The chips
A field chip opens a list of values to tick. For a person, Me stands for yourself. Several values in one chip match any of them. Several chips match only the work items that pass all of them.
Type in the text field to narrow by words in the title, the description and comments. The Work Items table keeps its own search above the table instead.
Reset switches every chip off. Open as filter opens the Search page with the same selection written as a query, so you can refine it there.
Share a selection
The address of the page holds your chips. Copy the link and send it: the person who opens it sees the same chips and the work items they may see. Your selection also stays when you switch between the views of a project. A chip that no longer fits is crossed out and explains why:
Such a chip does not narrow the list. Click it to remove it.
Define quick filters for a project
A project lead gives the team their own chips. Who can do this: members who may edit the project settings. For a portfolio, its owner, an owner above it, and administrators.1
Open the quick filters
In the project, open Settings and choose Quick filters under Workflow. For a portfolio, open the Gantt view of the portfolio and click Quick filters.
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Name the filter and write its query
Enter a Name and the Query. The editor suggests the fields and values you may use. The query narrows the project’s work items, so it needs no project clause.
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Add it
Click Add quick filter. The chip appears for everyone who opens the views.
A quick filter cannot contain a sort order. The view keeps its own order.
Choose your columns
Columns in a list opens the field picker. Search all fields of the project, add the ones you want, and move them up or down. Reset to default brings back the usual columns.
Your choice is saved to your account, so it follows you to every browser and device and does not change the list for others. The timeline and the portfolio Gantt show fields other than the usual ones as read-only text. A value that links to something you may not see shows No access, never the data behind it.