Error message when you save a work item in Visual Studio Team Foundation Server: “The server operation failed (BackendArgumentException)”

1. In Team Explorer, right-click the project for which you want to modify the permissions. Click Team Project Settings, and then click Areas and Iterations.
2. Select the area or the iteration that you want to modify, and then click Security.
3. Select the user, click to select the Allow check box for the View work items in this node option, and then click Close.

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Steps to reproduce this problem

1. In Team Explorer, click New on the File menu, and then click Team Project.
2. Type TestProject, and then click Next.
3. Click Next in the next three dialog boxes, and then click Finish.
4. After the project is created, click Close.
5. In Team Explorer, right-click TestProject, click Team Project Settings, and then click Areas and Iterations.
6. On the Area tab, click the Add a child node button, type Area1, and then press ENTER.
7. Click Security, click Windows User or Group, and then click Add.
8. Enter a valid user name, and then click OK.
9. In the Permissions list, click to select the Allow check box for the Edit work items in this node option. Click to select the Deny check box for the View work items in this node option, and then click Close.
10. Start Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 by using the user name that you entered in step 8.
11. In Team Explorer, right-click Work Items under TestProject, click Add Work Item, and then click Task.
12. In the Title box, type MyTask. In the Area path list, select Area1, and then press CTRL+S.

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