TFS & Visual Studio ALM – by Neno Loje

(formerly Team System, VSTS)

Entries from March 11th, 2009

Hotfix available: The Create Unit Test dialog opens up empty

March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Downloads, TFS 2008 SP1, VS Database Tools, VS Development Tools

Did you ever experience one of the following behaviours: The Create Unit Test dialog opens up empty, and no interfaces are shown in the list Clicking on the Code Coverage Tab in the .testrunconfig file makes the dialog box disappear. A hotfix was made available by Microsoft. Read the KB article 962866.

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Using TFS to develop custom SharePoint applications (revised)

March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Team Foundation Server, TFS 2008, TFS Project Portal and Team Communication, Training and Learning

The first article is created during a real world customer engagement and answers dozens of frequently asked questions and how-tos in a real world context vs. theoretical discussions. The 2nd package addresses very common questions around setting up and using TFS features for a MOSS development project. VSTS Rangers – SharePoint Server Custom Application Development: […]

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Setup up an e-mail notification on other user’s check-ins

March 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Team Foundation Server, TFS Clients, TFS Project Portal and Team Communication, TFS Tips and Tricks, VSTS

Open Alerts Editor (required TFS Power Tools to be installed locally). Create new alert. Choose “Check-In of a specific file happens”:    Enter a name for the alert subscription, the destination e-mail address, desired team project name ($/Teamproject), if applicable, as well as your account name (to be excluded). The “Filter Expression” (2nd tab) looks […]

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Tool for creating direct links to TSWA

March 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Downloads, Team System Web Access (TWA), TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking, Tools and Utilities, VSTS

Buck Hodges from Microsoft blogged about all the possible links you can construct to point to TSWA pages. For example the following URL opens the Work Item Editor: Open the existing work item with ID 1234: http://mytfs:8090/wi.aspx?id=1234 To make it simple I created a small tool that helps you construct those URLs in an easy […]

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