How to make the Reason field always included in TFS
I am using Visual Studio Team System 2008 and want the Reason field to always be enabled for work items. Currently, the expansion of "Reason" is only allowed when "state" has changed. After you execute "Save", the "Reason" lunge will be disabled.
I tried to do this by changing the process template, but there cannot be done.
What I am trying to accomplish is the following: let's say for a Test task.
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Initial state is "Active" with "Reason" "Pending". This identifies a planned test work that cannot be started because the development work has not yet been completed.
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Upon completion of development, the developer will set the reason for the "Test" task to "Ready".
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I don't think you can do what you want with the Reason field, as its values are determined during the transition. Its purpose is to provide grounds for a change in state. Since you are not changing the state of the work item, you do not have access to this field.
It sounds like you really want a field like Status. I would suggest that it would be better to create a custom field in your workspace for this rather than using Reason. Add an active work item state to your custom field and configure the "AllowedValues" rule. This will create a combo that you can change at any time.
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