Get an alert from TFS when a work item is assigned to you(me)

Thanks to :Jan Tanis (http://blog.jantanis.net/2009/09/work-item-email-notification-with-team.html)


How to setup email notification on having assigned a Work Item to you?

1. Download and install Team Foundation Power Tool for Visual Studio @ http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FBD14EEA-781F-45A1-8C46-9F6BA2F68BF0&displaylang=en#filelist

2. Start Visual Studio and open the Alert Editor

3. Add new Alert -> Work Item alert -> A Work Item was assigned to me

4. Change your name in “Send To” to your current email address

5. Collapse Work Items Alerts to ensure saving (workaround to start saving procedure)

6. DONE!