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name: get-work-item-details description: Retrieve full details of work items including comments, history, and related items. Use when user wants complete information about specific work items.

Get Work Item Details

Retrieve full details of work items including comments, history, and related items.

When to Use

• User asks about a specific ticket number
• Need complete work item information
• Investigating work item history or changes
• Understanding work item relationships

Prerequisites

• Azure DevOps must be initialized with Initialize-AzureDevOps

Examples

Get basic details

CopyGet-WorkItem -Ids 12345

Get multiple items

CopyGet-WorkItem -Ids 12345,67890,11111

Get with relationships

CopyGet-WorkItem -Ids 12345 -ExpandRelations

Get comments

CopyGet-WorkItemComments -Id 12345

Get full history

CopyGet-WorkItemHistory -Id 12345

Get everything

Copy$details = Get-WorkItem -Ids 12345 -ExpandRelations
$comments = Get-WorkItemComments -Id 12345
$history = Get-WorkItemHistory -Id 12345

Functions

Get-WorkItem

Retrieves work item details.

Parameters:

• Ids: One or more work item IDs (required)
• ExpandRelations: Include parent/child/related items

Returns: Work item object(s) with all fields

Get-WorkItemComments

Retrieves all comments on a work item.

Parameters:

• Id: Work item ID (required)

Returns: Array of comment objects with text, author, date

Get-WorkItemHistory

Retrieves change history for a work item.

Parameters:

• Id: Work item ID (required)

Returns: Array of history entries showing field changes

Output Fields

Work items include:

• Id, Type, Title, State
• AssignedTo, CreatedBy, ChangedBy
• Created, Changed dates
• Description, AcceptanceCriteria
• Priority, Effort, StoryPoints
• Tags, AreaPath, IterationPath
• WebUrl (link to Azure DevOps)
• Relations (if expanded)

Tips for Copilot

• Start with basic Get-WorkItem, add details as needed
• Use ExpandRelations to see related items
• Comments often have important context
• History helps understand decision-making
• Combine with other commands for analysis