Create VSTS Work Items or GitHub Issues for Application Insights from Azure Portal

Create VSTS Work Items or GitHub Issues for Application Insights from Azure Portal

In the past few posts, we have discussed creating VSTS work items or GitHub Issues for Application Insights.  We have seen how we have seen how quickly create VSTS Work Items for Application Insights Telemetry from Visual Studio. We have also learned about, creating GitHub Issues for App Insights Telemetry from Visual Studio. While creating work items for issues can be done easily in Visual Studio, you can achieve the same from the Azure Portal as well. Let’s learn, how to create VSTS Work Items or GitHub Issues for Application Insights from Azure Portal

Create work items for Application Insights Events

Open the Application Insights resources, and drill down to the respective events. Navigate to the event for which you want to create a work.  In the details blade, you will have an option for “Create work item

Create Work Item - AI Azure Portal

Click on that would bring the work item creation screen.

Create Work Item - AI Azure Portal Details

 

You have to make sure your Application Insights is linked with GitHub and VSTS account, before start logging issues.

For an instance, to connect with the GitHub account, From the Azure Portal, Open the respective Application Insights resources. Now select the “Work Items” option available under the Configure section. Select GitHub from the Tracking System drop-down, provide Git Repository URL and authorize Application Insight to access GitHub.

Create GitHub Issues for App Insights Telemetry from Visual Studio - Select Tracking System

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