/// <summary>
/// Create a new work item based on template
/// </summary>
/// <param name="projectName"></param>
/// <param name="template"></param>
/// <param name="fields"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
static WorkItem CreateWorkItemByTemplate(string projectName, WorkItemTemplate template, Dictionary <string, object> fields)
{
JsonPatchDocument patchDocument = new JsonPatchDocument();
foreach (var templateKey in template.Fields.Keys) //set default fields from template
{
if (!fields.ContainsKey(templateKey)) //exclude fields added by users
{
patchDocument.Add(new JsonPatchOperation()
{
Operation = Operation.Add,
Path = "/fields/" + templateKey,
Value = template.Fields[templateKey]
});
}
}
//add user fields
foreach (var key in fields.Keys)
{
patchDocument.Add(new JsonPatchOperation()
{
Operation = Operation.Add,
Path = "/fields/" + key,
Value = fields[key]
});
}
return(WitClient.CreateWorkItemAsync(patchDocument, projectName, template.WorkItemTypeName).Result);
}
public WorkItemTemplate CreateTemplate()
{
VssConnection connection = Context.Connection;
WorkItemTrackingHttpClient client = connection.GetClient <WorkItemTrackingHttpClient>();
Dictionary <string, string> field = new Dictionary <string, string>
{
{ "System.State", "New" }
};
WorkItemTemplate newTemplate = new WorkItemTemplate()
{
Name = "Test Template",
Description = "Template to be created",
WorkItemTypeName = "Feature",
Fields = field
};
WorkItemTemplate result = null;
try
{
result = client.CreateTemplateAsync(newTemplate, getTeamContext()).Result;
Context.SetValue <Guid>("$newTemplateId", result.Id);
Console.WriteLine("Create template Successed.");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("Create template Failed:" + e.Message);
}
return(result);
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
ConnectWithDefaultCreds(TFUrl);
string teamProject = ""; //team prtoject name
string templateName = ""; //work item template name
WorkItemTemplate wiTemplate = GetTemplate(teamProject, templateName);
if (wiTemplate != null)
{
Dictionary <string, object> fields = new Dictionary <string, object>();
fields.Add("System.Title", "New work item");
var newWorkItem = CreateWorkItemByTemplate(teamProject, wiTemplate, fields);
}
}
