Hosted XML process model
Azure DevOps Services
Note
Feature availability: The Hosted XML process model is only supported for organizations that have migrated to Azure DevOps using the data migration tool for Azure DevOps.
The Hosted XML process model provides support for customizing work tracking objects and Agile tools for a project by modifying and importing a process template. Updates made to the process template are applied to projects that were created using that process.
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For more information, see the following articles:
Supported customizations
You can perform the following tasks with the Hosted XML process model.
Area
Customization support
Fields
Pick lists
Work item types
Backlogs and process configuration
Process template
Add release deployment support to a work item type
The release deployments control shows release information for only those work items that have been associated to a commit that is part of a build being released. To add the release deployments control to a work item type, you need to add the following syntax to a work item type XML definition. To learn more about this control, see Link work items to deployments.
<Group Label="Deployment">
<Control Type="DeploymentsControl" Name="Deployments" />
</Group>
This syntax is added to the following work item type definitions of the default process templates.
| Agile | Basic | Scrum | CMMI |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Bug - Epic - Feature - Issue - Task - Test Case - User Story |
- Issue - Task - Test Case |
- Bug - Epic - Feature - Impediment - Product Backlog Item - Task - Test Case |
- Bug - Change Request - Epic - Feature - Issue - Requirement - Review - Risk - Task |
Customization sequence
Use the following sequences when you manage customizations using the Hosted XML process model. This sequence requires you to update your project by updating the process template that it uses. We recommend that you maintain your process templates in a repository for version control.
