update_work_item

update_work_item

Modifies work items in Azure DevOps by updating fields like title, description, priority, state, assigned user, and area or iteration paths.

Instructions

Update an existing work item

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`additionalFields`	No	Additional fields to update on the work item
`areaPath`	No	The updated area path for the work item
`assignedTo`	No	The email or name of the user to assign the work item to
`description`	No	The updated description of the work item
`iterationPath`	No	The updated iteration path for the work item
`priority`	No	The updated priority of the work item
`state`	No	The updated state of the work item
`title`	No	The updated title of the work item
`workItemId`	Yes	The ID of the work item to update

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "additionalFields": {
      "additionalProperties": {},
      "description": "Additional fields to update on the work item",
      "type": "object"
    },
    "areaPath": {
      "description": "The updated area path for the work item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "assignedTo": {
      "description": "The email or name of the user to assign the work item to",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "description": {
      "description": "The updated description of the work item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "iterationPath": {
      "description": "The updated iteration path for the work item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "priority": {
      "description": "The updated priority of the work item",
      "type": "number"
    },
    "state": {
      "description": "The updated state of the work item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "title": {
      "description": "The updated title of the work item",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "workItemId": {
      "description": "The ID of the work item to update",
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "workItemId"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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