Deleting TFS Work Items

When setting up team projects in TFS sometimes it’s helpful to create a few test issues or bugs to make sure any customizations you have made function correctly. However, you will quickly notice there is no option to delete these work items from the UI or administrative console. It can be done though via the Command Prompt. Here’s how:

1. Open a Visual Studio Command Prompt window
   
2. Enter the following command:
   witadmin destroywi /collection:<team project collection URL> /id:<work item id>
   

For more information on using the Work Item Type Administration console utility see: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd312129.aspx

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