Powershell syntax for linking workitems

Question

I'm writting a powershell script to link work items together. I've got the C# code, but I'm just not sure how to covert it to powershell.

C#: WorkItemLinkType linkType = store.WorkItemLinkTypes[CoreLinkTypeReferenceNames.Hierarchy];

Powershell: $linkType = $store.WorkItemLinkTypes[CoreLinkTypeReferenceNames.Hierarchy] 

C#: workItem.Links.Add(new WorkItemLink(linkType.ReverseEnd, workitemID));

Powershell: $workItem.Links.Add(WorkItemLink(linkType.ReversEnd, $workitemID))

Thanks,

Anthony

Answer 1

Hi Anthony, 

Thanks for your post.

If you want to link work items programmatically, we usually suggest you create/add work item links using TFS API, according your description, you have already know how to achieve that using TFS API.

I’m not the PowerShell expert, but I think you can get some helpful information in this article: http://www.peterprovost.org/blog/post/Fun-with-PowerShell-and-TFS-Work-Items.aspx.

 

How to covert the API(C#) code to PowerShell script, I suggest you can contact PowerShell expert for the better response.  

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John Qiao [MSFT]
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Answer 2

$linkType = $store.WorkItemLinkTypes[[Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.CoreLinkTypeReferenceNames]::Hierarchy]
$link = new-object Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItemLink($linkType.ReverseEnd, $workitemID)
$workItem.Links.Add($link)