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• FIX: TFS 2008: Delete lost when you merge from delete-branch to trunk

  > KB article > Hotfix download Posted Jul 10 2008, 06:22 PM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Server Administration, Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2008, For IT-Administrators, Bugs/Issues and Hotfixes, Issues and Hotfixes

• Facts about Running Builds in Parallel with Team Build

  TeamBuild can build one build definition from a single Team Project at a time. can build multiple build definitions from different Team Project. MSBuild has the capability to use multiple CPUs to build projects in parallel and therefore speed up your... Posted Jul 09 2008, 09:57 PM by neno with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: For Software Developers, Version 2008, For Release Managers, Team Build Server, TFS Administration

• Team Foundation Proxy - Your friend for distributed development teams

  Since you can only deploy one master TFS server and replication mechanisms are not supported you might consider using a TFS Proxy server, which caches the downloads from the Team Foudation Version Control. Functionality / What it does: Cache downloads... Posted Jul 09 2008, 12:14 PM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Team Foundation Version Control, Version 2008, TFS Proxy Server, Distributed Teams, Installation & Configuration

• Screen Gallery: Creating a Team Project in TFS 2008

  Screenshots from a successful team project creation. Posted May 11 2008, 06:30 PM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Server Administration, Screen Galleries, Version 2008, For IT-Administrators

• Screen Gallery: Upgrading WSS 2.0 to WSS 3.0

  You updated to TFS 2008, but since the upgrade process doesn't touch your already installed WSS you are responsible for upgrading it yourself. Official Guidance: Upgrading SharePoint Products and Technologies for Team Foundation Server Step 1: Run... Posted May 11 2008, 01:40 PM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Server Administration, Screen Galleries, Version 2008, For IT-Administrators, Project Portal and Team Communication

• Screen Gallery: Installing TFS Power Tools 2008

  Screenshots from a successful Power Tools installation Step 1: Installing Windows PowerShell Step 2: Installing TFS Power Tools Posted May 11 2008, 01:29 PM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Server Administration, Downloads, Screen Galleries, Version 2008, For IT-Administrators

• 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... Posted Mar 16 2008, 03:05 AM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) 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... Posted Feb 23 2008, 02:55 PM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) 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

• How code churn is calculated in TFS 2005/2008

  Code churn [1] in TFS 2005 and TFS 2008 is calculated using a very simple algorithm: inserted + changed + deleted lines [2]. This is done independently of the contents of the line, which means that everything - incl. comments, blank lines, etc. - is counted... Posted Feb 23 2008, 02:51 PM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: For Software Developers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Version 2005, Version 2008, VSTS Developer Edition, Software Quality, For Release Managers, Team Build Server, TFS Reporting, Quality Assurance (QA) with VSTS

• Known Work Item History Limitations for Links & Attachments

  They are two major problems when looking into the history with regard to links. 1. No clue what has changed : If you remove an attachment and add a completely different one the history will indicate that there was a change (revision gets in incremented... Posted Feb 20 2008, 12:30 AM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Change Management, Tips and Tricks, Version 2005, Version 2008, Project Management with TFS, For Business Analysts, Troubleshooting, Quality Assurance (QA) with VSTS, Bugs/Issues and Hotfixes

• 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... Posted Feb 12 2008, 07:01 PM by neno with | with 3 comment(s) 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

• Updated Area Import/Export Tool for TFS 2008

  You can download a new version of the Area Import/Export Tool , compiled against Team Explorer 2008, here . Posted Jan 14 2008, 02:11 AM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Version 2008, Work Item Customization

• Some Code Analysis Rules gone in Visual Studio 2008

  I was very sad to hear that a few beloved rules were removed from code analysis (aka FxCop) in Visual Studio 2008. Here’s a list of the removed rules: Removed due to removal of data flow engine: CA1062 ValidateArgumentsOfPublicMethods CA1303 DoNotPassLiteralsAsLocalizedParameters... Posted Jan 13 2008, 09:15 PM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: For Software Developers, Version 2008, VSTS Developer Edition, Software Quality, For Release Managers, Quality Assurance (QA) with VSTS, Bugs/Issues and Hotfixes

• Licensing Changes in TFS 2008: Creating bugs is now CAL-free!

  As you can read here , creating new work items and viewing the work items that you created do not require you to buy a CAL! Licensing Changes in Team Foundation Server / CAL 2008 Microsoft has made one licensing change in the Team Foundation Server CAL... Posted Nov 23 2007, 03:30 AM by neno with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), General, Version 2008, VSTS Licensing

• Can't find Team Foundation Server 2008 Standard Edition?

  TFS 2008 is released! Well… at least the Workgroup and Trial Editions are available. And the Standard Edition won’t be available until January (when the product keys are available as well). So the solution for now Microsoft recommends you to use the Trial... Posted Nov 22 2007, 12:21 AM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: Team Foundation Server (TFS), Unreleased, TFS Server Administration, Downloads, Tips and Tricks, Version 2008, For IT-Administrators

• Free Add-On: Team System Web Access (TSWA) Power Tool by Microsoft

  Microsoft now offers version 2.0 of the Team System Web Access (formerly known as TeamPlain Web Access from DevBiz , which was acquired by Microsoft ) free of charge as a Power Tool with official Microsoft Customer Service support! Download it from here... Posted Aug 27 2007, 06:10 PM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Third-Party Solutions, Downloads, Tools and Utilities, Version 2005, Version 2008, TFS Clients, Team System Web Access (TSWA)

• Copy area and interation structure using the Area Import/Export Tool

  If you look for a way to export and import your area and/or iteration structure the Team Foundation Object Model (TFOM) is your friend. However it’s only your friend if you know where to look for. While the export works perfectly using the WorkItemStore... Posted Jul 07 2007, 09:21 PM by neno with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: For Project Managers, Team Foundation Server (TFS), TFS Extensibility, TFS Server Administration, TFS Work Item Tracking, Downloads, Tools and Utilities, Tips and Tricks, Version 2005, Version 2008, Work Item Customization

• At the horizon: What are Microsoft's plans for the next version of Visual Studio - code-named "Orcas"?

  "Orcas" is the code name for the next version of Microsoft Visual Studio - "the next generation development tool for Windows Vista, the 2007 Office System, and the Web" as it says here . What's planned for "Orcas"? VSTS Improvements in load & unit... Posted Oct 28 2006, 12:42 AM by neno with | with no comments Filed under: Version 2008