customize work item tracking

Question

Hi there,

Is there a way to restrict work item state transitions (i.e. Assigned to Closed or Resolved to Closed) to the user who created the work item?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Yup. Check out this help topic: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms194954.aspx

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Team Foundation Server

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply. 
But rather than doing this through user groups, I wanted to only allow certain state transitions to the actual individual user who created the work item.

thanks

Answer 3

Here is a blog post from Gregg that shows a workaround that might work for you.  Not as clean as the "For" attribute with System.CreatedBy, but it looks like it might be a solution for you.

http://blogs.msdn.com/teams_wit_tools/archive/2009/04/03/work-item-rules-workaround-only-the-creator-of-the-bug-can-close-the-bug.aspx

- Steve

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Development Process Consultant - Notion Solutions - http://sstjean.blogspot.com

Answer 4

Awesome!  Thanks!