Collaborate (dig deeper)

Article
04/17/2013

Once you're familiar with the basics of team collaboration, you can dig deeper to provide—or limit—access to project areas, bulk modify work items, track progress, and customize your experience.

	Provide or limit access to functional areas: Add another team Add team members to a team project or a team Change permission levels Give reviewers permissions to provide feedback Grant permissions to view or create SSRS reports in TFS Work in Limited access view or Work Item Only View Grant users access to Team Web Access based on their license level: Change access levels
	Quickly add and modify work items: Bulk add or modify work items with Excel Bulk modify work items in Team Web Access Use work item templates to pre-populate fields
	Track dependencies, create hierarchical relationships, and maintain audit trails: Link work items to support traceability Review restrictions placed on link control tabs in work item forms: Link Controls, Restrictions, and Field Reference
	Track team progress using Team Web Access: Cumulative flow Sprint burndown Team home page mini-dashboard Track your work for each team you belong to Track team progress using built-in reports (SQL Server Reporting Services): Review team activities to support useful SSRS reports
	Customize your experience: Add tags to work items to categorize and filter work Specify your sprint schedule Set alerts, get notified when changes occur Add and share storyboard shapes Customize your team project: Add bugs to the task board or backlog Customize a team project to support team fields