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In Azure Dev Ops, in defining a customised process I have created a work item 'change request' for which I have defined a number of states, two of which are 'code review' and 'test'. The 'change request' work item will progress from 'code review' to 'test' but I would like to create a rule which only allows the 'change request' work item to move from 'code review' to 'test' if there is a 'code review' work item linked to the 'change request' work item. I have looked at creating a rule for the work item but cannot see a way to do this from the drop down options available. Has anyone been able to do something like this?

TIA

In rules for the 'code review' work item I have considered the options for when a work item state is moved from code review to test but there are no options I can see which check the linked work items apart from external/internal link count which is not specific enough.

BryonyH
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Currently, there's no build in feature to achieve your goal directly.

As a workaround, you could consider the below:

1.Create a custom filed in "Change Request" work item named "Check if linked"

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2.Create a work item rule in "Change Request" work item to "make required" to define a value of the above "Check if linked" field to allow the work item state could change from "Code Review" to "Test".

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3.When changing state, you will receive a warning message below to remind the users to check if "Code Review" work item being linked.

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4.You need to link the "Code Review" work item, set a value for "Check if linked" field to process state change.

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If you would like a direct feature to achieve your demands, try creating a suggestion here.

Kim Xu-MSFT
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