AZ-400 Configure processes and communications Practice Question
Your Azure DevOps project has multiple teams. You need to ensure that each team's board only shows work items assigned to that team. What should you configure?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Configure team settings to set default area paths for each team.
Team settings allow you to configure default area paths for each team, which ensures that the team board only displays work items assigned to those area paths. This effectively scopes the board to the team's work. Option A is wrong because shared queries are custom views and do not affect the default board filtering; they are used for reporting or dashboards, not for team board visibility. Option B is wrong because iteration paths control sprint scheduling and timeboxes, not the visibility of work items on the board; area paths are used for team assignment. Option C is wrong because permissions on area paths control access levels (who can view or edit), not which work items appear on a team board; area path permissions do not filter the board content by team.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Create a shared query for each team and pin it to the dashboard.
Why it's wrong here
Creating shared queries and pinning them to a dashboard gives users a filtered list of work items, but it does not change the default board view. The Azure Boards backlog/board is filtered by a team's configured area paths, and a dashboard query tile is a separate artifact that does not alter the team board's item visibility.
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Assign each team a unique iteration path.
Why it's wrong here
Iteration paths define sprint schedules and are used for planning/assigning work to timeboxes, not for controlling which work items appear on a team's board. The board filters primarily by the team's default area paths; assigning unique iteration paths alone will not prevent work items from other areas from appearing on a team's board unless the board is also scoped to a specific sprint.
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Set permissions on area paths to restrict access.
Why it's wrong here
Area path permissions are security settings that control which users can view or modify work items in a node, but they do not configure the team board's default filtering behavior. Restricting access can hide data from some users, but it does not give each team a dedicated board scoped to its own work; the proper mechanism is to set each team's default area paths in team settings.
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Configure team settings to set default area paths for each team.
Why this is correct
Configuring team settings to set default area paths for each team is the correct, supported way to scope a team's board to only its work items. Each Azure DevOps team has a set of selected area paths; the board automatically filters to items assigned to those paths, so teams see only their own backlog and board items.
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