From 42a391d8547b40795c2f0f08af87a1625c56b678 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arkoppan <58860099+arkoppan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:44:03 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add a note with workaround Azure Artifacts source when
 packages are missing in Package drop down list.

Added notes on handling package truncation in Azure Artifacts source when using Feeds with many packages.

We are getting cases related to this issue since May 2022 or earlier. There was a fix released for more than 15k feeds but the issue is related to number of packages in the feed. Please reach out if you need reference to related bug and IcMs.
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 docs/pipelines/release/artifacts.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/pipelines/release/artifacts.md b/docs/pipelines/release/artifacts.md
index 70a71f0bec5..a63a07feab7 100644
--- a/docs/pipelines/release/artifacts.md
+++ b/docs/pipelines/release/artifacts.md
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ The following features are available when using Azure Artifacts as an artifact s
 | Work items and commits | Link work items to see them displayed in the release details. Commits will be shown when using Git or TFVC.|
 | [Artifact download](#artifact-download) | By default, pipeline artifacts are downloaded to the agent running the pipeline. You can also configure a step in your stage to [skip downloading](/azure/devops/pipelines/yaml-schema/steps-download) the artifact if needed. |
 
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+> [!NOTE]
+> When using Feeds with 1000 packages or more, you may see that the packages in Package drop down in Azure Artifacts source may be truncated after certain packages.
+> To work around this issue, create a new Custom View and [promote](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/artifacts/feeds/views?view=azure-devops&tabs=nuget%2Cnugetserver22%2Cpowershell) packages to that view. And then in the Release pipeline, specify the View in the Azure Artifact source.
+> Or you can you can provide the package ID, which you can find using the instructions [here](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/artifacts/artifact-details/get-packages?view=azure-devops-rest-5.0).
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 #### Handling Maven snapshots
 
 When using Maven snapshots, multiple versions can be downloaded at once (example `myApplication-2.1.0.BUILD-20190920.220048-3.jar`, `myApplication-2.1.0.BUILD-20190820.221046-2.jar`, `myApplication-2.1.0.BUILD-20190820.220331-1.jar`). You might need to remove the old versions and only keep the latest artifact before deployment.