# Features

Our [backlog tools](https://help.avion.io/docs/integrations/backlog-tools) section gives a great overview of the shared features across all our integrations. This page focuses on the specific features of our Azure DevOps integration.

Avion offers a flexible and extensive two-way sync integration with Azure DevOps. This supports all Azure DevOps process types and has configurable options to allow you to tailor the experience to your needs and help you find the right balance within your team.

* **Two-way sync of data** — from Avion to Azure DevOps and back
* **WIQL filtering** — filter data imports by [WIQL](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/boards/queries/wiql-syntax?view=azure-devops)
* **Area path restriction** — select your area path per story map
* **Iteration path support** — select the default iteration path for stories
* **All process types supported** — Agile, CMMI, Scrum, Basic and inherited
* **Three tiered view** — map Avion [journeys and steps](https://help.avion.io/docs/story-map/journeys-and-steps) to Azure DevOps epics and features
* **Story state mapping** — [advanced mapping](https://help.avion.io/docs/integrations/backlog-tools/set-up-an-integration/map-story-states) of story states
* **Supports tags** — optionally sync your Avion tags
* **Supports acceptance criteria** — optionally sync your acceptance criteria or impact assessments

### Available mappings

You have a variety of choices of what to sync. Currently we support syncing the following items:

| Avion   | Azure DevOps                           |
| ------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Journey | Epic¹                                  |
| Step    | Feature¹                               |
| Story   | User Story / PBI / Requirement / Issue |

#### Story data

| Avion                      | Azure DevOps                             |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Story title                | Title field                              |
| Story description          | Description field                        |
| Story size                 | Story Points, Effort or Size field²      |
| Story state                | Workflow state                           |
| Story acceptance criteria³ | Acceptance Criteria or Impact Assessment |
| Story release information  | Tag                                      |
| Tags                       | Tags⁴                                    |
| Attachments                | Attachments⁵                             |

<pre data-overflow="wrap"><code><strong>¹ Syncing Journeys and Steps is optional. It is not supported in the "Basic" process in Azure DevOps.
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</strong>² Only supported in process types that support size fields.
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</strong>³ Syncing acceptance criteria is optional. It is not supported in the "Basic" process in Azure DevOps, as the field does not exist.

⁴ Syncing tags is optional.

⁵ Syncing attachments is optional. Attachments are one-way synced, with Avion as the source.
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