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question asked: Oct 16 '14, 1:15 p.m.
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What's the relationship between an “impediment” and a blocked work item?

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Mick LaCour (8●2●4) | asked Oct 16 '14, 1:15 p.m.
  I’m confused about the relationship between an “impediment” and a blocked work item.  How do I mark a work item as blocked and how to I link it to the impediment blocking it?   

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sam detweiler (12.5k●6●195●201) | answered Oct 16 '14, 2:18 p.m.
impediment to me is some external problem..  like no funds, or vendor availability.. which are not directly  the normal workitems.. (stories, tasks, etc).

while blocks/depends on are linkages between  other similar workitems.

this story blocks another,
or this task depends on completion of that task.
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Josh Hoss (6●1●1) | answered Oct 20 '14, 8:53 p.m.
Can you elaborate upon the second part of the question "How do I mark a work item as blocked and how to I link it to the impediment blocking it?"
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sam detweiler commented Oct 20 '14, 9:56 p.m.

Sure. In the links section of a workitem, add a  Depends on link with another workitem on the other end. 


So this workitem depends on the impediment 

sam detweiler commented Oct 20 '14, 11:34 p.m.

workitem A depends on workitem B.   from B's perspective, it 'Blocks' A,
while A shows it 'Depends on B

A does not show blocked when you look at it.

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