azuredevops-bug-workflow

Overview

Azure DevOps Boards models defects as Bug work items with a fixed set of built-in states (bug-lifecycle-reference). The canonical state sequence for the Agile process template is New -> Active -> Resolved -> Closed, per learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/work-items/guidance/agile-process-workflow.

All mutations use the Work Item Tracking REST API (api-version 7.1) with a JSON Patch body, per learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/work-items/create.

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