Azure DevOps Service or Azure DevOps Server supports integration with office tools to achieve the completion of import and export work items and bulk editing functions in the office in. Users can use their familiar office tools and development teams to share data, while relying on the power of office to complete the browser can not or difficult to achieve the effect, such as Gantt charts, perspective and so on.
In the application office integration, we need to pay attention to the following two questions:
1. office server level integration
Here that means the Office Server and Sharepoint Server Project Server. Only the intranet version of TFS support and integration, cloud DevOps does not support server-level integration capabilities of Office Server.
Only TFS 2017 and previous versions support the integration of Project Server and Sharepoint Server. From TFS 2018, Microsoft Office canceled the integrated server, the latest version of Azure DevOps Server does not support Integrated Office server. Integration is the main reason for cancellation Azure Devops Server Tai Fook has improved dashboard and project management functions do not need office assistance server to complete the data display and maintenance functions.
Of course, if the company really needs to integrate Azure DevOps Server, you can obtain third-party plug-in from Microsoft plug-in market to achieve.
2. The client-level integration
Office client refers to the Excel, Project professional and Powerpoint. Many people do not know the relationship of Project Server and Project Professional. Project Server refers to the project's services and products, but also integrated a service in the Sharepoint Server; Project professional is one of our popular series of office software.
Native Office client can not be directly connected Azure Devops, following the integration of tools need to be installed: under load plug-ins; Visual Studio development tools if you have installed, the system will automatically this integration tools installed, no separate download and install Office integration tools.
After office integration tools installed, there will be a team on your Excel menu and set the Project menu, which has all the functions of button connection Azure Devops need.
Excel renderings
Project renderings
Powerpoint renderings
Note: Starting with Visual Studio 2019, has been canceled Project and Powerpoint plug-in for the same reason.
http://www.cnblogs.com/danzhang/ DevOps MVP Zhang Hongjun
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