How do I get all files (w/o labels) before a certain date
I'm on a project (new to me, old to the company), but what they have in QA does not match Prod and is broken in QA. They are using Azure. How do I get the code as of that date of that PROD release to...
View ArticleCustomizing Work Item Fields
I'm working on setting up a test TFS environment for my company. We are trying to figure out how to add custom fields, work item types, and process workflow in TFS. Right now I'm just trying to add a...
View ArticleSharing Network Printer
In Sharing Network printer, what are some of the things we need for setup eg. switches, cables and etc.
View ArticleTFS 2015 RC - Run bash script as part of build on a Windows machine
We have an internal build of TFS 2015 RC at my company and I am trying to get a TFS Git build to execute a bash script as part of the build process.I have a build agent available and working i.e. it...
View ArticleMircrosoft Software testing with Visual studio 2013 (Exam 70-497)
Hi All, I am looking to write certification for 'Microsoft Software testing with Visual studio 2013 (Exam 70-497)'. 1. Can someone please tell me How many questions does that exam have and whats...
View ArticleHow to get planned work programmatic for TFS iteration?
hello,We are following Scrum process and I want to calculate how many PBIs were actually considered or added during each iteration of release. For e.g. on day 1 of Iteration1 I have 10 PBIs and added 5...
View Article"The operation has timed-out" NuGet warnings in TFS2010 builds
I have a solution (configured for "package restore") whose projects reference packages both from nuget.org and our own repo. You can see the nuget.org URL and our repo's UNC path in the log snippet...
View ArticleFilter number of errors in build server query prior to the query
I am using TFS API to query a rather large build server to obtain builds that match the provided IBuildDetailSpec and am encountering a problem when pulling the list of errors. If I query for a build...
View ArticleCheck-in Associate to PBI
Is it possible to check-in and associate it to a specific PBI instead of a Work Item? We currently have a PBI that we can no longer break it down further into work items.Thanks
View ArticleTask Reassignment - Works as Designed or Customizable
When using the Sprint Board, Group by = Backlog items and Person = <individual resource>, is it the default behavior for task/card to be re-assigned to the filtered/'individual resource' whenever...
View ArticleQuerying TFS User Access Level via the Object Model
Hi,I have a requirement to be able to determine the current access level of a TFS user (i.e. Stakeholder, Basic, Advanced) via the object model. Does anyone know how to do this?I'm aware that the...
View Article"The operation has timed-out" NuGet warnings in TFS2012 builds
I have a solution (configured for "package restore") whose projects reference packages both from nuget.org and our own repo. You can see the nuget.org URL and our repo's UNC path in the log snippet...
View ArticleWork Item Types in the Portfolio Backlog Hierarchy
We need to roll up our backlog items in multiple ways. Can more than one work item type be created at the same portfolio backlog level in TFS? In other words, can we add an additional WIT that the...
View ArticleHow can i subscribe to tfs build events?
Hello everyone,I can create a project alert to get a notification of the tfs build completion. But i have a console application (or a win service) that will be running and once the build is completed,...
View ArticleIs there anyway to stop Visual Studio from opening an external browser
When I click on the "Web Portal" or "Task Board" links in Team Explorer, these pages are always opened in an external browser. Is there anyway to change this behavior so that they are opened in a...
View ArticleCan not connect to Team Foundation Server 2012 with Visual Studio 2012
Hi, I can connect to Team Foundation server with my credentials with any browswer but with Visual Studio i'm getting the TF31002 error.I turned off my fireWall and i'm getting the same error.Tks for...
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Iterations name are not displayed correctly in the sprints/Backlogs according...
Hi All, Could some one please help me to understand the below situation: Iterations name are not displayed correctly in the sprints/Backlogs according to the dates set in the iteration backlogs i.e.,...
View ArticleContinuous integration build and creating a label
I am trying to create and assign a label in build template for continuous build.How to create label during build process and assign this label to getVersion for continuos build, which runs e.g. every 2...
View ArticleCustom views in Work > Backlog - or, is this possible?
We've spent some time tinkering with page layouts and have not found one that really will do what we'd like. I mocked up something that we agree would be good, however, is customization like this even...
View ArticleHow to merge duplicated user accounts after server migration
Hi,Our TFS server failed a while ago and we had to restore it on a new machine. We first re-created all user accounts on the new TFS machine, and then restored the old TFS data. This unfortunately...
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