The easiest way to disable a work item type is to not grant permission to the initial transition (from empty state to the first state). But with the Power Tools you can now remove work item type definitions:
tfpt destroywitd /? William On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Dylan Tusler < [email protected]> wrote: > We "disabled" a work item type by putting some impossible conditions on > the workflow. Can't remember what, something like a required user field > populated with nonsense. Anyway, it means that people can't get off the > start line with the work item. > > Dylan. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Terje > Sandstrøm > *Sent:* Thursday, 26 March 2009 5:47 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: Is it possible to rename a Work Item Type? > > Hi ! > > > > AFAIK, there is no way to rename a work item type directly, neither from > Team Explorer nor from TFPT command line. You would have to create the new > one, then delete the other one. If you have existing workitems there, you > could move them over by using Excel. > > > > And afaik again, there is no way yet to prevent a workitem to appear on the > different Create menus (also remember the Add Related menu..). I've had a > similar problem in the webaccess client, where a client didn't want his > customers to be able to create all of the workitem types, but only a few. > We ended up solving that by modifying the javascript code in the aspx file. > It worked, but only for that user interface. And next version we'll have to > do it again... > > I've talked to some folks at MS about this, and they say they've heard the > shout. May be coming after VS 2010 thought. > > > > Best regards > > Terje Sandstrom > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Daniel > Sniderman > *Sent:* 25. mars 2009 20:23 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Is it possible to rename a Work Item Type? > > > > I am doing some major customization of Process Template for a client. I > know I can delete and rename fields in a WIT using the witfields command > > > > Is it possible to rename an existing work item type (the type itself?) > > > > Also - if they have a type they want to keep for historical purpose - but > don't want to allow new ones to be added - is there a way to not have that > type appear in the "Create New" menu? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Dan Sniderman > ------------------------------ > > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/oztfs > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > > ------------------------------ > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/oztfs > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > > > ****************************************************************************************** > > The Sunshine Coast Regional Council is now open for business. There is > nothing you need to do as we have taken care of everything for you to ensure > it is business as usual. Please continue to do business with your local > Council office where you will still find the same friendly faces and the > same great service. For further information head to the Sunshine Coast > Regional Council website: www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au > > This email, together with any attachments, is intended for the named > recipient(s) only. Any form of review, disclosure, modification, > distribution and or publication of this email message is prohibited without > the express permission of the author. Please notify the sender immediately > if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete it from your system. > Unless otherwise stated, this email represents only the views of the sender > and not the views of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council. > > > ******************************************************************************************* > > mail5.2.13 > > > > ------------------------------ > Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support > List address: [email protected] > Subscribe: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: [email protected] > List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/oztfs > Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support procedure: https://www.codify.com/lists/support List address: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] List FAQ: http://www.codify.com/lists/oztfs Other lists you might want to join: http://www.codify.com/lists
