Hello,
We used to be able to display any bug work item types on the backlog screen. However after updating to update 3 this now displays the following error:
TF400917: The current configuration is not valid for this feature. This feature cannot be used until you correct the configuration.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
If I use witadmin export the catergories xml and remove the '<WORKITEMTYPE name="Bug" />' from the below catergory
<CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" name="Requirement Category">
<DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Requirement" />
</CATEGORY>
then the backlog will display correctly but it doesn't display any of the bug work items.
When we originally set TFS up we had to add the 'Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Size' field to the bug WIT in order to get them to display has another field been added that is now required for CMMI to get bugs to display on the backlog screen?
Catergories XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><cat:CATEGORIES xmlns:cat="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2008/workitemtracking/categories"><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.BugCategory" name="Bug Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Bug" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.CodeReviewRequestCategory" name="Code Review Request Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Code Review Request" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.CodeReviewResponseCategory" name="Code Review Response Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Code Review Response" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.FeedbackRequestCategory" name="Feedback Request Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Feedback Request" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.FeedbackResponseCategory" name="Feedback Response Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Feedback Response" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.HiddenCategory" name="Hidden Types Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Code Review Request" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Code Review Response" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Feedback Request" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Feedback Response" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Shared Steps" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Test Plan" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Test Suite" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Shared Parameter" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" name="Requirement Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Requirement" /><WORKITEMTYPE name="Bug" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.SharedStepCategory" name="Shared Step Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Shared Steps" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.TaskCategory" name="Task Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Task" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.TestCaseCategory" name="Test Case Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Test Case" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.TestPlanCategory" name="Test Plan Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Test Plan" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.TestSuiteCategory" name="Test Suite Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Test Suite" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.FeatureCategory" name="Feature"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Feature" /></CATEGORY><CATEGORY refname="Microsoft.SharedParameterCategory" name="Shared Parameter Category"><DEFAULTWORKITEMTYPE name="Shared Parameter" /></CATEGORY></cat:CATEGORIES>
Project Process Configuration
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><ProjectProcessConfiguration><BugWorkItems category="Microsoft.BugCategory" pluralName="Bugs" singularName="Bug"><States><State type="Proposed" value="Proposed" /><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /><State type="Resolved" value="Resolved" /></States></BugWorkItems><FeedbackRequestWorkItems category="Microsoft.FeedbackRequestCategory" pluralName="Feedback Requests" singularName="Feedback Request"><States><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /></States></FeedbackRequestWorkItems><FeedbackResponseWorkItems category="Microsoft.FeedbackResponseCategory" pluralName="Feedback Responses" singularName="Feedback Response"><States><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /></States></FeedbackResponseWorkItems><PortfolioBacklogs><PortfolioBacklog category="Microsoft.FeatureCategory" pluralName="Features" singularName="Feature"><AddPanel><Fields><Field refname="System.Title" /></Fields></AddPanel><Columns><Column width="100" refname="System.WorkItemType" /><Column width="400" refname="System.Title" /><Column width="100" refname="System.State" /><Column width="50" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Common.BusinessValue" /><Column width="200" refname="System.Tags" /></Columns><States><State type="Proposed" value="Proposed" /><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="InProgress" value="Resolved" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /></States></PortfolioBacklog></PortfolioBacklogs><RequirementBacklog category="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" parent="Microsoft.FeatureCategory" pluralName="Requirements" singularName="Requirement"><AddPanel><Fields><Field refname="System.Title" /><Field refname="Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.RequirementType" /></Fields></AddPanel><Columns><Column width="400" refname="System.Title" /><Column width="100" refname="System.State" /><Column width="50" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Size" /><Column width="150" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.RequirementType" /><Column width="200" refname="System.IterationPath" /><Column width="200" refname="System.Tags" /></Columns><States><State type="Proposed" value="Proposed" /><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="InProgress" value="Resolved" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /></States></RequirementBacklog><TaskBacklog category="Microsoft.TaskCategory" parent="Microsoft.RequirementCategory" pluralName="Tasks" singularName="Task"><AddPanel><Fields><Field refname="System.Title" /></Fields></AddPanel><Columns><Column width="50" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Size" /><Column width="400" refname="System.Title" /><Column width="100" refname="System.State" /><Column width="100" refname="System.AssignedTo" /><Column width="50" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.RemainingWork" /></Columns><States><State type="Proposed" value="Proposed" /><State type="InProgress" value="Active" /><State type="InProgress" value="Resolved" /><State type="Complete" value="Closed" /></States></TaskBacklog><TypeFields><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Common.Discipline" type="Activity" /><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Common.StackRank" type="Order" /><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationLaunchInstructions" type="ApplicationLaunchInstructions" /><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationStartInformation" type="ApplicationStartInformation" /><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Feedback.ApplicationType" type="ApplicationType"><TypeFieldValues><TypeFieldValue type="ClientApp" value="Client application" /><TypeFieldValue type="RemoteMachine" value="Remote machine" /><TypeFieldValue type="WebApp" value="Web application" /></TypeFieldValues></TypeField><TypeField format="{0} h" refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.RemainingWork" type="RemainingWork" /><TypeField refname="Microsoft.VSTS.Scheduling.Size" type="Effort" /><TypeField refname="System.AreaPath" type="Team" /></TypeFields><Weekends><DayOfWeek>Sunday</DayOfWeek><DayOfWeek>Saturday</DayOfWeek></Weekends><WorkItemColors><WorkItemColor primary="FFCC293D" secondary="FFFAEAE5" name="Bug" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Change Request" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Code Review Request" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Code Review Response" /><WorkItemColor primary="FF773B93" secondary="FFEEE2F2" name="Feature" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Feedback Request" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Feedback Response" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Issue" /><WorkItemColor primary="FF009CCC" secondary="FFD6ECF2" name="Requirement" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Review" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Risk" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Shared Steps" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFF2CB1D" secondary="FFF6F5D2" name="Task" /><WorkItemColor primary="FFFF9D00" secondary="FFFCEECF" name="Test Case" /></WorkItemColors></ProjectProcessConfiguration>
I've been attempting to sort through this for a full day now so any help or suggestions would be welcome.