| title | Navigating within the web portal |
|---|---|
| titleSuffix | Azure DevOps |
| description | Navigate within the user interface/web portal of Azure DevOps |
| ms.custom | navigation, cross-project, cross-service |
| ms.subservice | azure-devops-projects |
| ms.author | chcomley |
| author | chcomley |
| ms.topic | overview |
| monikerRange | <= azure-devops |
| ms.date | 01/08/2024 |
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The web portal for Azure DevOps is organized around a set of services and administrative pages and several task specific features, such as the search box. The service labels differ depending on whether you work from Azure DevOps Services or Azure DevOps on premises and its version.
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Each service provides you with one or more pages, which support many features and functional tasks. Within a page, you might then have a choice of options to select a specific artifact or add an artifact.
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::: moniker range="azure-devops-2019"
The web portal for Azure DevOps Server is organized around a set of services—such as, Overview, Boards, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans, and **Artifacts—as well as administrative pages and several task-specific features such as the search box. Each service provides you with one or more pages that support many features and functional tasks. Within a page, you might then have a choice of options to select a specific artifact or add an artifact.
Each service provides you with one or more pages that support many features and functional tasks. Within a page, you might then have a choice of options to select a specific artifact or add an artifact.
::: moniker-end
Here's what you need to know to get up and running using the web portal.
::: moniker range=">= azure-devops-2019"
- Open a service, page, or settings: use to switch to a different service or functional area
- Add an artifact or team: use to quickly add a work item, Git repo, build or release pipelines, or a new team
- Open another project or repo: use to switch to a different project or access work items and pull requests defined in different projects, or your favorite items
- Open team artifacts, use breadcrumbs, selectors and directories: use to navigate within a service, to open other artifacts, or return to a root function
- Work with favorites: favorite artifacts to support quick navigation
- Search box: use to find code, work items, or wiki content
- Your profile menu: use to set personal preferences, notifications, and enable preview features
- Settings: use to add teams, manage security, and configure other project and organization level resources.
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= azure-devops-2019"
Note
Only those services that are enabled will appear in the user interface. For example, if Boards is disabled, then Boards or Work and all pages associated with that service won't appear. To enable or disable a service, see Turn an Azure DevOps service on or off. ::: moniker-end
::: moniker range=">= azure-devops-2019"
You select services—such as Boards, Repos, and Pipelines—from the sidebar and pages within those services.
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Now that you have an understanding of how the user interface is structured, it's time to get started using it. As you can see, there are numerous features and functionality.
If all you need is a code repository and bug tracking solution, then start with Get started with Git and Manage bugs.
To start planning and tracking work, see About Agile tools.
::: moniker range="azure-devops"
You connect to the web portal through a supported web browser—such as the latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox. Only users added to a project can connect, which is typically done by the organization owner.
Five account users are free as are Visual Studio subscribers and stakeholders. After that, you need to pay for more users. Find out more about licensing from Azure DevOps pricing.
Limited access is available to an unlimited number of stakeholders for free. For details, see Work as a Stakeholder.
::: moniker-end
::: moniker range="=azure-devops-2019"
You connect to the web portal through a supported web browser—such as the latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Safari, or Firefox. Only users who added to a project can connect, which is typically done by a member of the Project Administrators group.
Limited access is available to an unlimited number of stakeholders for free. For details, see Work as a Stakeholder. Most regular contributors must have a TFS client access license (CAL). All Visual Studio subscriptions include a TFS CAL.
::: moniker-end
If data doesn't appear as expected, the first thing to try is to refresh your web browser. Refreshing your client updates the local cache with changes that were made in another client or the server. To refresh the page or object you're currently viewing, refresh the page or choose the 
Refresh icon if available.
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Although you can access source code, work items, and builds from both clients, some task specific tools are only supported in the web browser or an IDE but not in both. Supported tasks differ depending on whether you connect to a Git or TFVC repository from Team Explorer.
:::row::: :::column span="2"::: Web portal :::column-end::: :::column span="2"::: Visual Studio :::column-end::: :::row-end:::
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:::column span="2":::
- Product backlog, Portfolio backlogs, Sprint backlogs, Taskboards, Capacity planning
- Boards
- Dashboards, Widgets, Charts
- Request feedback
- Web-based Test Management
- Administration pages to administer accounts, team projects, and teams
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:::column span="2":::
- Git: Changes, Branches, Pull Requests, Sync, Work Items, Builds
- TFVC: My Work, Pending Changes | Source Control Explorer, Work Items | Builds
- Greater integration with work items and Office integration clients. You can open a work item or query result in an office supported client.
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