Azure-devops-docs: Why was the BuildNumberFormat info removed?

[hjtroteclaser]

Why have you removed the BuildNumberFormatInfo? Now you give now no information at all. Who was that "smart" guy who removed that? Many external docs, stackoverflow links, ... are referring to this information but now its missing.
It took me some time to find it in an older version:
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/vsts-docs/blob/e5d4e6f62d381a0d78b2c3dba7ffeedcf25be73a/docs/pipelines/build/options.md

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• ID: 0fa5a83c-70fd-6925-a8c8-256b21c21a2e
• Version Independent ID: 75f4a136-7245-7878-2953-6b68272fe4ec
• Content: Build options - Azure Pipelines
• Content Source: docs/pipelines/build/options.md
• Product: devops
• Technology: devops-cicd
• GitHub Login: @andyjlewis
• Microsoft Alias: alewis

[Leon99]

Not just external docs, I came here from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/variables?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml looking for that info.

[srikcgaa2]

Me too reached from the above Microsoft documentation to find it missing!

[andyjlewis]

Thanks for the feedback. We need to add a link to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/run-number. Heads up to @steved0x

[FixRM]

This is ridiculous! Please move this info back as build option page still refer to this article!

[scuba6388]

Just wow

[thelethalkind]

@andyjlewis @steved0x This is still an issue, are we able to get this information back? Clicked on the info link next to "Build number format" under build definition and it links me here with no relevant information.

[jrm346]

ditto

[PJBowron]

And again...

[kollmats]

Does anyone know if the equivalent functionality is available elsewhere?

[jamers99]

Here is the version right before it was removed:
https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/vsts-docs/blob/e5d4e6f62d381a0d78b2c3dba7ffeedcf25be73a/docs/pipelines/build/options.md

[steved0x]

I added a note and a link in the old location on the Options page so that the info is there.