Empty screen if starting a new session via work item context menu

[Fbie18]

If I want to start a new estimate session via the work item context menu it shows an empty screen.

[ssteiner1]

We are also facing this issue. Following for updates. Thanks!

[pjonestt]

Same issue, seems to have started recently:

[AminTi]

Thanks for reporting, can you describe your environment?

[chuac]

Hi @AminTi, we're also facing the same issue.

I'm using: Microsoft Edge Version 110.0.1587.57 (Official build) (64-bit)

[Fbie18]

Thanks for reporting, can you describe your environment?

@AminTi , what do you mean with "describe your environment"? What information are you looking for?

[AminTi]

I mean Azure environment. example onprem server2019. can you see any error in the console or network log in the browser (using F12, debug tools)?

[Fbie18]

We are using Azure DevOps Services.

[AminTi]

I can not reproduce the issues can we do a web session?

[Arcade-Dev]

We experience the same issue - adding from the backlog does not work and results in empty screen.

[AminTi]

Hi can you uninstall the extension and install it again

[GenesisMRainer]

I am having the same issue. I tried both Chrome and Edge. I uninstalled and reinstalled the extension. Still an issue.

[triciamunro]

Same issue, using Firefox or Chrome. Started happening within the last week. Lots of warnings in the Console. Only error is:

[unholyranger-work]

It looks like your URL is being encoded which may make it related to this issue: https://github.com/microsoft/azure-boards-estimate/issues/220

[akamud]

It looks like your URL is being encoded which may make it related to this issue: #220

This was my case. Changing the encoded values worked.

[AminTi]

Hi! guys I just released an update now it should be fixed.

[dbarbary]

hmm sorry. I just submitted this bug again. not seeing this as closed. I dont believe it is fixed. at least not in our environment. our environment is using version 2.3.82

[TanjaPGGM]

We're also still having issues. Going to 'Estimate work item(s)' now sends us to the Sessions overview, not to an estimation session for the selected work item(s).

[dswindell]

We are experiencing the same issue at our company: Right-clicking one or more backlog items from a backlog view and selecting “Estimate work item(s)” used to create an estimation session. Now when selecting “Estimate work item(s)” option, it loads the estimation page but with no session created, it simply shows a blank page at the URL.

[triciamunro]

Agree with the last comment, the issue is not resolved but the behavior is different. We have discovered a workaround: Create a query that returns the stories you want to groom, then, from the Estimate page create a query-based session. This is more tedious but at least you can create an estimation session. Here's the error in the Console now when you try to create a session by clicking on selected user stories:

[unholyranger-work]

As our linked issue https://github.com/microsoft/azure-boards-estimate/issues/220, my team uses Query-based sessions. The annoying part is we cannot direct link to them and you cannot refresh the page else you go to the root of the extension; which is often necessary if tickets change or we have to resync our session with everyone. You also can not click on a ticket and then navigate back.

[AminTi]

I just released an update now, it should work

[sergey-litvinov]

@AminTi thanks! looks like it helped for our case when we copy paste the existing link and it works now fine.

[dswindell]

I tested and confirmed it is working as expected. Thank you AminTI!