Main Description |
This artifact is contained by the work items list, which keeps track of all work to be performed in a project. During
iteration planning, tasks are added to the work items list and are signed up for by team members who will take
ownership of performing each task until it is closed.
State
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Definition
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Following Action
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Following State
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Task/Activity
|
|
|
Plan
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New
|
Plan Iteration
|
New
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Newly identified or reopened task
|
Start Working
|
In Progress
|
|
Resolve
|
Resolved
|
|
Triage
|
Triaged
|
|
Triaged
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Task is validated
|
Start Working
|
In Progress
|
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Un-triage
|
New
|
|
Resolve
|
Resolved
|
|
Verify
|
Verified
|
|
In Progress
|
Assigned to a team member who's working on that task
|
Stop Working
|
New
|
|
Resolve
|
Resolved
|
|
Resolved
|
Resolution is complete by using one of the resolution types:
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Duplicate
-
Fixed
-
Fixed Upstream
-
Invalid
-
Later
-
Won't Fix
-
Works For Me
|
Verify
|
Verified
|
|
Close
|
Closed
|
|
Reopen
|
Reopened
|
|
Verified
|
Resolved tasks may need verification. Verification type can also be
defined:
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Duplicate
-
Fixed
-
Fixed Upstream
-
Invalid
-
Later
-
Won't Fix
-
Works For Me
|
Close
|
Closed
|
|
Reopen
|
Reopened
|
|
|
|
|
Closed
|
Verified tasks - or those resolved which do not need verification - are
then closed. Closing type can also be defined:
-
Duplicate
-
Fixed
-
Fixed Upstream
-
Invalid
-
Later
-
Won't Fix
-
Works For Me
|
Reopen
|
Reopened
|
|
Reopened
|
During resolved, verified and closed states, a task can be reopened for
further work
|
Start Working
|
In Progress
|
|
Resolve
|
Resolved
|
|
Triage
|
Triaged
|
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Table 1 - State machine of the task work item
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