Process templates overview
Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2022 - Azure DevOps Server 2019
When you create a project, you choose a process or process template based on the process model for which your organization or collection was created. Before you choose a process for your project, you should understand the following terms.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Process model | Refers to the model used to support projects created for an organization or project collection. Only one process model is supported for a project at a time. |
| Process | Defines the building blocks of the work item tracking system and supports the Inheritance process model for Azure Boards. This model supports customization of projects through a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) user interface. |
| Process template | Defines the building blocks of the work item tracking system and other subsystems you access through Azure DevOps. Process templates are only used with the Hosted XML and On-premises XML process models. You can customize projects by modifying and importing process template XML definition files. |
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For more information, see the following articles:
Process template customization is only supported for the Hosted XML and On-premises XML process models.
For more information, see About processes and process templates.
For on-premises deployments and Azure DevOps Services, you can upload/download process templates.
If you use the Hosted XML process model, you can import/export a process.
For details on creating a project using the process of your choice, see Create a project.