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Cannot delete / modify some workitems after deleting some others in VSTS


We have been deleted some stuff from one VSTS project due to some internal reorganization. After doing it we found that some workitems cannot be modified / deleted anymore, if we try to delete them we get a:

Failed to delete work item: 47420. Error Details: TF401232: Work item 53559 does not exist, or you do not have permissions to read it.

47420 is the WorkItem that I have tried to delete, 53559 is a deleted workitem that was a child of this one.

If I open the WorkItem 47420 I see under Related Work the error: Work item not found or no permission to access it.

If I delete the link and save the change I get again:

TF401232: Work item 53559 does not exist, or you do not have permissions to read it.

Any ideas? This is happening with quite a few elements ...


Solution

  • The point is that the workitem showing the error is a workitem in a different project which I don't have access to. I've filled a bug about that:

    https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/244033/unable-to-modify-a-workitem-with-links-to-workitem.html