How to delete a work item in TFS 2012?

Question

This has been asked before, but I'm struggling to find a way to remove a work item in Team Foundation Server. This looks promising: http://devmatter.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/deleting-work-items-in-tfs-ui.html . But still no luck.

First I tried to execute the following command:

witadmin destroywi /collection:"https://<<my TFS collection>>" /id:1223

He returned Unable to destroy work item(s) 1223. TF237090: Does not exist or access is denied.

Unfortunately, I can’t download the “Delete Work Item” utility mentioned in the article due to restrictions on working on the Internet, like on Skydrive. I also tried the extension "TEK workitem" (mentioned in the comment below), but this will not allow me, since I am not the administrator of the project collection.

Am I really doomed to linger on this work item forever, or is there another way?

Answer 1

Yes, this is a little annoying. Setting the item state to “Deleted” will at least hide it from viewing.