TFS Backlogs Iteration Group By

Question

I made a new category called Deliverable and I would like to have the option to sort by that in the "Group By" dropdown which is displayed when viewing a iteration.

What would need to be changed in the Agile template to make this possible?

Currently you can only group by People or Stories. I want to add a new category to group by.

Using TFS 2018 Update 1

Answer 1

You can try to Add a portfolio backlog level first then try below steps (RequirementCategory for example here ) :

1. Export the ProcessConfiguration XML file: (See Import and export process configuration)

   • witadmin exportprocessconfig /collection:http://server:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection /p:ProjectName /f:c:\temp\ProcConf.xml

2. Edit the corresponding category elements (e.g.: RequirementBacklog here) like this (Set the value of pluralName to Deliverable ):

   • <RequirementBacklog category="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" parent="Microsoft.FeatureCategory" pluralName="Deliverable" singularName="User Story" workItemCountLimit="1000">

3. Import the ProcessConfiguration XML file,

   • witadmin importprocessconfig /collection:http://server:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection /p:ProjectName /f:c:\temp\ProcConf.xml

Note that, if you want to reflect the custom WITs on the RequirementCategory here, you also need to add the WITs to that category:

1. Export the category xml file:

   • witadmin exportcategories /collection:http://server:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection /p:ProjectName /f:c:\temp\Catagory.xml

2. Edit the category xml file to add the WITs which you want to be reflected in this category (e.g.: I added Bug in RequirementCategory except the default "User Story"):

   • <CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" name="Requirement Category"> <DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="User Story" /> <WORKITEMTYPE name="Bug" /> </CATEGORY>

3. Import the the category xml file:

   • witadmin importcategories /collection:http://server:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection /p:ProjectName /f:c:\temp\Catagory.xml

Check if that works. Below screenshot for your reference.

See Add a work item type to a backlog and board for details.

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Besides, you can also try the extension : Query based boards. This extension allows you to visualize the result of work item queries on a board. The order by clauses of the query are respected on the board.

After installing the extension, navigte to the Work hub, and select Queries. When opening a query, a new tab called Board is available to visualize the results on a boad.