How do I get the System Names of Microsoft Azure DevOps Custom Fields

Overview

Please follow the instructions in the main Azure DevOps integration guide for setting up the overall integration:

https://spiradoc.inflectra.com/External-Bug-Tracking-Integration/Using-SpiraTest-with-MS-TFS/#configuring-the-plug-in

ADO Standard Fields

When you need to map a custom property in Spira to a standard field in Azure DevOps, please use the list of fields here:

https://spiradoc.inflectra.com/External-Bug-Tracking-Integration/Using-SpiraTest-with-MS-TFS/#tfs-field-reference

For example, you can map:

ADO Custom Fields

When you need to map a custom property in Spira to a user defined field in Azure DevOps, the process is the same overall, but getting the "system name" for the field is different, because Azure DevOps does not always show the system names directly.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/work-items/work-item-fields?view=azure-devops

When you add a custom field to an inherited process, Azure DevOps assigns a reference name based on the process name and the name of the field. For example, you add a field named Triage to the My Agile process, the reference name is MyAgile.Triage. No spaces are allowed within the reference name.

So in Spira you might map:

You cannot simply use the display name:

(this is incorrect and will give errors)