Change Project Area Process - Different "Shared" Process
Hi,
I'd like to rationalise some of the customisations I've made to remove certain work item types that we don't intend to use in the future.
Since the beginning we have used one project area as a process doner area and all project areas have used that shared process.
So i don't want to delete work item types from the shared area as this may cause problems with legacy Project Areas that have work items that use those types. I want to make a second doner project area which has the rationalised work item types.
We have 2 active projects which do not use any of the work items types that I want to remove but the projects have already been created and are using the current shared process.
Am I ok to copy the process template to a new PA, share that process and then change the two active projects to consume the new shared process area (even if they have already been created)?
Go from:
Shared Process 1
- Legacy Project A
- Legacy Project B
- Active Project C
- Active Project D
To:
Shared Process 1
- Legacy Project A
- Legacy Project B
Shared Process 2 (removed some work item types)
- Active Project C
- Active Project D
Thanks,
Glyn
Accepted answer
Yes,
create a process template from the current project area that shares its process. Create a new project area from the template and remove the stuff you want to remove. This should be no problem, if done correctly and you have not created work items in the project area. Disable the customization to create work items when inviting a user.
Once you are done with your changes let the new project areas switch to the new shared process. The legacy project areas stay as they are.
Note, if you want to do common changes for all your project areas, you will have to do them in the two project areas that share the process independently.
Once you are done with your changes let the new project areas switch to the new shared process. The legacy project areas stay as they are.
Note, if you want to do common changes for all your project areas, you will have to do them in the two project areas that share the process independently.
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