Defining required and implied properties

You can customize a project area or a team area to require that users provide values for specific properties. You can specify different required fields for each work item type.
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You can also use the implied properties feature to set the Owner field of a work item to a specific value depending on the type of action a user takes.

By default, the required properties and implied properties that you set for a project area apply to the team areas that belong to that project area. You can specify different required property and implied property settings for each team area.

  1. In the Team Artifacts view, right-click the project area and select Open. Click the Process Configuration tab. Expand Team Configuration and select Operation Behavior.

    Alternatively, open a team area and select Operation Behavior.

  2. In the Operation Behavior grid, the rows identify operations and the column headings identify roles. For the Save Work Item operation, click in the cell for the role to which you want the precondition to apply. To have the precondition apply to all roles, click in the Everyone cell. In the Preconditions section, click Add. Select Required Properties Precondition or Implied Properties Precondition.

    To have the precondition apply to all states in a work item type or work item type category, select the type or type category. To have the precondition apply to only certain states, expand the work item type category or work item type and select a state. For example, you might require users to enter values in the Owned By and Planned For fields for the In Progress state. Click Edit. Select the required properties. Optionally, set required properties for additional states. Click OK.

    For implied properties, select the options for setting the value of the Owner field when the team area changes; a user starts working on a work item; and a user resolves a work item.

    Click Save to save your changes to the project area or team area.


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