Where do I manage TFS work item tags, such as rename or delete?

Question

If a tag in TFS Update 2 is entered incorrectly and saved, how can it later be edited and corrected? Also is there a way to delete obsolete tags?

Answer 1

From Add tags to work items to categorize and filter lists and boards

Delete or remove tags

You can't delete a tag itself. However, if you delete a tag from all work items to which it's currently assigned, the system will delete the tag. The system automatically deletes unassigned tags after 3 days of disuse.

If you misspell a tag, don't assign the misspelled tag to any work item and the system will automatically delete it within 3 days.

Here are some other options:

Tags Manager for VSTS

Tag Admin for VS2017

Other tag editor options for VSTS

Answer 2

Old question, but for anyone arriving here after googling (like I did at first) I'd like to mention that there is a Visual Studio extension available, which allows tag editing:

https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/057740ff-86be-4a44-b2bb-7e6d68b75455

You can rename and delete tags, plus a few other features!

The extension appears on the Team Explorer tab in Visual Studio. Here are a couple of screen shots from the 2017 version:

Here is the link to the latest (2017) version: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=UtkarshShigihalliandTarunArora.TagAdminforVisualStudio2017

Answer 3

It is not possible to rename or delete tags in TFS at the moment.