The Process Template Editor that you can use to export/import work item types of existing team projects as well as modify or create your own process templates, is a separate download and made available as part of the TFS 2015 Power Tools. As the Process Template Editor is a plug-in to Visual Studio, you need […]
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Q: Where to get the Process Template Editor?
April 10th, 2016 · No Comments · FAQ, TFS Process Customization
Solution for Error CS0246: The type or namespace name `App’ could not be found when building Xamarin.iOS
April 4th, 2016 · 2 Comments · Team Foundation Build (TF Build)
When trying to build an Xamarin iOS solution with TFS Build, you get the following errors/warnings: /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.2.3/lib/mono/4.5/Microsoft.Common.targets: warning : Project reference ‘../HelloWorldApp/HelloWorldApp.csproj’ could not be resolved. AppDelegate.cs(26,33): error CS0246: The type or namespace name `App’ could not be found. Are you missing an assembly reference? How to fix this: Remove references to the project that […]
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Q: What are the possible expressions for the “Test Filter criteria” parameter?
February 22nd, 2016 · No Comments · Automated Tests, Team Foundation Build (TF Build), TFS Lab Management
Answer: You can find a good description of the various expressions that you can use for the “Test Filter criteria” parameter at: http://i1.blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2012/09/26/running-selective-unit-tests-in-vs-2012-using-testcasefilter.aspx –Neno
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Solved: The type ‘Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.ILocationService’ cannot be used as type parameter…
February 22nd, 2016 · 3 Comments · TFS Extensibility
The Problem You are receiving one of the following compiler errors: The type ‘Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.ILocationService’ cannot be used as type parameter ‘TService’ in the generic type or method ‘VssRequestContextExtensions.GetService<TService>(IVssRequestContext)’. There is no implicit reference conversion from ‘Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Client.ILocationService’ to ‘Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Framework.Server.IVssFrameworkService’. ‘ILocationService’ does not contain a definition for ‘GetSelfReferenceUri’ and no extension method ‘GetSelfReferenceUri’ accepting a first argument […]
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Q: How can I use an TfsTeamProjectCollection to authenticate against the REST API (*HttpClient)?
February 22nd, 2016 · No Comments · TFS Extensibility
Answer: If you are already authenticated against the “classic” TFS Object Model from the Microsoft.TeamFoundationServer.ExtendedClient NuGet Package (typically having an instance of TfsTeamProjectCollection), you can use its GetClient<T> generic method to aquire an *HttpClient class from the REST API. Example: TfsTeamProjectCollection tpc = new TfsTeamProjectCollection(new Uri(collectionUri))) TfvcHttpClient tfvcClient = tpc.GetClient<TfvcHttpClient>(); See also “Example 3” at: […]
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Q: Can I run a second, third, etc. build agent for TFS 2015?
February 17th, 2016 · No Comments · Team Foundation Build (TF Build), TFS 2015
This post applies to the new TFS 2015 Build Agents (not XAML Build Agents). Answer: Yes, you can run multiple agents on the same machine. To install an additional build agent, make sure to download the Agent.zip file from your TFS again (do not just copy the existing Agent folder as it contains configuration) and […]
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Q: How can I delete test runs, results, and attachments in TFS 2015?
February 17th, 2016 · No Comments · TFS 2015, TFS 2015.1, TFS Administration, TFS Test Case Management
Answer: With TFS 2015 Update 1, there’s a new “Test” tab on Team Web Access, where you can configure how many days of data you want to keep. You can configure this separately for manual and automated test runs. By default, for existing team projects, it is set to Never delete any test runs. For […]
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Q: How do I uninstall Visual Studio 2015 completely?
February 17th, 2016 · 3 Comments · FAQ, TFS Administration, Visual Studio 2015
Answer: To entirely uninstall Visual Studio 2015, run the following command: vs_enterprise.exe /uninstall /force More info: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/heaths/2015/07/17/removing-visual-studio-components-left-behind-after-an-uninstall/
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