You manage projects by using Azure Boards. You have a current work item named itemA that is dependent on a work item named itemB. You need to define the dependency for itemA. What should you do in the

Question

Options

• AAdd a Parent link to the user story of itemA.
• BFrom Backlogs, open the context menu, select Add link, and then select itemA. Set Link type to
• CFrom Backlogs, open the context menu, select Add link, and then select itemB. Set Link type to
• DFrom itemA, open the Links tab, and then select Add link. Set Link type to References and add

• A
  16% (5)
• B
  75% (24)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  6% (2)

Explanation

Explanation

Option B is correct because when itemA is dependent on itemB, you navigate to itemA's context menu in Backlogs, select Add link, choose itemB as the target, and set the Link type to Predecessor - this formally declares that itemB must be completed before itemA can proceed, which is the standard way to model dependencies in Azure Boards.

Option A is wrong because a Parent link defines a hierarchical relationship (e.g., a Feature owning a User Story), not a dependency between peer work items. Option C is incorrect because it links from itemB's context menu rather than itemA's - the dependency should originate from itemA, which is the dependent item. Option D is wrong because the References link type indicates a general association or mention, not a formal dependency; the correct link type for dependencies is Predecessor/Successor.

Memory Tip: Think of it as "itemA is waiting on itemB" - open itemA's context menu and set the link type to Predecessor (itemB goes first). The item that depends is where you start, and the item it depends on is the Predecessor.

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