Public/New-PSUADOBug.ps1
function New-PSUADOBug { <# .SYNOPSIS Creates a new bug work item in Azure DevOps. .DESCRIPTION This function creates a new bug work item in Azure DevOps using the REST API. It allows you to specify bug-specific fields like reproduction steps, system info, severity, and priority. Returns the created work item details including the work item ID. .PARAMETER Title The title of the bug work item. .PARAMETER Description The detailed description of the bug. .PARAMETER ReproductionSteps The steps to reproduce the bug (optional). .PARAMETER SystemInfo Information about the system where the bug was found (optional). .PARAMETER Severity The severity of the bug. Valid values: 1, 2, 3, 4. Default is 3 (optional). .PARAMETER Priority The priority of the bug. Valid values: 1, 2, 3, 4. Default is 2 (optional). .PARAMETER FoundInBuild The build version where the bug was found (optional). .PARAMETER AssignedTo The email address of the person to assign the bug to (optional). .PARAMETER AreaPath The area path for the work item. If not specified, uses the project default (optional). .PARAMETER IterationPath The iteration path for the work item. If not specified, uses the project default (optional). .PARAMETER Tags Comma-separated tags to apply to the work item (optional). .PARAMETER Project The name of the Azure DevOps project. .PARAMETER Organization The Azure DevOps organization name. Defaults to the ORGANIZATION environment variable (optional). .PARAMETER PAT Personal Access Token for Azure DevOps authentication. Defaults to the PAT environment variable (optional). .EXAMPLE New-PSUADOBug -Title "Login button not working" -Description "Users cannot click the login button on Chrome" -Project "MyProject" Creates a basic bug report. .EXAMPLE New-PSUADOBug -Title "Database connection timeout" -Description "Application crashes when database is slow" -ReproductionSteps "1. Start app 2. Wait 30 seconds 3. Click save" -SystemInfo "Windows 10, Chrome 91" -Severity 1 -Priority 1 -AssignedTo "dev@company.com" -Project "MyProject" Creates a detailed bug report with all fields specified. .OUTPUTS [PSCustomObject] .NOTES Author: Lakshmanachari Panuganti Date : 2025-08-11 .LINK https://github.com/lakshmanachari-panuganti https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/OMG.PSUtilities.AzureDevOps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/wit/work-items/create #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Title, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Description, [Parameter()] [string]$ReproductionSteps, [Parameter()] [string]$SystemInfo, [Parameter()] [ValidateRange(1, 4)] [int]$Priority = 2, [Parameter()] [string]$FoundInBuild, [Parameter()] [string]$AssignedTo, [Parameter()] [string]$AreaPath, [Parameter()] [string]$IterationPath, [Parameter()] [string]$Tags, [Parameter(Mandatory)] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Project, [Parameter()] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$Organization = $env:ORGANIZATION, [Parameter()] [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()] [string]$PAT = $env:PAT ) process { try { $headers = Get-PSUAdoAuthHeader -PAT $PAT $headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json-patch+json' # Build the work item fields $fields = @( @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.Title" value = $Title }, @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.Description" value = $Description }, @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority" value = $Priority } ) # Add optional fields if provided if ($ReproductionSteps) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps" value = $ReproductionSteps } } if ($SystemInfo) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.SystemInfo" value = $SystemInfo } } if ($FoundInBuild) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/Microsoft.VSTS.Build.FoundIn" value = $FoundInBuild } } if ($AssignedTo) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.AssignedTo" value = $AssignedTo } } if ($AreaPath) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.AreaPath" value = $AreaPath } } if ($IterationPath) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.IterationPath" value = $IterationPath } } if ($Tags) { $fields += @{ op = "add" path = "/fields/System.Tags" value = $Tags } } $body = $fields | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 3 $escapedProject = [uri]::EscapeDataString($Project) $uri = "https://dev.azure.com/$Organization/$escapedProject/_apis/wit/workitems/`$Bug?api-version=7.1-preview.3" Write-Verbose "Creating bug in project: $Project" Write-Verbose "API URI: $uri" $response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $uri -Headers $headers -Method Post -Body $body -ErrorAction Stop [PSCustomObject]@{ Id = $response.id Title = $response.fields.'System.Title' Description = $response.fields.'System.Description' State = $response.fields.'System.State' Severity = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Severity' Priority = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Priority' ReproductionSteps = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.ReproSteps' SystemInfo = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.TCM.SystemInfo' FoundInBuild = $response.fields.'Microsoft.VSTS.Build.FoundIn' AssignedTo = $response.fields.'System.AssignedTo'.displayName CreatedDate = $response.fields.'System.CreatedDate' CreatedBy = $response.fields.'System.CreatedBy'.displayName WorkItemType = $response.fields.'System.WorkItemType' AreaPath = $response.fields.'System.AreaPath' IterationPath = $response.fields.'System.IterationPath' Url = $response.url WebUrl = $response._links.html.href PSTypeName = 'PSU.ADO.Bug' } } catch { $PSCmdlet.ThrowTerminatingError($_) } } } |