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Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline View (Legacy)

Overview​

The Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline View is a legacy view and will not receive future feature enhancements. We recommend using the Roadmap View to take advantage of newer capabilities and ongoing improvements.

Why switch to Roadmap View?​

  • Expand: View child Work Items directly under their parent.
  • Filter Mode: Apply filters to both parent and child items for greater flexibility.
  • Teams Iterations: Display a Team’s Iterations on the timeline when using a Team Roadmap.
  • Hierarchy Limitations: Only Epics and Features are supported in the legacy view. Higher-level or lower-level Work Items cannot be displayed.

Show or Hide the Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline​

To toggle the Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline (disabled by default for all new Roadmaps):

  1. Open the Options menu (gear icon in the top-right corner).
  2. Go to the View Controls tab.
  3. In the Tabs section, enable or disable the Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline Tab.

Roadmap Epic/Feature Timeline Legacy

1) Roadmap Header​

  • Displays the name of the Roadmap
  • A lock icon is displayed if the Roadmap is locked

2) Roadmap Actions​

See Common Controls for more information.

3) Roadmap Tabs​

  • Each tab represents a different view
  • Visibility can be updated via the View Controls in the Options menu.

4) Roadmap Toolbar​

See Common Controls for more information.

5) Milestones (Pro Feature)​

  • Displays configured milestones
  • See Milestones for more information.

6) Roadmap Selection​

  • Displays Project (Green), Team (Blue), or Query (Purple) depending on setup
  • Click the name to navigate to Azure DevOps
  • Use the arrow to expand or collapse

7) Roadmap Timeline​

  • Displays the timeline view
  • Use the Toolbar to adjust zoom (Quarter, Month, Week, Day)

8) Features​

Represents Features of selected Work Items in Roadmap Settings

Options and Behavior:

  • Fields (configurable in Roadmap Options):
    • ID
    • State
    • Tags
    • Assigned To
  • Metrics (count or percentage):
    • User Story / PBI Count
    • Story Points / Effort
    • Task Count
  • Green Progress Bars: Show current progress based on configuration
  • Action: Clicking a progress bar opens related Work Items (Pro Feature)
  • Dotted Line: Indicates the Work Item extends beyond the selected date range