Name the template and optionally add and remove fields. All templates are defined and managed for a team.Ĭhoose the work item type to view the templates defined for each type.įor example, choose User Story to view templates defined to capture user stories.įrom the work item type page, choose the New template to create a template from scratch. You can view the list of templates defined for each work item type, and also add, edit, copy, delete, rename, and copy the link of a template. Save the template and it appears in the root of the Team Explorer pane under the Templates section. Then, add a name and (optionally) description to the template. In the dialog, use the checkboxes to select all the fields you want to save in the template. Right-click the work item of the type and whose fields you want to capture, and select Capture Template from the context menu. Open or run a query that lists the work item whose fields you want to capture.

You need this software installed to access the Work Item Templates power tool for Visual Studio. If you haven't yet installed Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2015 Power Tools, do that now. If you primarily work in Visual Studio or Team Explorer, and want to create work items from templates that you access from the Work Items page, you can create work item template files (extension.

You can save the URL as a text file or add the URL to a dashboard or web page as a hyperlink. Use the URL whenever you want to add a work item of the type you've defined with its predefined values. Once you've saved the template, choose Copy link to capture the URL for the template that you can use to add work items using the template. The template is saved under the team you selected in the first step. Name the template and optionally define or clear fields. Only those templates that are defined for a team are accessible when you go to apply a template to work items using the web portal.Īctions icon to open the menu. Within the web portal, work item templates are associated with a team. Templates captured through the web portal are assigned a GUID.įrom the web portal, open a work item that you'll use as the basis for a template.

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