Azure DevOps adds new features including bi-directional traceability between Releases and Jira issues

In the Sprint 154 Update of Azure DevOps, we are releasing the Azure Pipelines for Jira app to the Atlassian marketplace. The integration adds links to Jira issues as work items deployed with the releases and allows you to view deployment details directly in Jira issues.

We also made improvements to make it easier for you to search and track work items. The search box now supports instant search for work items and list of recent work items. In addition, Wiki now lets you create live documents by allowing you to create and track work items using wiki content.

Check out the features list below for more.

General:

• Azure DevOps CLI general availability

Azure Boards:

• Work item live reload
• Manage iteration and area paths from the command line
• Work item parent column as column option
• Instant search for work items
• Search for a work item as you type
• Change the process used by a project

Azure Pipelines:

• Azure Pipelines app for Jira
• Improvements to the Azure Pipelines app for Slack
• Single hosted pool
• Updated Agent Pool interface in organization settings
• Control variables that can be overridden at queue time
• Support for large test attachments
• Deployments in YAML pipeline
• Optimizely integration
• Add a GitHub release as an artifact source
• Pay for additional pipelines from the Azure DevOps portal
• Approve releases directly from releases hub
• Azure Kubernetes Service Cluster link in Kubernetes environments resource view
• Release folder filters in notification subscriptions
• Deploy external Git repositories to Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
• Support for BitBucket repositories in DevOps Projects
• Select a Dockerfile in deployment center for AKS and WebApp Containers

Azure Test Plans:

• New Test Plan page public preview

Azure Repos:

• Auditing for Azure Repos events

Azure Artifacts:

• Improvements to feed page load time

Wiki:

• Rich editing for code wiki pages
• Create and embed work items from a wiki page