Edit work items via the more menu in the backlog

You can perform the following actions on multiple selected work items in the backlog, including:

• Add or remove flags

• Add details to, or change the following fields:

  • Parent

  • Assignee (limit of 50 work items at a time)

  • Priority (limit of 50 work items at a time)

  • Estimate (limit of 50 work items at a time)

  • Labels (limit of 50 work items at a time)

• Move

  • to the top of the backlog

  • to the bottom of the backlog

  • to sprints or spaces within the backlog

• View as a list in work item search (also known as the All work view)

• Archive

• Delete

Learn more about archiving work items

To make a bulk change to work items in the backlog:

1. Select work items while holding Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac) to select multiple at once.

2. On any of the selected work items, right-click and select Bulk change.

3. Select the action you’d like to perform.

More about making bulk changes to work items