The Azure DevOps (Boards only) connector in Power BI is specifically designed to connect to Azure DevOps Services (the cloud version) and leverage Analytics views. Analytics views provide a simplified way to specify and apply server-side filters to the data before it is loaded into Power BI. This directly meets the requirements to use Analytics views and filter data from the cloud, making it the most appropriate and efficient choice for creating a bug tracking dashboard.

A. OData queries: This is a method, not a specific connector. While the underlying connection uses OData, you would use a connector like 'OData feed' or the dedicated 'Azure DevOps' connector to execute them.

C. Azure DevOps Server (Boards only): This connector is for the on-premises version of Azure DevOps (formerly TFS), not the cloud service specified in the scenario.

D. OData feed: This is a generic connector. While Azure DevOps Analytics exposes an OData endpoint, the dedicated Azure DevOps (Boards only) connector is the recommended method as it simplifies authentication and is built to work directly with Analytics views.

1. Microsoft Learn. (2023). Connect to Analytics with the Power BI Data Connector.

Section: "Prerequisites" and "Connect with the Power BI Data Connector".

Content: This document explicitly states

"The Power BI Data Connector uses Analytics views." It then details the process of connecting to Azure DevOps from Power BI Desktop

showing the selection of the "Azure DevOps (Boards only)" connector to access and use pre-defined or custom Analytics views.

2. Microsoft Learn. (2023). About Power BI integration.

Section: "Supported connection options".

Content: This page compares the different methods for connecting Power BI to Azure DevOps. It highlights that the "Power BI Connector" is the preferred option for users with few or no T-SQL skills because it supports "Analytics views" which handle server-side filtering and data aggregation.

3. Microsoft Learn. (2023). What are Analytics views?.

Section: "Analytics view".

Content: This document defines Analytics views as a feature in Azure DevOps that "provides a simplified way to specify the filter criteria for a Power BI report based on Analytics data." This confirms that using Analytics views is the correct approach for server-side filtering.