How to: Reactivate Work Items
Note
This topic is based on the work item transitions available in the bug work item for MSF for Agile Software Development. If your project is using a different methodology, your work item states might be different. MSF for Agile Software Development is one of the process guidance templates that are included with Team Foundation. For more information, see Finding and Using Process Guidance.
If you disagree with how a work item has been handled, you can activate it again. When you reactivate an item, the Assigned to box is automatically set to the person who last resolved the item, but you can change it if there is a more appropriate person to work on the work item.
Required Permissions
To perform these procedures, you must be a member of the Contributors group or have the View work items in this node, and Edit work items in this node permissions set to Allow. For more information, see Team Foundation Server Permissions.
To reactivate a work item in Results View
Select a work item from the Query Results.
In the State box, select Active.
In the Reason box, select the reason that best explains why you are reactivating the work item.
On the File menu, click Save All.
To activate a work item in Query View
Double-click a work item on the Query Results or How to: Go To Specific Work Items.
In the State box, select Active.
In the Reason box, select the reason that best explains why you are reactivating the work item.
On the File menu, click Save <Work Item Type> <Work Item Number>.