Specifying a Work Item Filter Expression

You must create a work item filter expression to filter your work items.

Prerequisites

You must deselect the Use Page (Search) Filter property in the Grid Setting () to specify a work item filter.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to the Filter box.
  2. Use the Up and Down arrows to select a column indicator to search on from the drop-down list. You can search on any work item column. See Work Item Filter Attributes for more information.
  3. Press Tab to move to the next box. Use the Up and down arrows to select an operator that is appropriate for your search.
  4. Press Tab to move to the next box. Type the search criteria you want to search for. You can use wild card characters and you can use multiple wild card characters. See Wild Card Characters.
  5. Press Tab to The search icon is a magnifying glass and press Enter.
  6. Pressing Escape or Enter on the Clear Search icon (The icon is a black magnifying glass with a line through it)returns you to your normal view.