How to turn off 'silent' checkouts in VS2008/TFS
I am constantly noticing that I have files checked out for editing that I did not intend to. This cannot be a good thing. Can I have it prompt me? ...
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How do I prevent a user from seeing the entire team project list in Team Explorer?
I have a user who has access to one project on the team foundation server at my office. When they view source control, they only see the source for that single project (which is correct). The problem I have is that when they go to add a project to their team explorer, they get the entire project list from the server. Is there a way to...
Good comments on changesets in sourcecontrol
We need to develop guidelines for writing comments when we register code in version control system (such as TFS). E.g., when we submit a bugfix, we create a comment "Fixed bug #..." We tried to brainstorm on this topic, but most of the ideas bring too little added value. I would appreciate any suggestions for this. ...
How to export a TFS projects portal to use as a new project template
Is it possible to create a TFS project based upon a modifed template and then modify the project portals website layout to include the logo, layout, and content that we would like to use and then export the TFS Projects portal to be incorporated with the default project template? ...
How can I track who entered a comment on a TFS Work Item
When working on an issue in other bug-tracking systems there are ways to add notes to items that are clearly marked with the authors user name and the date entered. I'm looking for a similar feature in TFS's work items. Is there such a feature? We currently use a system that allows us to hit a hot-key to paste the current time and usern...
Upload a file using TFS Client APIs
I want to upload a file from asp.net webpage to TFS server. Using TFS API I have created bug from my web page - but the bug also needs a file attachement to upload please let me know. ...
How to prevent Merging in TFS
I have a parent project that is branched to many dependent child projects. I do not want to allow changes in the child projects to be merged back into the parent. i.e. I only want to allow a 1 way merge (parent to child). How do I accomplish this? ...
Use Team Foundation Server in Delphi 7?
I'm a .NET developer and use VS2008/TFS2008. Recently, another developer has left our company and now I have to maintain his code. He was a Delphi developer (Delphi 7 mostly, but also Delphi 2007) and he didn't use any source control. Is there a way to put his code in Team Foundation Server? Integration in the Delphi IDE is a big plus. ...
Could not get dependencies for project reference
I have a C# solution with a website project and a C# library. When compiling the solution, the website gives the message: Could not get dependencies for project reference 'MyLibrary'. This does not stop the wbsite compiling and running until I try and build it with a TFS build, when this error message fails the build. What does this m...
Generating a build from TFS
When you are going to release a build using TFS, what do you normally do? Just use a specific changeset, create a branch or label/tag? Note: this build is not for release, it is for our staging/user acceptance environment. ...
Merging and branching shared code between projects in TFS
I'm currently in charge of migrating our asp.net applications from source safe to TFS. We have three or four very similar apps (let us say e-commerce) that currently share a core library (services, business logic, entities, data access etc). The applications are similar but not identical so one app might get a feature set the others wo...
Update TFS Build Quality when unit tests pass.
Im trying to update the build quality of a build when the unit tests pass.. I figured how to update the quality of the build using a statement like this... <Target Name="AfterEndToEndIteration"> <SetBuildProperties TeamFoundationServerUrl="$(TeamFoundationServerUrl)" BuildUri="$(BuildUri)" Quality="Unit Test Passed" /> But i can...
Running MSTest with tests against different databases
Hello guys, I would like to ask what is the best way to execute a setup like the following: We have tests suite that is compiled, and in the app.config file I have 6-7 different connection strings to different databases. I would like to run the tests suite against every connection, and I hoped to parametrize in some way this process - so...
Team Foundation 2010 beta - get rid of unused fields (Migration plan)
Downloading it now and was wondering if anyone else has moved an existing Custom process template (Work Items types, work items and source control) to the beta. Over the past few years our custom process template has "evolved" and I know it has unused fields in it. Do you think if I set up another server added our custom process templat...
TFS Project Management with CMMI level 3 and 4
I'm a bit confussed as to the best way to handle our projects in TFS. We are a CMMI level 3 (working on level 4) compliant organization. As such we are currently using the MSF CMMI process template in TFS, which I'm working on customizing to beter suite the needs of our organization. With each new release (whether that be a major or p...
TFS and keyword expansion
We've just moved some projects from Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) to Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) and have now noticed that keyword expansion no longer works. For instance, keywords like $Log$ or $Header$ are no longer expanded to the correct values. Can anyone tell us why this is? ...
Visual Studio loses track of pending changes after unshelve
Yesterday I worked on a set of changes I don't want to check in yet, and at the end of the day, decided to shelve my changes. The changes included a bunch of added files. The shelving worked fine, but today when I unshelved, the following happened: VS told me four writable files already exist in my workspace. These files were the ones ...
Enforce link in Team foundation server bug work item for duplicates
We have just started out with Team Foundation Server 2008 / Visual Studio Team System and we are pleased to find how we can export and modify work items to our needs. However, this last thing that would make the setup perfect for us has proved somewhat difficult: We have exported the Bug work item type and have made modifications to it ...
What to do with a branch after the merge with TFS
After merging a branch back to the "trunk" what do most people do with the branch. Just delete it? Move it to another area? Change it's permissions? The concern we have is that developers who are away, and don't read their mail could come to work and continue working on the branch, after the merge has been done. ...
No commands available on context menu of Source Control Explorer
I don't know what I've done, but on my TFS source control explorer I have "No commands available" on the context menu! (Panic is setting in) From the Team Explorer I can see that am a member of Team Foundation Administrators, and I'm a member of the team project administrators as well. What would be causing TFS to give "no commands av...