Unable to add Work Item query to Query Dashboard widget due to illegal read access to TeamArea
When I attempt to add a query for a certain project area, the query hangs. Firebug console shows a 403 forbidden error, however other users with the same permissions do not see this problem.
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Problem
The Work Item Query Chooser widget, when invoked from a Viewlet context, will attempt to display shared queries for team areas the user is NOT a member of. This is not the case when the same widget is consumed from the Work Items Web UI. Moreover, the Work Item Query Chooser will not process a response if for some reason one team area fails to load. You may see the following error in Firebug:
Please refer to Defect 165871 for details about this consistency problem.
Workaround
You need to examine the permissions for the current user since it is possible that a child team area may have overridden a parent process permission:
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