Add Area and Iterations permissions in TFS 2010

If you want to give your user permissions to add Areas and Iterations, you could that be following these steps:

Area

1. Go to: Team –> Team Project Settings –> Areas and Iterations…
2. Select on the “Area” tab the “Security…” button on the bottom
3. Select or add the group/person that you want to give the permissions
4. Set “Create and order child nodes” to allow

Optional: Set “Delete this node” and/or “Edit this node” to allow for edit and delete permissions.

Iteration

1. Go to: Team –> Team Project Settings –> Areas and Iterations…
2. Select on the “Iteration” tab the “Security…” button on the bottom (this is a different button than on the “Area” tab.
3. Select or add the group/person that you want to give the permissions
4. Set “Create and order child nodes” to allow

Optional: Set “Delete this node” and/or “Edit this node” to allow for edit and delete permissions.