An organization uses GitHub for code and Azure Boards for work tracking. They want to ensure that every commit in a pull request is associated with a work item and that the work item is automatically moved to 'In Progress' when the PR is created. What should they implement?

Create a GitHub Action that parses commit messages for work item IDs and updates Azure Boards via REST API.

Manually update Azure Boards when a PR is opened and rely on the team to remember to link commits.

Use the Azure Boards app for GitHub and require work item references in PR descriptions.

Use GitHub Projects instead of Azure Boards to avoid the integration complexity.

Your team adopts GitHub Flow for a new service. They want every pull request to be traceable to a work item, and they want the work item to reflect the merge automatically. Which configuration should you use?

Use Azure Boards and enable the GitHub + Azure Boards integration so that mentioning the work item ID in the PR links and updates it on merge.

Use GitHub Projects and add the pull request as a draft item, then move it to the 'Done' column after the merge.

Create a branch policy that requires a work item link on every pull request, and manually update the work item after merge.

Require a linked GitHub issue in the pull request template and use a GitHub Action to close the issue on merge.

What is the primary purpose of a bug tracking system in software development?

To prevent any bugs from being introduced into the codebase.

To record, prioritize, and monitor the resolution of software defects.

To store the entire source code of the application for backup purposes.

To automatically fix bugs in the codebase without human intervention.

Which practice directly supports source traceability in a Git-based repository?

Using a single branch for all development work.

Including the work item ID in the commit message.

Squashing all commits into a single commit before merging.

Deleting old branches after they are merged.

A team wants to ensure that every bug fix includes a regression test and that the test is linked to the bug. What should they implement?

Create a separate test plan document for each bug and store it in a shared drive.

Use a label 'regression' on the bug and rely on the team to remember to write tests.

Use a pull request template that requires a regression test and run the test in CI, linking the test result to the bug work item.

Ask developers to mention the bug ID in the PR description and manually run tests locally.

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Your team adopts GitHub Flow for a new service. They want every pull request to be traceable to a work item, and they want the work item to reflect the merge automatically. Which configuration should you use?
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What is the primary purpose of a bug tracking system in software development?
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