How to: Delete a Process Template
If a process template is no longer needed, you can delete it from the Team Foundation Server. A process template is typically deleted when it is replaced by a newer process template, or when it is no longer in use due to company or team policy changes. Use the following procedure to delete a process template.
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| Deleting a process template does not affect current team projects that were created using that process template. |
Required Permissions
To perform this procedure you must be a member of the Team Foundation Administrators group.
If the necessary security permissions are set explicitly, then you must have the View server-level information permission set to Allow and the Manage process template permission on the team project set to Allow. For more information, see Team Foundation Server Permissions.
To delete a process template
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On the Team menu, point to Team Foundation Server Settings, and then click Process Template Manager.
The Process Template Manager lists each process template installed on the Team Foundation Server.
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Select the process template to delete, and click Delete.
Note Deleting a process template is permanent. Once deleted, a process template cannot be recovered.
Note If you delete the default process template, the next process template in the list automatically becomes the default process template.
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In the dialog box, under Confirmation Process Template Deletion, click Yes to delete the process template.
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Click Close to close the Process Template Manager.
