azdo_create_work_item
Creates new work items in Azure DevOps projects with customizable fields, types, and metadata for tracking tasks, bugs, and user stories.
Instructions
Create work item
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| tags | No | Comma-separated tags | |
| state | No | Initial state (New, Active, Resolved, etc.) | |
| title | Yes | Work item title | |
| effort | No | Effort estimate in hours | |
| fields | No | Optional extra fields as JSON string (for custom fields) | |
| format | No | Format for large text fields (description, acceptance criteria, repro steps, justification): "markdown" or "html" (default: "markdown") | markdown |
| project | Yes | AzDO project name | |
| activity | No | Activity type (Development, Testing, Documentation, etc.) | |
| priority | No | Priority (1-4, where 1 is highest) | |
| severity | No | Severity for bugs (Critical, High, Medium, Low) | |
| area_path | No | Area path (e.g., "MyProject\\Team1") | |
| board_row | No | Board row/swimlane to place the work item in | |
| parent_id | No | ID of parent work item | |
| start_date | No | Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) | |
| assigned_to | No | User to assign the work item to (email or display name) | |
| description | No | Work item description (use markdown syntax when format is "markdown", HTML tags when format is "html") | |
| repro_steps | No | Reproduction steps (use markdown syntax when format is "markdown", HTML tags when format is "html") | |
| target_date | No | Target/due date (YYYY-MM-DD) | |
| board_column | No | Board column to place the work item in | |
| organization | Yes | AzDO org name | |
| story_points | No | Story points for estimation | |
| justification | No | Justification (CMMI process template; use markdown syntax when format is "markdown", HTML tags when format is "html") | |
| iteration_path | No | Iteration path (e.g., "MyProject\\Sprint 1"), use azdo_get_team_current_iteration to get the current iteration | |
| remaining_work | No | Remaining work in hours | |
| work_item_type | Yes | Type of work item (User Story, Epic, Feature, etc.) | |
| acceptance_criteria | No | Acceptance criteria (use markdown syntax when format is "markdown", HTML tags when format is "html") |