How to get the team level permissions to work fdor custome work item types

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You can just remove "Filed Against" field from the precondition Required Properties of Save Work Item operation for your custom work item type. The steps are as following:
- In RTC rich client, open the project area and switch to Process Configuration tab, open Operation Behavior under Team Configuration in the left table.
- In the right table, find the operation Save Work Item, and open its preconditions. In its Preconditions section, click on Required Properties to open the required fields list.
- Remove "Filed Against" field from the list for your custom work item type.