Removing WBS elements

You can remove WBS elements belonging to projects. The element is removed from the tree, and from all schedule calculations and roll up, including critical path calculation. If a WBS element has child elements, then removing the parent element removes all its child elements.

Before you begin

Note: Use the Overview or the Schedule Gantt viewlet to perform this task. In the navigation bar, click Work, and click the Overview or the Schedule tab.

About this task

  • Programs, projects, and iterations cannot be removed.
  • Tasks with a dependency cannot be removed.
  • If an element or any of its child elements have resources assigned, you cannot remove the element. Remove the resource assignments first, and then remove the element.
  • If an element is started or complete (actual start date is entered), it cannot be removed.
To remove WBS elements

Procedure

  1. In the WBS tree, click the element to remove. Use either of the following options:
    • In the Overview or Schedule viewlet, click the Remove icon Remove selected WBS element icon.
    • Click the down arrow next to the element, and click Remove.
  2. In the confirmation message, click Yes.

Results

In Rational Team Concert™, the work item is updated with a "wbs_removed" tag. In Rational Team Concert, you cannot modify the Owner, Planned for, or Parent of work items that are tagged as "wbs_removed".

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