TFS agent installation on MAC OS system
Hi Team,We are unable to install TFS 2015 agent on MAC OS machine and we are getting the below error.Please advice the same.ERROR: ./configure.shEnter alternate username > AS\RR247286Enter alternate...
View ArticleTFS and git
I use Visual Studio 2015 and TFS 2013. Most of my projects are in TFS.My latest project seem to have copy in TFS and one copy in .git. How can I remove .git and reconnect with TFS?Certified Geek
View ArticleWhat if Tfs_configuration Database gets corrupted ? what next
HI Team, We have TFS instance with data of 6TB in Data tier, i know that all collection DBs are depending on Tfs_configuration database.Now, my question is what if all of sudden Tfs_configuration DB...
View ArticleTFS 2015 v3 How to apply good product key to an installed trial version
Have found 3 possible solutions and not had luck with any of themoption 1run tfsconfig.exe with the license parameter. Tried this but says unrecognized command. tfsconfig help works so I am in the...
View ArticleTracking Use Cases
Hello All,Are there any tools out there for tracking use cases. It would be nice if VisualStudio.com or Visual Studio itself had a Use Case workitem. Any suggestions would be appreciated.- Rashad...
View ArticleAccess variable in "PowerShell on Target Machines" task
I have created a custom variable named "Test" in variables tab of TFS 2015 build definition. I can access the variable $("Test") and pass it as parameter to PS1 file. I can access the variable...
View ArticleBatch updating swimlane on workitems
Is there a way to batch move workitems between swimlanes in the boards in TFS2015? Its very time consuming to move workitems manually one by one when you have alot of workitems.We are running TFS2015...
View ArticleAdding TFS annotations at specific points
Hi there,As I understand it, if I make a change to a piece of code and check it in, my checkin comment gets added as an annotation next to those changes.Imagine the instance where I'm making quite a...
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TFS -locked for checkout by in workspace- but the Server was decommissioned
TFS- is locked for edit from DEV Server, older server which was decommissioned. I don’t have access to that workspace to unlock if from Visual Studio,so it needs to be overridden from the TFS server....
View ArticleTFS Work Item Customization - Server Side Cache Problem
Hi, I've customized the work item list of process template by using witadmin command line tool. While updating one of the work items, I've uploaded it with wrong work item name to the server ( by...
View ArticleWhat data in the TFS Analysis Cube is useful for managers or development teams?
I'm exploring the data available in the TFS Analysis cube via the "Get External Data" interface in Excel.While there's a lot of data in the cube, I'm wondering what data teams or managers find useful...
View ArticleTFS Unattended Install
My client wants to be able to do an unattended install of a TFS application tier. I have found how to use the TFSConfig tool in order to create the .ini file, but it seems that the .ini file is missing...
View ArticleCan i use TFS Rest API's to subscribe to TFS events ?
Hi ,As given in the below URL , can i use this to subscribe to onprimise TFS events ?? In TFS 2015 or TFS 2016 ? https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/get-started/service-hooks/events
View ArticleReparent main branch of Team Project -A to Team Project -B in same collection
TFS- Project Main - code want to move to other Project with out losing the Changset history, checkin history and data,is there is any way to do this, am using Reparent TFS.Reparent main branch to...
View ArticleHow do i limit the custom extensions to specific projects only
Hi ,Hi have created an extension using then following link https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/docs/integrate/extensions/get-started/nodeBut , i want to display this "Tab" which i have created using...
View ArticleDefault Iteration for the "New Work Item" Widget
We have TFS 2015 on premise, which we've have updated over the years from TFS2012 to TFS2015 update 3 (the newest at per Sep. 30th 2016)Some users use the "New Work Item" widget on the "Welcome"...
View ArticleLink JUnit automation tests from iOS/Android builds to VSTS test cases?
I have some test cases written in VSTS. I'm using VSTS for the build process, and it runs an automation test on build. The VSTS test cases represent the automation test cases.Is there a way to...
View ArticleTFS State Machine Customization and Role Based Constraints
Hi, As you know, there is a specific state machine for each work item defined in TFS. I should customize the state machine of each work item according to the related document provided. It seems easy to...
View ArticleTFS 2015 build agent - sharepoint applications on premises
Hi,Can any one share their experience of using TFS 2015 on-premises new build system(agents) to build SharePoint 2010/2013 applications or point me towards any documentation?Thank you.Ka
View ArticleTFS 2010\SharePoint 2010 single-server install growing large
We created a development Hyper-V virtual server with both TFS 2010 and SharePoint2010 installed on drive C. Well... the Business Analysts found out we had "SharePoint" installed and uploaded way too...
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