Copying workitems
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Copy and Move are for moving or copying to a different project area.
To copy a work item in Eclipse:
1. In Eclipse, open the work item editor for the work item.
2. Click the drop-down menu on the work item number.
3. Click "Duplicate ..." (in 4.0 it is "Create work item copy") and choose which attributes you want to duplicate when creating the new work item.
The new work item editor will open and you can modify other attributes. The two work items are linked to each other automatically.
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Note that in 4.0, the Eclipse operation is "create work item copy", not "duplicate". The term "duplicate" is now reserved for making one work item a "duplicate" of another existing work item (using it to also mean "create copy" was a terminology bug).
Ah, I'm glad they made that change. I always found it confusing to have "duplicate" used for two different meanings. Thanks @gmclemm
Maybe I am missing something. The iteration is set using the attribute "Planned For" you simply change the value set. You can do that in queries, in plans etc. No need to create a plugin.
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No, I don't want to change a work item iteration, I need to copy a workitem from sprint A to sprint B for instance within the same project. I still want to have workitem 1 in sprint A but I need a copied work item in sprint B.
Thank you all for your help...
There is a "copy work item" operation in the Eclipse UI, but I do not believe there is one in the WebUI. A not-very-good workaround is to make a copy in another project area (with the same work item type) and then "move" it back to the original project area. A "copy work item" in the Web UI is requested in work item 88960.
