I appreciate that this is a moving target, however. I have attempted to manage my VSO backlog using both the Drag and Drop functionality and the Stack Rank Approach. On 2015 09 25 i noted along with a coworker that either manner resulted in sparcification which did not leave the backlog in the same order in which i had placed it.
The issue from MSDN does not indicate that this is designed behavior however when my backlog is consistently 300 items having a random order applied to my backlog causes havoc on a daily basis. In fact i was fairly certain it was sabotage.
- Has anyone else noted this.
- is there a way to over come this issue. Links or other guidance will be truly appreciated
I have used both Excel and the "edit work item" feature to change the stack rank.
what i have observed is this
Lets say i have only 5 items in my backlog ( i actually have 300)+
I set the stack rank of the first 3 items to be equal so thay clump together
work item |stackrank| Order
- | 1 | 1
- | 1 | 2
- | 1 | 3
- | 2 | 4
- | 9 | 5
For 5 minutes that is the order i see on the webpage ( if i was not clear my VSO is hosted on Azure)
After a certain time ( it happens almost immediately) the sparcification does this ( NOTE order as well as stackrank) *keeping number sane on purpose althougt i know that MS uses much larger ordination
work item |stackrank| Order
- | 1 | 1
- | 3 | 2
- | 5 | 3
- | 7 | 4
- | 9 | 5
So why does it not respect my clumping strategy?
I have been watching the backlog with a skeptical eye for the last week and it is appears to be reordering items without human intervention.I cannot be completely certain , however i am the backlog owner and 99% of the time ppl fess up when they add items without prior conversation. ( it happens in my organization and wont be stopped shrug)
