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Asked: 2026-05-14T00:53:16+00:00

I am new to creating work item types in TFS and want to create

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I am new to creating work item types in TFS and want to create a new Work Item type.

I looked at work item template option, but that is not sufficient for me.
I need to add few new fields and have a customized form.

From search I got information about Work Item Type definition but I am looking for some detailed example.

Also I would like to know the permissions needed to add a new work item type.

I got administrator privileges for my project, but not on TFS as a whole.

With that can I add a new template for my project.

Please provide me direction.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Firstly, to create a new work item type you have to change the process template that the project is using. This is not easy and there are basically two options as outlined in this MSDN article.

    Quoting from that article:

    account must be a member of the Team
    Foundation Administrators     group or
    have the Create new projects
    permission set to Allow.
    Additionally, your user account must
    be a member of the Windows
    SharePoint Services Administrator
    role and a member of the SQL Server
    Reporting Services Content Manager
    role. So quite a few permissions are
    required.

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