Work Item is not ready to save - Resolved

Question

When I try to update the status of a work item using the following syntax, the "Work Item is not ready to save" error is issued. 

    wi.State = sState

    wi.Reason = sReason

    dim result = wi.Validate()  ... more handling...

    wi.Save

The work item type is the default "Task" type.  I move it from "Active" to "Closed".

According to the Validation logic, the System.State item only Allows values for "Active" and "Resolved".  The Prohibited values are "Closed". 

According to the XML for the task type, there are no allowed or prohibited values for System.State.  The Workflow only has two states (Active and Closed) and there are transitions between them.  I can find no reference to "Resolved" anywhere.  Nor can I find the "check-in" event I've seen referenced elsewhere.

Remarkably, even though the "wi.Save" throws an error, the State of the work item is changed from "Active" to "Closed".

So, why is it throwing the "Work Item is not ready to save" error when it is clearly saving the work item and no valid rules appear to have violated???

Answer 1

I'm a moron.  It was a Bug work item as opposed to a Task. 

Answer 2

Hi Dave,

I’m glad to hear that the issue is resolved. Thank you for sharing your solution & experience here.

Regards,

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Lily Wu [MSFT]
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