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TFS 2008: Team Build doesn't get subfolders of team build type folder by default

In TFS 2005 subfolders of your team build type folder were copied recursively to the build temp directory. In TFS 2008 only the contents w/o recursion is copied. To change this behavior, Aaron tells us , you need to modify the following line <add key...

Published Sun, Mar 03 2008 3:05 AM by neno

Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2008, For Release Managers, Team Build Server

Documentation: Team Foundation Server SDK (online version)

From the contents: Team Foundation Server Extensibility Team Foundation Server SDK Architecture How to: Run Team Foundation Server SDK Samples Team Foundation Core Services Work Item Tracking Extensibility Source Control Extensibility Data Warehouse Extensibility...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2008 2:55 PM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Third-Party Solutions, TFS Extensibility, Training and Learning, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, Version 2008, Team Build Server, TFS Administration, TFS Customization

TFS 2008 Trials: How to extend the trial?

Since Team Foundation Server 2008 was released end of November 2007 the early adopters which for some reasons have not obtained a product key yet are facing the problem of expiring trial licenses on their TFS servers. I definitely recommend to find out...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2008 7:01 PM by neno

Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Unreleased, TFS Server Administration, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2008, TFS Administration, Bugs/Issues and Hotfixes, Issues and Hotfixes

Check-In is slow when using exclusive check-out?

It’s still hot: Microsoft released a fix for slow check-in’s if you’re using exclusive check-out feature yesterday: FIX: The check-in process may be very slow when you use the Source Control feature in Visual Studio 2005 Team System Read more here .

Published Thu, Sep 09 2007 9:53 PM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, Bugs/Issues and Hotfixes, Issues and Hotfixes

Changing TFS email notifications to link to Team System Web Access

Thanks to this MSDN Forums post I was able to change the link included in every TFS notification e-mail to point to TSWA instead of the project portal. Here’s the full story: When using project alerts to get notified about work item changes you...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2007 4:44 PM by neno

Filed under: For Project Managers, TFS Server Administration, TFS Work Item Tracking, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, Project Management with TFS, TFS Administration, Project Portal and Team Communication, Team System Web Access (TSWA), TFS Customization, Notification and Alerts

Tool for creating links to pages on Team System Web Access

Would you like to send links to work items, team projects or source files on Team System Web Access ? For work items … you can find the answer in the offical TSWA FAQ : Q: What’s the URL to use if I want to send the link of a specific work...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2007 4:34 PM by neno

Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Work Item Tracking, Tools and Utilities, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Project Management with TFS, Team System Web Access (TSWA), TFS Customization

How to remove someone else's workspace in TFS

A customer asked: “During my vacation my collegue was working on my machine and mapped the solution file to D:\Projects. Now I returned and wanted to map the solution to that folder as well, which obviously doesn’t work since it is already...

Published Thu, Aug 08 2007 5:59 PM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Server Administration, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, TFS Administration

Listing version control changes with check-in comments using TFS

You can easily query for changes on a team project or a specified version control folder underneath and display them in a list with the check-in comments. By using Team System Web Access (TSWA): Note: I’m showing this first because the dialog is...

Published Mon, Aug 08 2007 6:36 PM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Change Management, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, For Release Managers, TFS Clients, Team Explorer, Team System Web Access (TSWA)

Posters can make complex things easy to remember

Willy-Peter Schaub [1], a fellow VSTS MVP [2], is our "king of Posters" when it comes to visualize complex things from Microsoft recommendation and best practices papers into nice and easy-to-remember posters! Microsoft Team System Branching poster [3...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2007 5:49 PM by neno

Filed under: TFS Change Management, Downloads, Training and Learning, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, For IT-Administrators, TFS Administration

[Tip] Shortcut Key for Pending Changes Window

Can't find a window anymore? That's no problem since you can find all the tool windows in the corresponding menu in Visual Studio. Looking for Windows in VS It's under the View menu: Well, sometimes also unter the View » Other Windows menu: If it's one...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2007 4:01 PM by neno

Filed under: Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005

Download: Team Foundation Power Tool v1.2

The Power Tools are always a must-have download. Although they are 'officially unspported' they give you funcionality upfront that is probably going to be in the next version of Visual Studio. New and added features include: Team Foundation Server Power...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2007 10:56 AM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Work Item Tracking, Downloads, Tools and Utilities, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005

Available Check-In-Policies for Team Foundation Server

Included in Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Work Items Code Analysis : Check-in policy can be used to control and improve the quality of code that is checked into the code base. Testing Policy As part of the Visual Studio SDK September 2006 (can be downloaded...

Published Fri, Dec 12 2006 10:29 PM by neno

Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Downloads, Tools and Utilities, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2005, Project Management with TFS

Team Foundation Power Toys (v1.1 - September 2006)

Team Foundation Power Toys is a collection of productivity tools for Team Foundation Server. Borne from practical experience using Team Foundation Server, they are a mix of command-line and Visual Studio integrated tools for users of version control and...

Published Fri, Sep 09 2006 12:17 PM by neno

Filed under: For Software Developers, TFS Server Administration, Downloads, Tools and Utilities, Tips and Tricks, Team Foundation Version Control, Build Automation

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