i-ODOGetting started
What you need
- A work or school Microsoft 365 account. Personal Outlook.com accounts aren't supported.
- An Azure DevOps organisation connected to the same Microsoft Entra ID as your mailbox, and permission to create work items in your project.
- i-ODO added to your Outlook. Usually your administrator deploys it for you; see For administrators.
Open i-ODO
- Classic Outlook for Windows: open or select an email, then select Create work item in the i-ODO group on the Home tab.
- New Outlook and Outlook on the web: open or select an email, select Apps in the message's toolbar, then i-ODO.
- iOS and Android: see i-ODO on iOS and Android.
i-ODO opens in a pane beside the email. Select the pin at the top of the pane to keep it open as you move between emails. In new Outlook, a pinned pane also stays open when you select a conversation rather than a single message.
Choose where work items go
The first time, i-ODO opens its settings:
- Organisation: pick your Azure DevOps organisation from the list, or type its name or dev.azure.com address and select Load projects.
- Project: pick the project.
- Team: your project's default team is chosen for you. Pick your own team if it's different; it decides the sprints you see and the area new items go into, so they appear on your team's backlog.
- Default work item type: i-ODO suggests your process's backlog item (Product Backlog Item on Scrum, User Story on Agile, Issue on Basic, Requirement on CMMI). You can change the type for each email.
- Default tags (optional): tags added to every new work item.
- Select Save.
Your settings are saved in your mailbox, so they follow you to Outlook on your other computers and devices. Change them any time with the cog at the top of the pane.
The first time i-ODO connects, you may be asked to sign in or to consent to its permissions. The privacy statement lists them.