add_parent_child_link
Establish hierarchical relationships between work items to organize epics, features, stories, and tasks for structured work breakdown and progress tracking in Azure DevOps.
Instructions
Adds a parent-child relationship between two work items.
Use this tool when you need to:
- Establish hierarchy between work items
- Organize epics, features, user stories, and tasks
- Create a structured breakdown of work
- Enable rollup of effort and progress tracking
IMPORTANT: The child work item will immediately appear under the parent
in hierarchical views. This relationship affects how the items are
displayed in backlogs and boards. In Azure DevOps, a work item can have
only one parent but multiple children.
Args:
parent_id: ID of the parent work item
child_id: ID of the child work item
project: Optional project name or ID
Returns:
Formatted string containing the updated child work item details
showing the new parent relationship, formatted as markdown
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| parent_id | Yes | ||
| child_id | Yes | ||
| project | No |