Actions

View current work item links

Add a child a work item

Press Enter or exit focus to save. Press Esc or clear title to cancel.

Rename the work item

Click options -> rename or select then F2

Press Enter or exit focus to save new title. Press Esc to cancel

Reorder linked work items

Shift + (⬆ / ⬇)

Delete linked work items

Click options -> delete or select then press Del

Unlink linked work items

Click options -> Unlink or select then press Ctrl + U

Then save the work item to confirm link removal

Why?

To make the functionality available on the board available in the work item form

Configuration with Visual Studio Team Services

To configure where the board group is added click on the customize option from the work item form.

Then drag the group where desired or hide it.

Configuration using process template

Navigate the process template xml. For each work item type to customize at the location

/WITD/WORKITEMTYPE/FORM/WebLayout/Extensions

add

<Extension Id="ottostreifel.links-group" />

Within the same Weblayout choose a Section element and add

<GroupContribution Label="Links" Id="ottostreifel.links-group.links-group"/>

Change Log

(03/20/18) 1.0.1 Initial release