Is it possible to change the type of a TFS work item? For example, I have a Bug I would like to change to a Change Request.
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A:
Not easily. You could try and hack the database, but that's really not a good idea. Just like dancing barefoot in a room full of broken glass whilst juggling live grenades isn't a good idea.
I'd suggest you create a new work item for the change request, link it to the bug and then set the bug state to obsolete/closed.
Richard Banks
2010-04-08 04:29:21
What if the bug already had changesets checked in against it? Will those somehow be linked to the new work item?
KrisTrip
2010-04-08 17:43:51
Not automatically, no. You can always do it manually and add those linkages as well at the same time you link the change request to the bug.It's a pain, but there's no easy way around it.
Richard Banks
2010-04-09 00:39:49
I have requested this feature here:https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/580662/ability-to-change-a-tfs-work-item-type
Rami A.
2010-07-28 19:10:14