Microsoft Exam AZ-400 Topic 4 Question 116 Discussion

Step 1: Initialize the Default Main Branch

Navigate to Azure DevOps:

Go to Azure DevOps and sign in with your credentials.

Select Your Project:

ChooseProject1from your list of projects.

Initialize the Main Branch:

Go toRepos>Files.

If the main branch does not exist, you will see an option to initialize it.Click onInitializeand follow the prompts to create the main branch1.

Step 2: Enable Squash Merge for the Main Branch

Navigate to Branch Policies:

Go toRepos>Branches.

Find themainbranch and click on the...(ellipsis) next to it.

SelectBranch policies.

Enable Squash Merge:

UnderPolicies, scroll down to theMerge strategysection.

SelectSquash mergeas the required merge strategy2.

Save Changes:

Click onSave changesto apply the policies.

Step 3: Verify the Squash Merge Policy

Create a Pull Request:

Make a change in a branch and create a pull request to merge it into the main branch.

Complete the Pull Request:

Ensure that the pull request uses the squash merge strategy by selectingSquash commitunder theMerge typein the Complete pull request dialog