With TFPT1.2 still edit work item type definition XML in VS2005?

With Power Tools 1.2 Process Template editor installed, is there a Visual Studio configuration switch or way of viewing that allows me to edit the XML directly? I like the easier-than-cmdline importing and the layout preview, but i still want to edit the xml directly. Especially when a certain new condition needs to be set on most of the fields, eg, a When...Required condition.

[380 byte] By [Mark4] at [2008-3-5]

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# 1

You can still use the "Process Template Manager" that shipped with V1 under the "Team" menu to download a process template to a local dir, edit it, then upload it again. That's what I (still) do for modifying my VersionControl.xml :)

JamesManning-MSFT at 2007-9-6 >

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# 2

I think i deleted what you refer to as V1 when preparing to install TFPTV1.2. By V1 i think you mean the old process template editor available from gotdot.net, the one that doesn't integrate so much with VS. I could no longer find the link to the download of it. Do you know where i can get it now?

Thanks,

Markus

Mark4 at 2007-9-6 >

# 3

Here's the link to the PTE before it shipped with TFPT1.2, although i haven't tried to install it along with or without TFPT1.2 on my box.

http://www.gotdotnet.com/workspaces/workspace.aspx?id=812a68af-5e74-48c6-9623-1a4469142a84

Mark4 at 2007-9-6 >

# 4

Sorry for the number of replies last week ... but there seemed to be problems on the server?! I couldn't see my original reply, therefore I posted again.

KlausC at 2007-9-6 >

# 5

You can open a work item type XML file as "plain" XML the following way:

Use command 'File/Open/File...'
Select your WIT file
Select the "Open With..." command instead of "Open"
Use the "XML Editor with Encoding" and click OK
"(Auto-Detect)" for encoding should work for you

...and the file opens in an XML-Editor inside Visual Studio rather than the new Process Editor.

BTW - running the old Process Template Editor and the new Process Editor works fine on my system as well.

KlausC at 2007-9-6 >

# 6

You can open a work item type XML file as "plain" XML the following way:

Use command 'File/Open/File...'
Select your WIT file
Select the "Open With..." command instead of "Open"
Use the "XML Editor with Encoding" and click OK
"(Auto-Detect)" for encoding should work for you

...and the file opens in an XML-Editor inside Visual Studio rather than the new Process Editor.

BTW - running the old Process Template Editor and the new Process Editor works fine on my system as well.

KlausC at 2007-9-6 >

# 7

You can open a work item type XML file as "plain" XML in VS2005 as follows:

Use command 'File/Open/File...'

Select your XML file (work item type)

Select the "Open With..." command instead of "Open"

Use the "XML Editor with Encoding" and click OK

"(Auto-Detect)" for encoding should work for you

...and the file opens in an XML-Editor inside Visual Studio rather than the new Process Editor.

BTW - running the old Process Template Editor and the new Process Editor works fine on my system as well.

KlausC at 2007-9-6 >

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