Sorting the work items in the Pending Changes window

The work item channels displays the work items in the order specified by the selected query. This means that you can control the sort order by modifying the query's sort preferences. You can do this from Team Explorer, expand Work Items to your query, activate context menu and select View Query, and then click the Column Options button on the toolbar. From that dialog, you can define the sorting order.

The fields however cannot be changed in the Pending Changes window. Why? We had a usability study back in pre-V1 and the results were to keep the channel simple.

-Tan

Comments

• Anonymous
  February 11, 2008
  PingBack from http://www.biosensorab.org/2008/02/11/sorting-the-work-items-in-the-pending-changes-window/

• Anonymous
  February 19, 2008
  I think sorting would be most helpfull to find work items quickly. At least an option to enter the work item id without having to select a query should be available. Developers most of the time know the work item ID by heart. Thanks.