Azure DevOps Work Item Details

Retrieve complete details for specific work items by ID, including all fields, comments, history, and related items.

Prerequisites Setup

Complete One-Liner Setup

Get-Content c:\Users\mshepherd\p\useful\network\.env | ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(AZURE_DEVOPS_\w+)=(.+)$') { Set-Item "env:$($matches[1])" $matches[2] } }; Import-Module c:\Users\mshepherd\p\useful\network\AzureDevOpsTools\AzureDevOpsTools.psd1 -Force; Initialize-AzureDevOps -Organization $env:AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG -Project $env:AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT

Usage Examples

Get single work item

$item = Get-WorkItem -Ids 6673
Write-Host "[$($item.Id)] $($item.Title)"
Write-Host "State: $($item.State)"
Write-Host "Assigned To: $($item.AssignedTo)"
Write-Host "Description: $($item.Description)"

Get multiple work items

$items = Get-WorkItem -Ids 6673,6674,6675
$items | Format-Table Id, Title, State, AssignedTo -AutoSize

Get with relations (parent/child items)

$item = Get-WorkItem -Ids 6673 -ExpandRelations
# This will include related work items in the response

Get all comments

$comments = Get-WorkItemComments -Id 6673
Write-Host "Total comments: $($comments.Count)"
$comments | ForEach-Object {
    Write-Host "[$($_.CreatedBy)] $($_.CreatedDate)"
    Write-Host $_.Text
    Write-Host ""
}

Get change history

$history = Get-WorkItemHistory -Id 6673
$history | Format-Table Rev, RevisedBy, RevisedDate, ChangedFields -AutoSize

Get related items

# Get all related items
$related = Get-RelatedWorkItems -Id 6673
Write-Host "Found $($related.Count) related items"

# Get only child items
$children = Get-RelatedWorkItems -Id 6673 -RelationType Child

# Get parent item
$parent = Get-RelatedWorkItems -Id 6673 -RelationType Parent

Available Functions

Get-WorkItem

Returns full work item details including all fields.

Parameters:

• Ids - Work item IDs (single or comma-separated)
• ExpandRelations - Include related work items

Get-WorkItemComments

Returns all comments/discussions on the work item.

Parameters:

• Id - Work item ID

Get-WorkItemHistory

Returns revision history showing who changed what and when.

Parameters:

• Id - Work item ID

Get-RelatedWorkItems

Returns parent, child, or related work items.

Parameters:

• Id - Work item ID
• RelationType - Parent, Child, Related, or All (default)

Output Format

Work items include:

• Id - Work item ID
• Type - Bug, User Story, Task, Feature
• Title - Work item title
• State - Current state
• AssignedTo - Assigned user
• Description - Full description
• AcceptanceCriteria - Acceptance criteria
• Priority - Priority level
• Effort - Effort estimate
• Tags - Tags
• CreatedBy, CreatedDate - Creator info
• ChangedBy, ChangedDate - Last modified info
• AreaPath, IterationPath - Paths
• Url - Web URL for Azure DevOps
• All custom fields

Comments include:

• Text - Comment text
• CreatedBy - Author
• CreatedDate - When posted

Tips for AI Assistants

• Always load .env file first to get credentials
• Use this when user mentions a specific ticket number
• Get comments to understand discussion context
• Check history to see who worked on it and what changed
• Use ExpandRelations to see linked parent/child items
• Display results in a readable format
• Organization is "Legislative" and project is "LegBone"

Common Patterns

Pattern: Get ticket with full context

Get-Content c:\Users\mshepherd\p\useful\network\.env | ForEach-Object { if ($_ -match '^(AZURE_DEVOPS_\w+)=(.+)$') { Set-Item "env:$($matches[1])" $matches[2] } }; Import-Module c:\Users\mshepherd\p\useful\network\AzureDevOpsTools\AzureDevOpsTools.psd1 -Force; Initialize-AzureDevOps -Organization $env:AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG -Project $env:AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT; $item = Get-WorkItem -Ids 6673; Write-Host "[$($item.Id)] $($item.Title)"; Write-Host "State: $($item.State) | Assigned: $($item.AssignedTo)"; Write-Host "Link: https://dev.azure.com/$env:AZURE_DEVOPS_ORG/$env:AZURE_DEVOPS_PROJECT/_workitems/edit/$($item.Id)"

Pattern: Get ticket with comments

$item = Get-WorkItem -Ids 6673
$comments = Get-WorkItemComments -Id 6673
Write-Host "Work Item: [$($item.Id)] $($item.Title)"
Write-Host "`nComments ($($comments.Count)):"
$comments | ForEach-Object { Write-Host "- [$($_.CreatedBy)] $($_.Text)" }