Folder for 3rd party controls in Team Foundation Server 2008 source control

Question

I am setting up a new TFS 2008 Server that we are going to migrate to (from VSS) and I am trying to layout the source control repository.

Having read the question How do you organize your version control repository? I am trying to organise my folders in a similar way.

I want to create a top level folder called 3rd Party Tools or similar but from the Source Control Explorer it seems I cannot create a folder at the top level such as $/3rd Party

Do I really have to create a new Team Project for this? Is there a blank template I can use rather than having to pick from the built-in Agile or CMMI templates?

Answer 1

If you can not create a second root under $/, you could create a general root "{MyCompany projects}", under which you would create:

• "{ThirdParties}`",
• "{Project1}`",
• "{Project2}`"

More details in this SO question: Team Foundation Server Source Control Structure.

The general idea is to keep all related projects under one referential, sharing one common set of thirdparty libraries.

Answer 2

I really don't think this is possible, but I can't find any official documentation saying so. FYI - we created a team project called "CommonUtils" and then store shared libraries, etc. within it.