Samples to update and create work items in batch

Getting Started

• Get Visual Studio Code
• Create Azure DevOps Personal Access Token
• Install REST Client extension
• Configure Settings.json with environment variables

Personal Access Token

You will need to create a Personal Access Token. For the work item batch API's, it appears you need a full scoped PAT.

You then need to Base64Encode the {username}:{personalaccesstoken} before it can be used by the REST Client. You can store this value locally in the VS Code Settings.json file.

REST Client

Download and install extension

Download the REST Client extension for Visual Studio Code

Settings.json

Add the following entries to the REST Client environment variables. These variables are used throughout the samples. You can also hardcode the values if that is preferred.

 "rest-client.environmentVariables": {
        "$shared": {
            "organization": "organization name",
            "project": "project name",
            "token": "base64encoded username:personalaccesstoken"
        }
    }

Current Samples

• Getting started with a simple get and update work item
• Update fields on two work items
• Update work item and create a new work item

Running Samples

Some of the indivual calls will need values modified. Revision and work item id for example. Otherwise you just open a .rest file and run the request.