A: You can change it’s encoding in version control to Binary. Background: The code churn value used by TFS report, like the Quality Indicators report, might not make any sense to you if files this value includes some specific files, like auto-generated files, that were not created/edited by humans. Disadvantages: Comparing binary files in the […]
Entries from October 12th, 2008
Q: How can I exclude a file from code churn?
October 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Team Foundation Version Control, TFS Reporting, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS
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VS & TFS SP1 – What to apply on which machine
October 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Team Foundation Server, TFS 2008 SP1, TFS Administration, TFS Clients, TFS Installation and Configuration, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS
Often the questions is raised which service pack applies to which VSTS/TFS component: Machine TFS SP1 VS SP1 TFS single server /TFS Application Tier Yes Yes, if Visual Studio is installed.Install this prior to TFS SP1. TFS Data Tier No No Team System Web Access (on separate machine) No Yes TFS Build Server Yes Yes, […]
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A very Basic Process Template to start with
October 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Downloads, Team Foundation Server, TFS Administration, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking, Work Item Customization
If you want to start small with your team project you might consider the “Basic Process Template” instead of the built-in MSF Agile and MSF CMMI process templates. It can find on MSDN. From the description: The basic process template includes: one work item type: bug, three queries: AllWorkItems, MyWorkItems, and MyWorkItemsAllTeamProjects, a basic Windows […]
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Q: How Do I link work items with SharePoint documents?
October 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Team Foundation Server, TFS 2005, TFS 2008, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking, VSTS
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 window in Visual Studio: Right-click the file under the Documents folder and select Properties. The quickest way is to […]
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TFS Tip: Enabling Work Item meta data filtering
October 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Team Foundation Server, Team System Web Access (TWA), TFS 2008, TFS Installation and Configuration, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS, Work Item Customization
Beginning with TFS 2008 SP1 you can specify that only the necessary part of the Work Item meta data will be transferred to the client caches, e.g. not the meta data for project you have no permission on. This is not done by default. You can read all the glory details in Martin Woodward’s blog. […]
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Ways to access Team Foundation Server
October 4th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Project Management with TFS, Team Explorer, Team Foundation Server, TFS 2005, TFS 2008, TFS Clients, Third-Party Solutions, VSTS
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 (+ SP1) older Visual Studio versions and VSS clients: via MSSCCI-Provider* (includes Visual Studio .NET 2003, Visual C++, Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, MS […]
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Script for shutting down TFS services
October 2nd, 2008 · No Comments · TFS Administration, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS
To shut down all services used by TFS you can use the following batch file: Download: StopTFS.zip (1 KB)
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Using TFS to develop custom SharePoint applications
October 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Project Management with TFS, Team Foundation Server, TFS 2008, TFS Project Portal and Team Communication, Training and Learning, VSTS
Using Team Foundation Server to Develop Custom SharePoint Products and Technologies Applications Summary: Use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server to support SharePoint application development, and provide an integrated development environment and single source code repository for process activities, integrated progress reporting, and team roles. (12 printed pages) Author: Microsoft Corporation, September 2008 Link: […]
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Specifying a minimum size for controls on the work item form
October 1st, 2008 · No Comments · TFS Process Customization, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS
If you try to set the minimum size for a control you now need to specify a SizeType like “(50,100)” instead of “50,100”. Error message (from witimport.exe): The ‘MinimumSize‘ attribute is invalid – The value ‘50,100’ is invalid according to its datatype ‘SizeType‘ – The Pattern constraint failed. Using a minimum size you can create […]
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