Microsoft TFS and Azure DevOps Server integration
Kendis connects to Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS), now called Azure DevOps Server. Features, user stories, iterations and dependency links sync both ways, so on-premises teams can run PI Planning on a live board.
- Two-way sync
- TFS 2018 and 2019
- Cloud or self-hosted
Kendis and Microsoft TFS at a glance
- Supported versions
- Team Foundation Server 2018 and 2019
- Connect with
- A personal access token
- Sync
- Two-way. Kendis writes through the REST API and service hooks send changes back
- Hosting
- Kendis Cloud if your server is reachable from the internet; self-hosted Kendis if it is only reachable inside your network
How to connect Microsoft TFS to Kendis
About fifteen minutes for an admin.
Create the board
In Kendis, create a board and choose Azure DevOps (TFS 2018, 2019) as its type.
Add URL and token
Add your TFS server URL and a personal access token, then test the connection.
Load projects
Load your projects; Kendis reads statuses and work item types and sets up a service hook for each.
Bring in features
Fetch features with a query. Linked stories come in with them.
Map teams and iterations
Map each team to its project, team, area path and iterations, then start planning.
What syncs between Kendis and Microsoft TFS
Synced both ways
- Features or any parent work item type, chosen with a query or WIQL
- Linked child work items such as user stories
- Teams mapped to a project, team, default area path and iterations
- Dependencies as link types such as Successor and Predecessor
- Estimate and due-date fields, mapped per project
- Statuses and work item types from more than one project
Good to know
- Kendis documents support for TFS 2018 and 2019. On a later Azure DevOps Server version? Contact us to confirm
- If the token owner cannot create service hooks, add a Work item updated webhook for each project
- An expired or revoked token locks the board until it is replaced
- Moving to Azure DevOps Services? See the Azure DevOps integration
Step-by-step setup guides
Connect your Jira or Azure DevOps and plan free
Kendis is a PI Planning and tracking platform that sits on top of Jira and Azure DevOps. The free trial runs for six months, long enough to plan and track two full PIs with your real backlog before anyone has to approve a budget.
One trial per organisation that has not used Kendis in the last twelve months. After the trial, Premium Cloud is $14 per user per month billed annually, or $16 monthly, and you license only the people who plan. See pricing and the free trial terms.
- 6 months free, no credit card
- Choose EU hosting (OVHcloud, Frankfurt) or US hosting (AWS)
- Two-way sync with Jira Cloud, Jira Data Center and Azure DevOps
- Planning board, dependencies, PI objectives, ROAM risks, solution boards
- ISO/IEC 27001 certified, GDPR compliant, DORA Schedule available
- No user caps and no setup costs during the trial
Frequently asked questions
What teams ask before they connect TFS.
Yes. Kendis supports TFS 2018 and TFS 2019 and syncs features, stories, iterations and dependency links both ways.
Yes. Microsoft renamed Team Foundation Server to Azure DevOps Server in 2019. Kendis documents support for TFS 2018 and 2019; for later versions, contact us to confirm.
Create a board of type Azure DevOps (TFS 2018, 2019), add your server URL and a personal access token, load your projects and fetch features with a query.
Yes. Run Kendis self-hosted on Docker, OpenShift or Linux inside your network, so it can reach your server directly.
Yes. Dependencies between features or stories sync both ways as link types, such as Successor and Predecessor.