Azure.DevOps.Repos.DefaultBranchPolicyMergeStrategy

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category: Microsoft Azure DevOps Repos severity: Important online version: https://github.com/cloudyspells/PSRule.Rules.AzureDevOps/blob/main/src/PSRule.Rules.AzureDevOps/en/Azure.DevOps.Repos.DefaultBranchPolicyMergeStrategy.md

Azure.DevOps.Repos.DefaultBranchPolicyMergeStrategy

SYNOPSIS

A policy should be configured to define a merge strategy for pull requests.

DESCRIPTION

Define a merge strategy for pull requests to ensure that changes are merged in a consistent way. This helps to ensure that changes are merged in a consistent way and thus reduces the risk of merge conflicts.

Mininum TokenType: ReadOnly

RECOMMENDATION

Consider enabling the policy to define a merge strategy for pull requests.

LINKS

• Create a branch policy
• Branch policies
• Azure DevOps Security best practices