work-item-field.md

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Field descriptions for default and work item fields used in process templates

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Use this index to find descriptions of each field used to track work items. This reference covers all fields defined within the core system processes/templates: Basic, Agile, Scrum, and CMMI. The fields and work item types (WITs) available to you depend on the process you selected when you created your project.

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To support other tracking needs, define your own custom work item fields.

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To support other tracking needs, define your own custom work item fields using the Inheritance process model. If your project collection uses the On-premises XML process model, see Modify or add a custom field. ::: moniker-end

Note

The Analytics Service doesn't support reporting on plain text and HTML fields.

Alphabetical index

Values in parenthesis indicate the following criteria:

• System: Core system field assigned to all work item types for all processes
• Agile: Used only by the Agile process
• CMMI: Used only by the CMMI process
• Scrum: Used only by the Scrum process
• TCM: Used to support test case management

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A

• Acceptance Criteria (Scrum)
• Accepted By
• Accepted Date
• Activated By
• Activated Date
• Activity
• Actual Attendee 1-8 (CMMI)
• Analysis (CMMI)
• Application Launch Instructions
• Application Start Information
• Application Type
• Area ID (System)
• Area Path (System)
• Assigned To
• Associated Context
• Associated Context Code
• Associated Context Owner
• Associated Context Type
• Attached File Count
• Authorized As (Not used)
• Automated Test ID (TCM)
• Automated Test Name (TCM)
• Automated Test Storage (TCM)
• Automated Test Type (TCM)
• AutomatedTestId (TCM)
• AutomatedTestName (TCM)
• Automation Status (TCM)

B

• Backlog Priority (Scrum)
• Blocked
• Board Column
• Board Column Done
• Board Lane
• Business Value

C

• Called By (CMMI)
• Called Date (CMMI)
• Changed By (System)
• Changed Date (System)
• Closed By (System)
• Closed Date (System)
• Closed Status
• Closed Status Code
• Closing Comment
• Comment Count
• Comments (CMMI)
• Committed (CMMI)
• Completed Work
• Contingency Plan (CMMI)
• Corrective Action Actual Resolution (CMMI)
• Corrective Action Plan (CMMI)
• Created By (System)
• Created Date (System)

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D-E-F

• Discipline (CMMI)
• Description (System)
• Due Date
• Effort
• Escalate (CMMI)
• External Link Count
• Finish Date
• Found In Build (TCM)
• Found In Environment (CMMI)

H

• History (System)
• How Found (CMMI)
• Hyperlink Count

I

• ID (System)
• Impact Assessment (CMMI)
• Impact on Architecture (CMMI)
• Impact on Development (CMMI)
• Impact on Technical Publications (CMMI)
• Impact on Test (CMMI)
• Impact on User Experience (CMMI)
• Integrated in Build (TCM)
• Issue (TCM)
• Iteration ID (System)
• Iteration Path (System)

J-L-M-N

• Justification (CMMI)
• Link Comment (System)
• Link Description (System)
• Local Data Source (TCM)
• Meeting Type (CMMI)
• Minutes (CMMI)
• Mitigation Plan (CMMI)
• Mitigation Triggers (CMMI)
• Node Name (System)

O-P-Q

• Optional Attendee 1-8 (CMMI)
• Original Estimate
• Parameters (TCM)
• Parent¹
• Priority
• Probability (CMMI)
• Proposed Fix (CMMI)
• Purpose (CMMI)
• Query Text (TCM)

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R

• Rating
• Reason (System)
• Related Link Count (System)
• Remaining Work
• Remote Link Count² (System)
• Repro Steps
• Required Attendee 1-8 (CMMI)
• Requirement Type (CMMI)
• Requires Review (CMMI)
• Requires Test (CMMI)
• Resolution (Scrum)
• Resolved By
• Resolved Date
• Resolved Reason
• Rev (System)
• Reviewed By
• Reviewed Date
• Revised Date (System, TCM)
• Risk (Agile)
• Root Cause (CMMI)

S

• Severity
• Size (CMMI)
• Stack Rank
• Start Date
• State (System)
• State Change Date
• State Code
• Steps (TCM)
• Steps to Reproduce (TCM)
• Story Points (Agile)
• Subject Matter Expert (CMMI)
• Symptom (CMMI)
• System Info (TCM)

T

• Tags
• Target Date
• Target Resolve Date (CMMI)
• Task Type (CMMI)
• Team Project (System)
• Test Suite Audit (TCM)
• Test Suite Type (TCM)
• Test Suite Type ID (TCM)
• Time Criticality
• Title (System)
• Triage (CMMI)

U-V-W

• User Acceptance Test (CMMI)
• Value Area
• Watermark (System)
• Work Item Type (System)

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Note

1. This field is available from Azure DevOps Services and Azure DevOps Server 2020 and later versions.
2. This field is available for Azure DevOps Services only.

Use system fields or custom fields added to your project collection to enable meaningful cross-project reports and queries. Any nonsystem field referenced in the workflow or forms section of the work item type definition must have a FIELD element defined in the FIELDS section of the work item type definition XML file. Specify any nonsystem field you want to use for generating queries or reports in the FIELDS section.

Field reference articles

The following articles describe fields that are commonly used by several WITs or are functionally specific to one or a few WITs. For more information, see Work item field and attributes in Azure Boards.

Fields common to many work types

• Titles, IDs, and descriptive fields
• History and revision changes
• Areas and iterations
• Assignments and account-specific fields
• Planning, ranking, and priorities
• Work estimates, activity, and other numeric fields
• Build and test integration fields
• Links and attachment related fields

Fields used by specific work item types

• Code Review Request
• Code Review Response
• Feedback Request
• Feedback Response
• Shared Steps
• Test Case

Fields used to track CMMI work items

• Requirements
• Bugs
• Change Requests
• Issues
• Review Meetings
• Risks

Related articles

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• Learn about work item fields
• Learn about managed queries
• Define a query
• Learn about processes and process templates

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• Learn about work item fields
• Learn about managed queries
• Define a query
• Learn about processes and process templates
• Learn about reportable fields reference (On-premises XML process model only)

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