A Shortcut is a reference or a pointer to a work item.

You can add a shortcut to a work item in the Work Plan grid of the Current Project view. To do so use the Add Shortcut menu item in the Add Sub command in the grid toolbar or via the right – click context menu.

Upon clicking on the Add Shortcut menu a small form opens allowing the users to search for the work item they want to add as a shortcut within all the projects they are authorized to view.

The system will alert the users when they attempt to delete a work item used as an original item for shortcut in other projects with the following message:

“This work item is or contains work items used as a shortcut in other projects and has an impact on their progress. Deleting it will stop influencing these projects.”

The user may choose to delete the original work item in spite of this message, resulting with the following: