The default check-in action for a work-item is "resolve". I'd like to set it to "associate" so that this work item isn't automaticaly closed if I check-in stuff too fast. How can I do that? Thanks. ...
We use VS2008 with TFS for source control at my workplace and it works fine, however today we experienced a problem when trying to associate our pending changes with a work item. Usually when I want to associate changes with a work item I just go to the second tab from the top in the "pending changes" window, check the work item that fi...
We're considering doing the following: Store manual test scripts in Sharepoint Create a new "Test Run" Work Item type in Team System On each run of the test, create a new Test Run item, linking it to its manual test script On each run of the test, store the test evidence on the Test Run Work Item as a file attachment One problem with...
I'm customizing work item templates in TFS 2008 through the PowerTools and I'm wondering is it possible to hide a field (or it's value) for certain users? For example, let's say I open TFS to my clients so they can submit feature requests. I'd like them to see the work item created, to see the history, changes etc. but I'd like to keep ...
In our company there are many teams who constantly submit build request work items to us via TFS. I know that it's possible to trigger a build from a check-in or on a schedule, but this is not what we need. We would like for the team managers to be able to create a build request work item in TFS that, when saved, would queue a certain b...
In Team foundation server I use Iterations / Areas. However when I run queries and select Iteration path as a column it always contains the 'root' iteration i.e. the name of the project. Is there a way how to get rid of it? It takes so much space (I unwisely chose long project name) and adds no extra information. ...
While (in some ways) it would be nice to use Team Foundation Server as a source repository and work item tracker (as well as all of its other great features), TFS is a fairly costly beast (esp. for a single developer). Does any one know of any freeware / cheap Work Item Tracking tools out there? It would be great to get something to in...
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...
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 naming conventions do you use when creating work items in your task/bug tracking tools? For example: Do you prefix the items with an area/subject? How do you begin scenarios/use cases? E.g., "The department manager can..." How do you make it easier to detect duplicates? ...
Hi I have a computer that is connected to 2 screens that show the same. since 2 days ago, couple of working items are not shown. the computer was restarted, but still. on another computer, the working items are shown. what con be the problem? thanks, Oded ...
Hi, I try to tune my Team Foundation 2005 work items. We have 5 iterations paths in the "Bug" work item type. I would like it to default to a specific value, for example Iterations.Iteration2 I tried to add a DEFAULT rule in the work item type editor but couldn't set the iteration path. How can I do that? ...
How can you change the icon that represents a work item type in TFS Web Access? For instance, a bug appears as a page with a red squiggly line, while a task is a page with a red check mark. These look a bit too similar to us, and we'd like to differentiate them with different colored icons. I suppose we could replace the image on the ...
Is it possible to change the type of a TFS work item? For example, I have a Bug I would like to change to a Change Request. ...
We are using Tasks to track individual development items and the "out of the box" configuration gives us only 2 states - Active and Closed. We would like to change it to: Assigned In Development In Test Ready for Production Closed (In Production) Any ideas on how to accomplish this? We've been through everything in the Admin site. ...
We are using the first version of Scrum for team system in TFS 2008. What I'm trying to do is write a query to get all sprint backlog items in the current active sprint. I'd like to use the sprint start and end dates around the @Today param to get the list. something like this: Team Project = @Project AND Sprint Start <= @Today AND S...