Creating work items

Work items help project managers keep track of the work assigned to each team member. Work items are also used to see the progress of a team or project. The team members can use work items to keep track of their work.

Before you begin

Before creating a work item, connect to a project area.

About this task

To create a work item:

Procedure

  1. In the Team Artifacts tool window, expand the project area node, right-click Work Items, and click New > Work Item. You can also create a work item while associating a work item with a change set. For more information about associating a work item with a change set, see Associating a work item with a change set topic.
  2. In the Create New Work Item window, select a work item type.
  3. Optional: To change to another project area of the same repository, click Back.
  4. Click Finish. The work item is opened in a Web browser. Log in and type the values for work item attributes.
    Note: You can configure the Web browser setting to use either internal Web browser that opens inside Microsoft® Visual Studio or in an external Web browser window. To configure the settings, navigate to Tools > Options > Team Concert > Web Browser.

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