option to create your own template. However, I don't see that option available in V2 of the Demo generator, which is accessed via an executable file.

Answer 1

Hello Djonique,

Thanks for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum.

The process for creating custom templates in Azure DevOps Demo Generator has changed with the release of version 2, which is now distributed as an executable application rather than a web-based tool.

The v2 executable is primarily designed for provisioning projects from existing templates. There is no documented or visible feature for extracting a custom template from an existing project in the current v2 executable

If you require a custom template and the extractor is unavailable, you may need to manually script the export of project artifacts, using Azure DevOps REST APIs, but this is a more complex and less supported approach.

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