Azure.DevOps.Repos.Branch.BranchPolicyMergeStrategy.md

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Azure.DevOps.Repos.Branch.BranchPolicyMergeStrategy

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.

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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