title: How to Create Work Item With Id in VSTS?
body: <p>I'm trying to sync VSTS with a system we currently use for work items.
  I'd like to create a work item with a certain id, so that it matches the other system.</p>
  
  <p>Example, current system creates work item #471, I want to call the VSTS api to create a work item with that same 471 id.</p>
  
  <p>Is this possible? It seems the id is only returned as part of the result and can't be set.</p>
  
  <p>From the docs:</p>
  
  <pre><code>WorkItem result = workItemTrackingHttpClient.CreateWorkItemAsync(patchDocument, project, "Bug").Result;
  Console.WriteLine("Bug Successfully Created: Bug #{0}", result.Id);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But I want to set that Id beforehand.</p>