pbi and devops

[db042190]

hi is it true that the project mgt piece (epics etc) of devops can be seen by pbi? perhaps because that data is also in the "dataverse"?

i learned yesterday that the query feature in devops cant cross projects so we can see capacity problems across our developers whose efforts span projects.

if it is true, how would we get started on such an effort?

[Parchitect · Accepted solution]

Yes, but not because the data is in Dataverse.

Power BI can report on Azure DevOps Boards data through Azure DevOps Analytics. That includes work items such as Epics, Features, User Stories, Tasks, Bugs, etc.

The built-in connector is Azure DevOps (Boards only), but that uses Analytics Views. Those are useful for simple reporting, but they return a flat list of work items and are not ideal when you need a cross-project capacity view.

For your scenario, I would start with the Azure DevOps Analytics OData endpoint instead. With OData, you can query at the organization level by omitting the project from the URL:

https://analytics.dev.azure.com/{organization}/_odata/v4.0-preview/WorkItems

Then bring that into Power BI using Get Data > OData feed, and start with a small set of fields:

• Project
• WorkItemId
• WorkItemType
• Title
• State
• AssignedTo
• Iteration Path
• Area Path
• Story Points, Effort, or Remaining Work, depending on your process template

One caution: assigned work and true developer capacity are not always the same thing. Work item data can show effort or remaining work, but if you need actual team capacity settings from Azure DevOps, that might require a separate API/export.

So yes, Power BI is a good option here. I would just use Azure DevOps Analytics/OData as the source, not Dataverse.

Useful references:

• Connect Power BI to Azure DevOps Analytics Views
• Use Azure DevOps Analytics OData queries with Power BI

Best regards,
Parchitect - Solution Architect

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