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....
View ArticleFree 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...
View ArticleEnabling email functionality in Team System Web Access (TSWA)
By default, the email functionality in Team System Web Access (TSWA) is disabled and users will receive the following message when trying to use it: “Sending email is not enabled. Please contact your...
View ArticleListing 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:...
View ArticleCreating a separate work item form layout for Web Access
Right now custom work item controls [1] are not supported by Team System Web Access [2]. Instead your custom control you will see this unpleasant message: “Unable to create workitem control...
View ArticleHotfix for: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Adapter: An error...
If you have the following error occurring every periodically when your warehouse is updated… The description text is as follows: Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: TFS WarehouseEvent Category: NoneEvent...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleChanging 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...
View ArticleCheck-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...
View ArticleMethod not found: 'Void Microsoft.Reporting.PreviewItemContext.SetPath()'...
If you get the following error message above when using the Report View in Team System Web Access… … you need to install the Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2005 on your TFS App Tier (as...
View ArticleWhitepaper: Operations Guidance for Team Foundation Server
Summary: You can manage your deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server more effectively if you create your own operations plan. As you create your plan, you should understand...
View ArticleKnown 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...
View ArticleFIX: An unexpected error occurred while trying to add a web part to a project...
Due to a lot of requests about this pretty common problem. Steps you did: You browsed for a web part: You selected one and hit "Add": You got the error message: "An unexpected error occurred." This is...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleDocumentation: 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...
View ArticleUninstalling TFS 2005 (services) on the app tier removes reporting services...
After uninstalling TFS 2005 (services) from a standby TFS application tier the SQL Server Reporting Services were not available, i.e. browsing http://server/reports and http://server/reportserver/...
View ArticleVersion Control Tip: Excluding specific files from multiple checkout
Question: Can I define a file name, not only a file type (extension), if multiple checkout is allowed for the whole Team Foundation Server? Answer: Yes, that is possible, although the UI shows "file...
View ArticleWays to access Team Foundation Server
Pick your favorite tool for your task/job: From Visual Studio: Visual Studio 2008: Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer (+ SP1) Visual Studio 2005: Visual Studio Team System 2005 Team Explorer...
View ArticleQ: How Do I link work items with SharePoint documents?
A: Two possible ways: Step 1: Get the URL of the document saved in a SharePoint document library From the project portal: Right-click the file and select Copy Shortcut. Done. From the Team Explorer...
View ArticleVSTS Whitepapers by Microsoft
Planning Visual Studio Team System 2008 Licensing White Paper (pdf/xps/docx) Team Development with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Guide (pdf/book) Team System Web Access 2008 Scalability Limits...
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