Work Items (How Do I in Team Foundation)
This page links to help on widely used work item tasks. To view other categories of popular tasks covered in Help, see How Do I in Team Foundation.
In General
- Team Foundation Work Items
Provides a conceptual overview of work items.
Queries
How to: Add New Work Item Queries
Describes how to create new queries.How to: Run Work Item Queries
Describes how to run queries.Working With Work Item Queries
Describes how to create complex queries using query clauses.How to: Create a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project File from a Work Item Query
Describes how to create a Microsoft Excel work item list or Microsoft Project plan from a query.How to: Go To Specific Work Items
Explains how to find a specific work item by its ID.How to: Find and Edit Work Items Assigned to You
Explains how to find and edit work items assigned to you.How to: Send Work Item Queries in E-Mail
Describes how to send a work item query to others in e-mail.
Work Items
How to: Make a Work Item Obsolete
Describes why work items cannot be deleted, and how to close them properly.How to: Work Offline in Microsoft Excel
Describes how to work with work items when you are not connected to the network.How to: Access Process Guidance in Team Explorer
Explains how to get more information for how to fill out specific work item fields.How to: Add or Edit Alerts
Explains how to get notified when a work item changes.How to: Modify Work Items
Explains how to update multiple work items at the same time.
Work Items Integration with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project
How to: Create a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project File from a Work Item Query
Describes how to create a Microsoft Excel work item list or Microsoft Project plan from a query.How to: Create a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project File from a Work Item Query
Describes how to create a Microsoft Excel work item list or Microsoft Project plan from a work item query, or from the results list.How to: Add Work Items in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to add new work items to the work item database using Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Word.How to: Connect to Team Foundation from Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to connect to a Team Foundation server from Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project.How to: Import Work Items in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to import work items from the work item database into a Microsoft Excel work item list or Microsoft Project plan.How to: Add a Link in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to add links and attachments in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project.
Work Item Synchronization in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Project
How to: Publish or Refresh Work Items in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to publish work items to the work item database, and how to refresh work items with changes from the work item database.How to: Resolve Data Conflicts in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to resolve a data conflict that occurs when publishing changes to the work item database.How to: Resolve Data Validation Errors in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project
Describes how to resolve a data validation error that occurs when publishing changes to the work item database.
Working with Work Items in Microsoft Excel
How to: Create a Work Item List
Describes how to create a work item list in Microsoft Excel.How to: Add or Remove Columns in the Work Item List
Describes how to add or remove columns in a Microsoft Excel work item list.How to: Connect a Work Item List to a Work Item Query
Describes how to connect a work item list to a work item query so that the work item list synchronizes based on the query.How to: Remove Work Items in Microsoft Excel
Describes how to remove work items from a work item list in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project.
Working with Work Items in Microsoft Project
How to: Remove Work Items in Microsoft Project
Describes how to remove work items from a Microsoft Project plan.How to: Enable or Disable Publishing of Work Items in Microsoft Project
Describes how to control work item publishing so that some work items are not published to the work item database.
Converting Work Items from Other Formats
- Walkthrough: Migrating ClearQuest Work Items to Team Foundation
Describes how to convert work items from a ClearQuest database.