[FEATURE]: possibility to manage board tasks through AZD

[hugolrf]

I did a search and didn't find any plugin that allows me to manage Azure Boards tasks directly from the IDE, as I saw that AZD can already take the tasks and use it as a commit comment it seemed to me to have a big step to have this feature

[mat-kap]

I'm currently switching from the Azure DevOps plugin from Microsoft. There I've the possibility to see all the work items in a table inside the git tab.

It would be perfect if we get in AZD the ability to show a table of work items. Maybe based on the available queries, which we can switch. From there I want to do the following operations on a work item:

• switch state
• assign user
• change iteration
• change area
• create a branch
• open the web view in a browser (maybe inline in Rider)

I also think this where a big step not be forced to switch the context to interact with the work items.

[Jonatha1983]

Hi @mat-kap and @hugolrf

Thanks for raising this request.

Currently, this feature is already in the initial development phase.

The main idea is that there will be a dedicated tool window like the pipeline and request window to interact with work items

My estimation is that it will take around one month for the first version to be released with this feature.

Also, If you have a 1-minute spare, I would appreciate a nice review on the marketplace🙏🏻 it helps me gain new users and keep my head up.

Thanks

[ThinkBriK]

Just a complementary question, I see Azure devops as a source in Jetbrains tasks tools but I'm unable to login to azure using this configuration (even with a full access PAT to all my subscriptions), is it meant to work ATM?

[Jonatha1983]

Hi @ThinkBriK Are you talking about the IDE tasks management? That should work? You should be able to add azd server under Settings>>Tasks>>Server After adding the PAT you need to click on test button and select a project

[ThinkBriK]

@Jonatha1983 : thanks for your quick reply but it's exactly what I do, I can even see the list of projects in the dropdown (I have one selected there) but when I click "open task"

I'm using IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, there is no test button in the task server config window.

[Jonatha1983]

@ThinkBriK What is the Azd version? Are you using a proxy?

[ThinkBriK]

@Jonatha1983 : Azd version is 2024.3.12 and I'm not using a proxy

[Jonatha1983]

@ThinkBriK Ah, sorry, I missed the part where you don't see the test button...

Here is a short video where the button is hiding

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a9d5e7a7-2856-4fd1-897a-41ba5384d116

Once clicked, you should see all projects and select the project before closing the settings.

Please update if that solves the issue.

[Jonatha1983]

@ThinkBriK BTW, this is an issue that the Azd can't control since the central panel is from jetbrains infrastructure

[ThinkBriK]

I did find the test button, thanks. The issue is that I still have the issue with the "Cannot connect to https://dev.azure.com" error, event with the test being OK :S

I did the test THEN push the "Open Task" button with no luck.

EDIT: also tried with "https://ORGANIZATION.visualstudio.com": test passes but connection fails the same way

[Jonatha1983]

@ThinkBriK, can you try completely removing the tasks’ server, logging out of the AZD user account, restarting the ide, and reconnecting? I suspect that the persistent data is corrupted because of previous failed attempts.

If that doesn't help, can you check for errors in the ide logs?

[ThinkBriK]

How can I log out of the AZD user account?

[Jonatha1983]