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We are using TFS 2010 and Team Explorer's work item feature for Project Management.
When a work item (like a bug or task, etc) is assigned to a user, how can that person be sent an email informing them of the new item?
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Open the Team Foundation Administration Console from the Start menu. Or, at a command prompt, type TFSMgmt.exe (located in Drive:\%programfiles%\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 12.0\Tools). Open email alert settings. Enable email alerts and specify the SMTP Server and the email address to use for sending emails.
TFS notifications are useful in sending alerts when a work item is changed, the build is completed, build property changed etc.
After installing TFS Power Tools, you have to create a Custom Alert.
In Team Explorer,Right click on Team Project Collection Root and select the Alerts Explorer.
The Alerts Explorer opens. From the Alerts Explorer toolbar, click New. It will open the New Alert dialog.Expand the type of alert that you want to create to view the selection of pre-built templates. Click the alert template that matches your notification requirements, or click [Blank Alert].
In the Alert Definition section, rename the alert and define your custom expression. For example, you can modify the expression to receive an e-mail notification any time project director creates or updates work items or a Work Item is assigned to you.
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Try out the Power Tools. I believe the Power Tools allows you to manage some email functionality http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/bb980963. When I used TFS project management the Power Tools helped get me a bunch of stuff I needed. I think it would be in the Alert Explorer.
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