Best Practice: how to capture hours for meetings/fine-tuning discussions/...
Hi,we are using TFS 2010 and we want to track all effort (requirement, development, testing, deployment, ..). This works fine for work items that represent a real task. But what about ad hoc meetings,...
View ArticleHow to set up TFS to automatically upload binaries to a remote machine each...
Our goal is to perform binary static analyses, on a remote machine outside our network, on all the modules built by the build server.We would like to implement this functionality using a WF build...
View ArticleCannot complete TFS 2012 Update 4 Installation
Hello,I ran the installer for TFS 2012 Update 4 but it was cancelled part-way through the install process. When I ran the Updater again, it only gave me two options "Repair" and "Uninstall". I chose...
View ArticleSearch & download a specific file attachment using TFS API (VB.NET)
I'm running into a problem when downloading files using the TFS API. The files are attached to a test case and they appear as: 01-StartUp, 02-PerformLogin, 03-PerformGet, 04-Logout. However, when using...
View ArticleDownloading an attachment using TFS API - VB.NET
Can someone provide basic sample code for downloading an attachment from within TFS 2012 using the API? I need to pull down a text file which is attached to a test case (test case ID will be the...
View ArticleUpdating Label Comments on all Instances of a Label
I need to update the comments on all instances of a specific label. These labels will all be the same ‘Label Name’, but will have a different scope. The label name ‘FOO’ exists in several of our Team...
View ArticleHow to remove some test cases from test plan in TMT based on an excel file
In a test plan, I import 100 test cases. However, there is 20 cases that I do not want to run. The 20 cases name is listed in an excel file, is there any API that I can use to remove the 20 test cases...
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"Associating Automation" via Excel Query and Publish, can "Automated Test Id"...
Hi,We have quite a number of test cases and unit test methods that are not linked to each other and we are on the process of linking them now.Instead of doing it from the Visual Studio which is a bit...
View ArticleTFS command lines with interface
I am using TFS 2012. I am using TFS command line utility to check-in to get latest version etc. So if i use command line then if any conflict comes while checkin then it gives message like conflicts...
View ArticleWorking with a very small team
I have always developed web projects with only one individual, but now I will have to manage a 3-person team. What is the best way to work with a small team like this? What Microsoft development tools...
View ArticleHow to automate DB deployment
Hi I have a DB project in TFS 2010. Currently I run deployments manually after build is completed. This works fine.I need to kick off deployments automatically each time build succeeds. Does TFS...
View ArticleTFS 2010 Build - Warnings on build results and Static Analysis from...
The build machine reports showing 30 warnings but TFS cubes reports showing 82 warnings.Why the difference or what could be the reason?
View ArticleHow to create Dashboard an reports in sharepoint with Team foundation server...
Hi I need to create dashboard in sharepoint with Tfs step to step where is there documentation ?thanks
View ArticleTF31001: Cannot connect to Team Foundation Server at my server. The server...
Hi,I have problems to connect to 3 out of 6 team project collections since yesterday. Other members of my team are able to connect all of them. Prior to yesterday, I was able to connect to all 6 team...
View ArticleWhat is the diff between calltarget and msbuild?
Hello,In my TFS build process, what is the difference in calling a target using CallTarget and MSBuild elements? Note that I need to call the target on a special condition.<CallTarget...
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TFS 2012 Build Not Creating Fake Components
I have a legacy .NET Wins form application using .NET 4.0. I created a new test project that takes advantage of Microsoft Fakes and add this project to the solution. I am able to compile and run the...
View ArticleVisual Studio 2012 is no longer able to interact with any TFS server
I can connect to the on-premise TFS2012 server using the instance of VS2012 installed on the server machine as well as the instance of VS2012 installed on a coworker's machine.I was able to interact...
View ArticleVisual Studio Online Alerts
We have many alerts configured in Visual Studio Online and until recently we were receiving them. As of approximately 12/12/13, the from address now contains a user in our domain and our exchange...
View ArticleWhat Tecnologies or Frameworks are used building TFS WebAccess
Hello TFS Team,I really like the new TFS Webaccess. It is complex, but clean and highly responsive. Even on my small Little Server accessing it over a normal Internet Connection.I would like to know...
View ArticleLooking for a task tracking / timer tool that works with TFS
We've just converted to TFS at work and now we are asked to track how much time we spend on a task.At this point it is all manual, we basically enter how much time we think its going to take, then...
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