Updating custom attributes of work items

You can view and update value of various custom attributes of one or multiple work items from Quick Planner boards.

1. Select Plans > Quick Planner, and then from the My boards list, select the board, which contains the work items for which you want to edit custom attributes.
2. Select the work items for which you want to edit the custom attributes.
   Note: You must provide a value for the custom attributes that are required. The required custom attributes are marked by a red asterisk ().

   Work items selected	Description
   Single work item is selected	If you have selected single work item, the Quick Edit dialog box displays all custom attributes that are configured for that work item type along with their values.
   Multiple work items of same type	If you have selected multiple work items of the same type, the Quick Edit dialog box displays all custom attributes for the selection work items.
   Multiple work items of different types	If you have selected multiple work items of different types, the Quick Edit dialog box displays custom attributes for those work items. Custom attributes that are common for all the selected work items are displayed at the top of the dialog box. Custom attributes unique to the selected work item types are displayed below the common custom attributes.

   Note: When you select multiple work items, the custom attribute fields are displayed without values, even if the selected work items share the same value for one or more custom attributes. The existing values of all selected custom attributes are updated with the new values provided even if the initial value is different from the value provided.
3. Update the values of the custom attributes and then click OK.
   The values provided are set for those custom attributes for the selected work items.