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Arindam Mitra
Arindam Mitra

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Boosting Devops Productivity with Forms and Power Automate

Greetings to my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.

In this Session, I will demonstrate How to create Azure Devops Work-Items using Microsoft Forms and Power Automate.

AUTOMATION OBJECTIVES:-
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1. Create Microsoft Forms and Publish.
2. Create Power Automate Flow - Automated Cloud Flow.
3. Integrate Microsoft Forms and Azure Devops with Power Automate.
4. There are 3 Actions created in the Automated Cloud Flow.
4(a). Action#1: When a New Response is Submitted.
4(b). Action#2: Get Response Details.
4(c). Action#3: Create a Work-item in Azure Devops.
5. Create Azure Devops Work-items by submitting Microsoft Forms.
REQUIREMENTS:-
  1. Access to Microsoft Forms.
  2. Access to Microsoft Power Automate.
  3. Azure DevOps Organisation and Project.
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Boosting Devops Productivity with Forms and Power Automate:-

Greetings to my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.

In this Session, I will demonstrate How to create Azure Devops Work-Items using Microsoft Forms and Power Automate.

AUTOMATION OBJECTIVES:-
# TOPICS
1. Create Microsoft Forms and Publish.
2. Create Power Automate Flow - Automated Cloud Flow.
3. Integrate Microsoft Forms and Azure Devops with Power Automate.
4. There are 3 Actions created in the Automated Cloud Flow.
4(a). Action#1: When a New Response is Submitted.
4(b). Action#2: Get Response Details.
4(c). Action#3: Create a Work-item in Azure Devops.
5. Create Azure Devops Work-items by submitting Microsoft Forms.
REQUIREMENTS:-
  1. Access to Microsoft Forms.
  2. Access to Microsoft Power Automate.
  3. Azure DevOps Organisation and Project.

Below follows the step by step Process:-

1. Create Microsoft Forms and Publish.
a. Login to Microsoft Forms and Click on "New Form".
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Below follows the step by step Process:-

1. Create Microsoft Forms and Publish.
a. Login to Microsoft Forms and Click on "New Form".
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b. Create the Required Microsoft Form.
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c. Once Microsoft Form is created, Click on "Preview".
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d. Then click on "Present".
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From above, copy the link under the QR Code and open in another browser tab.
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2. Create Power Automate Flow.
a. Login to Microsoft Power Automate > Create > Automated cloud flow.
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b. Provide the Flow Name, Choose the below Trigger and Click on "Create".
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3. Integrate Microsoft Forms with Power Automate.
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4. There are 3 Actions created in the Automated Cloud Flow.
4(a) Action#1: When a New Response is Submitted.
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Add an Action - Microsoft Forms
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4(b) Action#2: Get Response Details.
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When a new response is submitted using Microsoft Forms, Response ID is captured by selecting "Dynamic Content".
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4(c) Action#3: Create a Work-item in Azure Devops.
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Ensure the "Work Item Type" is selected as "Issue".
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The "Title" option in "Create a Work Item" Action in Microsoft Power Automate is mapped to Microsoft Forms "Get Response Details" "Task Name" under "Dynamic Content".
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The "Description" option in "Create a Work Item" Action in Microsoft Power Automate is mapped to Microsoft Forms "Get Response Details" "Description" under "Dynamic Content".
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5. Create Azure Devops Work-items by submitting Microsoft Forms.
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Response was submitted.
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Azure Devops Work item was successfully created.
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The Success Status can also be viewed from Microsoft Power Automate.
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Hope You Enjoyed the Session!!!

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Piya

Very helpful!

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Arindam Mitra

Thank you!