Auto-Create Children example

Example: Auto-Create Children #

Process template: Any

This example can serve to create a set of standard tasks for work items of a certain type. Say:

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<!-- WorkItems -->
<rule name="NewTask"
      appliesTo="Bug">
    <![CDATA[
    var parent = self;
    if (!self.HasChildren())
    {
        // use self to pass in the Team Project Context
        var child = store.MakeNewWorkItem(self, "Task");
        child["Title"] = "Task auto-generated for " + parent["Title"];
  
        // use the name of the relationship or one of the pre-defined static values
        // by adding the link to the child, you don't change the parent in this script.
        child.AddWorkItemLink(parent, "parent");
        // child.AddWorkItemLink(parent, WorkItemImplementationBase.ParentRelationship); //should also work
    }
    ]]>
</rule>