Attachments listed on a work item page link to information (such as documents
in a library) you use to complete the work. See About
Attachments for general information on attachments.
Check the instructions on the work item page for information about using
the attachments in this particular step.
To view or modify an attachment or target
If the attachment is an array, see Edit
attachment array rather than the procedure below.
In the open work item, click the Attachments
tab to display the list of attachments.
Select the attachment name in the list.
As appropriate, use the tools on the Attachments toolbar to perform
the following actions on the selected attachment.
Operations on the selected attachment
Assign
Attachment
Assign a target to the selected attachment. Click Assign
Attachment on the toolbar, then do one of the following,
depending on the location of the target:
If the target is in a CS or IS library, open the library
and browse or search to locate the target (document, folder,
stored search, and so on).
If the document is either a file on a shared disk or a web
address, click Other, then
select the appropriate option—UNC for a file, or URL for a web
address.
For UNC,
click Browse to locate the document,
or type the path and filename.
For URL,
type the URL beginning with http://
Optionally, you can leave the attachment blank.
Unassign
Attachment
Remove the assigned target from the selected attachment.
As appropriate, use the tools on the toolbar to perform actions on
the attachment target.
Operations on the attachment target
View
View the selected target. If your viewer application does not
recognize the format of the target, the target will not display.
Open
Open the target in an appropriate application available on your
computer.
If the target is a folder, a Browse page displays the contents
of the folder where you can select individual items. You can then
use the tools on the toolbar to perform the appropriate operations
on the selected item. Note that although the Link
Workflow and Launch Workflow
toolbar buttons appear to be enabled, you cannot link or launch
a workflow from the target.
Checkout Document
Check out the target from a library and save it on your local
system.
Checkout and Open
Check out the target and open it for editing.
Checkin Document
Check in the previously checked out target.
Cancel Checkout
Cancel checkout of the target.
Version List
Display the list of versions of the target, including
checkin information, access to archiving features, and other options.
Properties
Display the properties of the target.
TIP If
the target for an attachment is blank, there might be no target assigned
to the attachment, or the name of the target might be hidden (meaning
you have Write access but not Read access).
If you have write or read/write access to the attachment, you can specify
a target as indicated in the procedure.
Selecting items in a library
Open various folders in the library by double-clicking
on the folder name—do not click the Open
button.
To assign a document as the target, select the
document, then click the Open button.
To assign an entire folder as a target, select
the folder, then click the Open button.
(If you click the Open button with
no document selected, the folder that was last selected is assigned
to the attachment.)