Watch multiple work items
You can choose to watch multiple work items so you’ll receive notifications when things happen to those work items.
Manage watching multiple work items from the backlog
You can only manage watching multiple work items from the backlog if you’re in a software project.
To watch multiple work items from the board:
Select multiple work items from the backlog. You can either:
use the work items checkboxes
hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items
hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items
Select More actions (•••) on one of the selected work items, then select Bulk change.
Select Watch work items and select Next.
Select Confirm.
To stop watching multiple work items from the board:
Select multiple work items from the backlog. You can either:
use the work item checkboxes
hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items
hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items
Select More actions (•••) on one of the selected work items, then select Bulk change.
Select Stop watching work items and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.
Manage watching multiple work items from the board
You can only manage watching multiple work items from the board if you’re in a software project.
To watch multiple work items from the board:
Select multiple work items from the board. You can either:
hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items
hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items
Right-click or select More actions (•••) on one of the selected work items, then select Bulk change.
Select Watch work items and select Next.
Select Confirm.
To stop watching multiple work items from the board:
Select multiple work items from the board. You can either:
hold Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) while selecting work items
hold the Shift key to select a group of adjacent work items
Right-click or select More actions (•••) on one of the selected work items, then select Bulk change.
Select Stop watching work items and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.
Manage watching multiple work items from All work
To watch multiple work items from All work in the project navigation:
Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of work items.
Select More actions (•••) and choose Bulk change work items.
Select the work items you'd like to perform the bulk operation on, and select Next.
Select Watch work items and select Next.
Select Confirm.
To stop watching multiple work items from All work in the project navigation:
Adjust the search criteria to show the appropriate list of work items.
Select More actions (•••) and choose Bulk change work items.
Select the work items you'd like to perform the bulk operation on, and select Next.
Select Stop watching work items and select Next.
Select Confirm, then Acknowledge.
We’re merging the All work view with the List. If you can’t see All work in your project navigation, you’re already viewing the new List experience. The features described on this page are relevant for both experiences. Read more about the merge
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