work item templates - variables and editing
We are using RTC 2. Currently, whenever I create a work item template, I can only prompt for 2 values - Planned for and Filed Against. Is there any way to prompt for additional values - including those for custom fields in the work item.
Also - am I correct in my understanding that in RTC 2, there is no way to edit a work item template. If I want to make changes, I have to recreate it?
Also - am I correct in my understanding that in RTC 2, there is no way to edit a work item template. If I want to make changes, I have to recreate it?
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The way to edit a work item template is to keep a set of work items as
the "working copy" of the template. So you'd modify those work items
and create a new template version whenever you want to "publish" a new
revision of the template.
Cheers,
Geof
On 3/23/2011 10:53 AM, fionalamont wrote:
the "working copy" of the template. So you'd modify those work items
and create a new template version whenever you want to "publish" a new
revision of the template.
Cheers,
Geof
On 3/23/2011 10:53 AM, fionalamont wrote:
We are using RTC 2. Currently, whenever I create a work item template,
I can only prompt for 2 values - Planned for and Filed Against. Is
there any way to prompt for additional values - including those for
custom fields in the work item.
Also - am I correct in my understanding that in RTC 2, there is no way
to edit a work item template. If I want to make changes, I have to
recreate it?
I have been using the technique that you describe to create newer versions of the template. However, I am not aware of any way to "import" the changes made in the newer version of a template into work items created by an older version of the template.
Also, it would be really useful if the history or whatever could identify whether or not work items were created from a template, and when.
Also, it would be really useful if the history or whatever could identify whether or not work items were created from a template, and when.
That is correct that there is no way to "merge" the changes from a newer
work item template into an instantiated template.
You could submit enhancement requests for both of these features. Note
that the first one would be expensive to implement, while the second one
would be very easy to implement.
Cheers,
Geoff
On 3/23/2011 2:08 PM, fionalamont wrote:
work item template into an instantiated template.
You could submit enhancement requests for both of these features. Note
that the first one would be expensive to implement, while the second one
would be very easy to implement.
Cheers,
Geoff
On 3/23/2011 2:08 PM, fionalamont wrote:
I have been using the technique that you describe to create newer
versions of the template. However, I am not aware of any way to
"import" the changes made in the newer version of a
template into work items created by an older version of the
template.
Also, it would be really useful if the history or whatever could
identify whether or not work items were created from a template, and
when.
Geof, do you have any information for the question below, too?
We are using RTC 2. Currently, whenever I create a work item template, I can only prompt for 2 values - Planned for and Filed Against. Is there any way to prompt for additional values - including those for
custom fields in the work item.
To my knowledge, these are the only values that you can be prompted for.
If you are interested in extending this to other fields, you'd need to
submit a work item enhancement request.
Cheers,
Geoff
On 3/24/2011 1:53 PM, kot wrote:
If you are interested in extending this to other fields, you'd need to
submit a work item enhancement request.
Cheers,
Geoff
On 3/24/2011 1:53 PM, kot wrote:
Geof, do you have any information for the question below, too?
fionalamontwrote:
We are using RTC 2. Currently, whenever I create a work item
template, I can only prompt for 2 values - Planned for and Filed
Against. Is there any way to prompt for additional values - including
those for
custom fields in the work item.
