Build Task
Do you want to automate the creation of your release note, known issues, or upcoming feature entries and make your process even more efficient? No problem, our Release Notes for DevOps build task extension can help you.
How does it work?
Our build task extension can be integrated into any Azure pipeline and thus seamlessly integrate into your existing processes and then automatically create release note, known issues, or upcoming feature entries.
There are differences between the different extensions in how the build task works to create and export an entry.
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Please inform yourself in detail about the functionalities of the individual extensions to better understand the following points. You can find the information under the extensions tab in the Release Note Hub.
Release Note Extension
Here, the work item references are taken from the build and imported into a new entry.
Afterwards, the entry is created with the defined configurations from the Hub and then exported. The export is done to a defined repository as a markdown file.
Known Issue and Upcoming Feature Extension
The process works fundamentally differently here. Here you have to define the respective known issue or upcoming feature entry under Entry key in the build task. This entry is then used to sync the work items again via the defined query and then an entry is created and exported.
You can copy the entry key in the hub in the respective entry under the 3 points.
Process Example for Release Note creation
The following process is given: Your development team works agile with the Scrum method. After 3 weeks, your team completes an Increment (product version). Now your changes to the product are merged back into your product via an existing pipeline and a version is built.
Now the build task comes into play. You integrate the Build Task into your existing pipeline, which then adapts the process. After the version is built, a changelog/release note entry is generated by the identical pipeline and automatically exported to a desired location.
In the following example, you can see the described stages that the pipeline goes through.
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Please note that this was just one of many other process examples. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need help with your process.
How to use
To integrate the build task into your existing or new pipeline, follow these steps:
- Open the desired pipeline in edit mode.
- Select the Release Notes for DevOps build task.
Please see the configuration documentation, to set up the build task.