Setting top-level work item types for plans

Generally, planning work items such as Stories and Epics are considered top-level work items. You can configure the project area to specify one or more work item types as the top-level types in plans. The top-level work items are displayed on the product and team backlog plans in Scrum process template and on the release and team plans in OpenUp process templates. The sprint backlog and iteration plans shows all work items types.
About this task

An example of this setting is to designate Story as the top-level work item. In this case, story work items are displayed as top-level items in the plan. This helps the team develop story-oriented planning and efficiently express the themes of the iteration for a particular component.

To set top-level work item types for plans:

  1. Right-click the project area in the Team Artifacts view and click Open. The project area opens in the editor view.
  2. Click the Process Configuration tab.
  3. In the Project Configuration section, expand the Configuration Data and Planning nodes.
  4. Click the Top-Level Work Item Types node.
  5. Select one or more work item types and click Save.
What to do next
Note: You can rename the Top Items folder on the Planned Items page of a plan. The folder continues to function as described in this topic.

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