{"id":3353,"date":"2013-02-22T11:55:00","date_gmt":"2013-02-22T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/visualstudioalm\/2013\/02\/22\/what-do-you-mean-this-topic-is-no-longer-available\/"},"modified":"2022-07-20T00:37:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T08:37:46","slug":"what-do-you-mean-this-topic-is-no-longer-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/what-do-you-mean-this-topic-is-no-longer-available\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you mean &#8220;This topic is no longer available&#8221; ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">First off &#8211; sorry that you reached this page and are not able to easily find what you need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">When you reach this page, it doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that the feature is no longer supported or that content is not available for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/2728.TopicNotAvailable.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For several releases, we&#8217;ve been streamlining our content with the goal to better support your information needs.\u00a0As a result, many topics that existed in VS 2005, VS 2008, or VS 2010 don&#8217;t appear for VS 2010 or \u00a0VS 2012.<\/p>\n<h2>What to do when you reach this page&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use\u00a0the search box at the upper-right of the page to find related topics.<\/li>\n<li>Use the version selector, when available, to find the last published version of the topic.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2013\/02\/6232.pageNotAvailalbe_VersionSelector.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThen,\u00a0click on a\u00a0parent node topic\u00a0in the TOC and select the version of your product. You may find the related topics under the parent node provide the content you want.<\/li>\n<li>Use the links below to access topics that contain content from topics that were removed from publishing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2>Links to topics containing consolidated content for\u00a0Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management and Team Foundation Server<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa337615.aspx\">Index to XML Element Definitions for Work Item Types<\/a>\n      <\/td>\n<td>\n        \u00a0Provides links to all XML tags used to customize work item type definitions.\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/aa395287.aspx\">Index to XML Element Definitions for Process Template Plug-ins<\/a>\n      <\/td>\n<td>\n        \u00a0Provides links to all XML tags used to customize process templates.\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/ms194981.aspx\">Design the Workflow<\/a>\n      <\/td>\n<td>\n        Describes how to customize the workflow for a work item type.\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/bb649552.aspx\">Create, Customize, and Manage Reports for Visual Studio ALM<\/a>\n      <\/td>\n<td>\n        Describes how to work with reports in VS ALM and TFS.\n      <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>\u00a0Where did the content go?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The relevant content has been consolidated into another topic.<\/li>\n<li>The topic was removed as the content was considered not to provide that much value.<\/li>\n<li>The content addressed a feature that isn&#8217;t available in a later product version.<\/li>\n<li>Content was reorganized in the TOC and a parent node was eliminated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What other topics or content areas are you having trouble finding?<\/h2>\n<p>Let us know and we&#8217;ll try to get you the answers you&#8217;re seeking.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, thanks for your patience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First off &#8211; sorry that you reached this page and are not able to easily find what you need. 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