# Configuring Azure Devops with a personal token

**Video overview**

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#### Steps to Set Up a Personal Access Token (PAT) in Azure DevOps:

1. **Log in** to your Azure DevOps account.
2. In the top-right corner, click on **User Settings** (to the left of your profile avatar)
3. Under the **Personal Access Tokens** section, click **+ New Token**.
4. In the **Create a new personal access token** screen:
   * Enter a **name** for the token (e.g., "smaply-connector").
   * Set the scores to read/write and manage work items
5. Click **Create** and copy the generated **Personal Access Token** (you won’t be able to view it again).

#### Enter the Following Details in the Configuration:

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* **organization**: `xxxxx` (Replace with your Azure DevOps organization name)
* **project**: `XXX` (Replace with your Azure DevOps project name)
* **personalAccessToken**: `XXX` (Replace with your copied PAT)


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