tfstfs-workitemtfs-process-template

TFS: Condition for transition on field-based rule


How to create a rule to skip transitions or choose other ones by specific field volume?

I've created a custom workflow for Item and there are a lot of States \ Fields inside. Some States have to be skipped by Fields volumes but i can't create another Item because of general restriction.


Solution

  • You could not change a state based on filed rules. You could also not able to skip transitions by specific field volume.

    For System fields, there is some restriction for them. Refer to this link for details:

    System fields have System.Name reference names, for example System.Title and System.State. TFS restricts customization of these fields, except for these instances:

    Transitions define the valid progressions and regressions between states. Users can specify only those states that are valid based on the transitions that you define for the current state.

    In the other word, Transitions tell the TFS which state can be followed by the current one.

    A transition always has a from and to state. You could not ignore or skip the transition and select a totally different state. It's not available at present.

    For more details of this related concept, you could take a look at our official tutorial here-- Workflow design guidelines