Continuous feedback on build execution

Build execution is important, but the significant part of the whole process is to get continuous feedback of the build execution status. For example, to send a notification in case of build execution failure or success to specific stakeholders.

On the VSTS Project, click on the settings icon, and it will bring up the PetClinic Team page:

Click on the Notifications tab:

Click on +New. Verify the template for the Build notification. Click on Next:

Configure the fields as per your need and click on Finish:

There are multiple notification templates available for the build status notification:

Similarly, we can create an notification when the build fails:

Verify all the created alerts in Team subscriptions:

For a self-exercise, observe whether all the alerts are triggered properly in terms of a specific event occurrence such as build success or build failure.

In the next section, we will cover how the Git project can be managed in VSTS.