Hands-on Demo – Azure Repos collaborating with Pull Requests

Hands-on Demo – Azure Repos collaborating with Pull Requests

In this demo, we'll walk through the steps of collaborating with pull requests in Azure Repos. We'll cover creating a PR, adding reviewers, addressing feedback, and merging changes.

Step-by-Step Demo: Collaborating with Pull Requests

1. Create a New Pull Request

1. Navigate to Azure DevOps:

   • Open Azure DevOps and go to your project.

   • Select Repositories from the left menu and choose your repository.

2. Start a New Pull Request:

   • Click Pull Requests on the left menu.

   • Click New Pull Request.

3. Select Source and Target Branches:

   • Source branch: feature/add-login-page

   • Target branch: main

4. Title and Description:

   • Provide a descriptive title: Add login page with feature toggle.

   • Add a description explaining the changes made (e.g., implementation of login page with feature toggles for incremental rollout).

5. Create Pull Request: Click Create.

2. Add Reviewers

Add Reviewers:

• After creating the PR, click Reviewers to add required reviewers.

• Select users responsible for code review (e.g., Developers, QA, or other team members).

3. Configure Branch Policies

Add Build Validation:

• Ensure the build pipelines are validated as part of the PR process.

• Go to Settings > Policies and enable Build Validation.

4. Address Feedback

1. Commits and Reviews: As reviewers provide feedback, address changes in your source branch.

2. Commit Changes: After addressing the feedback, commit the changes again.

5. Merge the Pull Request

Approve and Merge:

1. Once all reviewers approve, click Merge.

2. Choose a merge method:

   • Fast-forward: Fast merges without creating additional commit history.

   • Squash and merge: Combines all commits into a single commit.

   • Rebase and merge: Applies a clean commit history to the target branch.

6. Delete Branch

After merging, you may delete the source branch:

• Click Delete next to the source branch to clean up the repository.

Viewing Pull Request Details

Pull Request Overview:

• Navigate to the Pull Requests section to view the complete history of the PR.

• Review the changes, comments, and approval status.

Advantages of Collaborating with PRs in Azure Repos

1. Collaboration: Enables team members to contribute code and review changes.

2. Code Quality: Ensures that only well-reviewed code is merged into the main branch.

3. Automation: Integration with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing enhances deployment confidence.

4. Security: Branch policies provide control over who can merge changes into protected branches.