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I am using VSTS and would like numerous people to get sent the notification when a work task is created.

I am creating a lot of stencils that can just automate and upload work tasks through the TEAM add-in in excel, but don't know how to make the "@mention" function work.

I have written all sorts of styles of syntax in the history field, then publish but nothing seems to work.

Has anyone figured this out?

Cheers Dave

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The format is like:

<a href="#" data-vss-mention="version:2.0,userid"></a>

You can To get the userid through User Entitlements-Lists REST API:

GET https://{accountName}.vsaex.visualstudio.com/_apis/userentitlements?api-version=4.1-preview

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  • Thanks Starian, It has certainly made the UserID a hyperlink in the VSTS comment box when it is uploaded from the excel macro, But it still doesn't work, I have used multiple version of the user name. but not alas. – David Hollingsworth Mar 07 '18 at 23:08
  • @DavidHollingsworth What's the actual value you specified in history field? What do you mean multiple version of the user name, but not alias? What's the version of your excel? – starian chen-MSFT Mar 08 '18 at 01:17
  • So I used "@david hollingsworth I also used david.hollingsworth, davidhollingsworth, davidhollingsworth@domain.com.au. It comes up as a hyperlink in VSTS in the history field, but it doesn't send a notification to the intended user. Excel version 16 (note** The hyperlink against my name just goes to the project backlog page) – David Hollingsworth Mar 09 '18 at 01:39
  • @DavidHollingsworth Do you replace the userid to actual value? You don't need to specify the dispalyname, ``. The important is the userid. – starian chen-MSFT Mar 09 '18 at 02:22
  • Hey Starian, you wouldn't know the syntax to up upload a Hyperlink to VSTS from Excel would you? – David Hollingsworth Jun 30 '18 at 09:24