Create a Work ItemEdit a Work ItemClose a Work ItemRe–Open a Work ItemAdd a Component to the Project Issue Tracker
Create a Work Item
- You must be signed on to complete this task.
To create a work item1. From the project’s
Home page, click
Issue Tracker.
2. From
Issue Tracker, click New Work Item.
3. In the
Summary text box, type a concise description of the work item. A good summary captures the essence of the work item so that a reader will be able to understand the basic idea of the work item without having to read the detailed description.
4. Using the
Work Item Type list, select one of the following:
- Feature: For requesting an added feature to the project
- Issue (bug): For documenting a problem with the software
- Task: For assigning some other work item not related to features or issues.
5. Using the
Priority list, select
Low,
Medium, or
High.
6. From the
Component list, select the component to which this work item applies.
If no components are listed, then no component items have been added to the project. See
Add a Component to the Project.
7. From the
Planned for Release list, select a release or leave as
Unassigned. If no release is listed, then no release has been added to the project. See
Create a Release.
If desired, use the
Attach File feature to include a file with the work item.
8. In the
Description box, type a clear and concise description of the work item. If the work item is an issue (bug), it is often helpful to include steps for replicating the problem.
9. Click
Submit.
Edit a Work Item
- You must be signed on to CodePlex and be a member of the project to complete this task.
To edit a work item
- From the project’s Home page, click Issue Tracker.
- Click the issue you want to edit from the list of issue.
- If there are a lot of issues, you can quickly locate the issue using the Issue Tracker search tool.
- Click Edit Work Item.
- From the Edit Work Item page, make all changes you want to make, and then click Submit.
Close a Work Item
- You must be signed on to CodePlex and be a member of the project to complete this task.
To close a work item
- From the project’s Home page, click Issue Tracker
- Click the issue you want to edit from the list of issues
- Click Close Work Item
- Type your comments in the Comment text box provided, and then click Close Work Item

If there are a lot of issues, you can quickly locate the issue using the
Issue Tracker search tool.
Re-Open a Work Item
- You must be signed on to CodePlex and be a member of the project to complete this task.
To re-open a work item
- From the project’s Home page, click Issue Tracker.
- From the Status list, click Closed.
- Click Search to display the list of closed work items.
- Click the work item you want to re-open.
- Click Re-Open Work Item.
- Type your comments in the Comment text box provided, and then click Re-Open Work Item.

If you there is a long list of closed work items, you can shorten the list by typing a keyword or by apply other search filters, such as
Assigned to or
Type.
Because the work item is re-opened, you will not be able to see it with the
Closed status filter selected. To view the item, you will need to select either
All or
Active from the
Status list, and then click
Search.
Add a Component to the Project
- You must be signed on to CodePlex and be a member of the project to complete this task.
To add a component to the project
- Under the project’s Issue Tracker tab, click New Work Item.
- Next to the Component list, click Manage Components.
- In the New Component Name text box, type a name of the component, and then click Add.