tfs

What do I need to install on a computer to use the TFS Object Model?

Hi! I have written an application that uses the TFS Object Model to interact with TFS. What do I need to install on the client computer that's needed for my application to run? Best RegardsOliver Hanappi ...

TFS Build: Fails to run tests

I am trying to setup a TFS Build, and am having trouble getting my tests to run as a part of the build. I am getting the following weird error message in the build log: D:\TeamBuild\main-production\Company-Test DEV\Sources\root\main-production\customer-projects\Company\sc6-v2\Company-DEV.vsmdi The specified path, file name, or both ...

What issues if any have people had with TFS 2008?

We are just about to implement full blown TFS 2008 across our development team and I'd like to find out if there are any gotchas to b e aware fo or any installation issues I am likley to face. I have Googled all the obvious places and read the anti-panic blurb on the MS sites. Currently we have ClearQuest, SourceSafe and Final Builder. ...

TFS and Source Control Explorer

In TFS 2005, and when you open from the client side (from VSTS) the source control explorer, and you create a workspace. Where the data of that workspace is stored? and is there a command line to get all workspaces and their information? Thanks ...

How to add more items to Priority dropdown in TFS work item

I've created TFS project based on MSF for CMMI process template. For any type of work item I can only select priority between 1 and 3 which is not enough precise for our process. How can I widen this priority range, so that I have, for example, priorities 1-8 using process explorer UI? ...

TFS Work Item LabelType MaxLength

I'm working on a custom work item for a TFS process template and I'm getting errors indicating that the label I used for a group control exceeds the MaxLength value. Can anyone tell me what is the maximum length I can put on a group label? ...

How to stop Visual Studio from "always" checking out solutions files

For apparently no reason, every time I open my solution, Visual Studio checks the sln file out. If I compare it to the previous version there are no changes. But this is really frustrating since everybody has the solution checked out. I'm using VS 2008 and TFS 2008, both SP2. Any idea on how I can stop this thing to happen? Or is a feat...

Is there a customer-friendly web frontend for Team Foundation Server?

We would like to give our customers access to report bugs and to look at existing bugs and work items, through Team Foundation Server. For that, we will need a web frontend, which is customer-friendly. It should be easy to use and with a nice UI. I am aware of Web Access, but think it is too developer-oriented for our customers to use. ...

How do I restrict permissions appropriately for Team System Web Access?

We're using Team Foundation Server 2008 and we have a few users that do not have CALs but we'd like them to be able to enter their own work items and view them. We have the Team System Web Access installed and once the users are in the TFS Valid Users group they can get to the site. I've seen mention of a particular view at http://server...

How should I support and continue development on a forked application?

We have a large application that runs at roughly 5 locations. None of these locations are running the same version of the application. This makes patching and updating very complicated. Try to follow this example: We'll call the application I'm talking about "application A". Now we want to roll out an application B to one of these locat...

Team Foundation Server - Sql Server Version Management

Does TFS offer any enhanced ways of storing changes made to a sql server database other than using it to version text files of sql statements executed on the database? Or is the functionality I'm looking for only available in 3rd party tools like Red Gate's tools or Quest's Change Director? ...

ItemGroup Item scope, alternatively "Why does MSBuild hate me?"

I have a solution I'm trying to get to build on TFS. I want to update the versions of all appropriate files, and I've been stuck trying to get this done. There are plenty of links on how to do it, but none of them work for me, due to one little issue... Scope. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Project DefaultTargets="DesktopBui...

VSTS Team Build Mail notification should include the "associateChangeSets"

Team Build Guru's I am looking for "Associated ChangeSets" list included in the build mail notifications say, by default we get a build notification like this, Team Project: Content Server Build Number: MerchantPortal_1.0.0707.69 Build Agent: \Content Server\MerchantPortalBuildBox Build Definition: \Content Server\MerchantP...

why is my Local Path mapping is a not a link in my Team Explorer Source Control window but my desk mates have there hyperlink

i have visual studio 2008 sp1 installed but still my team explorer dosent shows the hyper link of the local path ...

Ho to get TFS user groups and users in perticular group using TFS API.

Hi I want to list TFS usersgroups in a dropdown and based on selection of usergroup i need to populate users in that perticular group using TFS API.can anybody help me?. Thanks Suneetha. ...

Setting a version in MSBUILD from TFS Build

I have an msbuild script that runs on Team Foundation build. One of the projects in the build is a clickOnce app. So far I have worked out how to get the script to publish the project to the right place but I am unable to set the click once application version. I set the version using the TFSVersion Task from msbuildcommunitytasks thi...

Team Foundation Server (TFS) - can't browse folders properly using Visual Studio

There seems to be a fault with my access to directories on Team Foundation Server. See the image below. I'm the only one with this problem. All of the other clients can connect to the server fine, so it must be my local copy of Team Foundation Server thats gone haywire. Any ideas? ...

SDLC Mangement for TFS Build Scripts

I'm in the process of developing several custom build scripts for TFS and I'd like to know if there are any best practices for developing, testing and deploying TFS build scripts. Do you setup development and QC environments that are seperate from the production build server? Are there other ways to isolate the process of developing the...

Is there a way of preventing a work item from being assigned to a particular user in Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2005

Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to prevent a work item from being assigned to a specific user account in TFS? After migrating a TFS from one domain to another, some of my team members have two user accounts, the original one from the old domain, and a new one from the new domain. I'd like to stop work items from being assigned ...

How to copy a file to Documents in Team Explorer?

I have an add-in for Visual Studio 2008 (C#), which must select file from a local storage and copy it to becoming folder in Team Explorer. How to copy a file to Documents in Team Explorer? ...