Add field in Pull Request template for Git in Azure DevOps

Question

I am planning to add a new field in my pull request template in order to enforce a check list for the developers to complete before they submit the pull request for review.

For now, I have created a markdown file "PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md", and placed following contents there -

- [ ] Functionality unit tested
- [ ] Followed coding standard
- [ ] Followed database standard
- [ ] Local build successful

But this displays check boxes in the description field. I am looking to add a new field in the pull request template independent of description field.

Also, I would like to track the history of user's actions on these check boxes, but that's not priority, but yes, a new field for this check list is much required for me at this stage.

Can anyone please suggest how to achieve this?

Answer 1

But this displays check boxes in the description field. I am looking to add a new field in the pull request template independent of description field.

I am afraid we could not add a new field in the pull request template independent of description field.

According to the document Improve pull request descriptions using templates:

What is a pull request template?

A pull request template is a file containing markdown text that is added to your pull request description when the pull request is created.

We could to know that the template provided by MS only refers to the markdown added to the pull request description, it is not like workitem, which we could add custom fields through a custom process. MS does not provide a custom field other than the description, so we could not add new field in pull request template, have to add a new field in the description field.

BTW, if add a new field in the pull request template independent of description field is the things you have to do, you could add your request for this feature on our UserVoice site (https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/idea/post.html?space=21 ), which is our main forum for product suggestions and add your reasons for this request.

Hope this helps.