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 to get notified about work item changes you get an email containing a link to the project portal: If […]
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Changing TFS email notifications to link to Team System Web Access
August 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments · Project Management with TFS, Team Foundation Version Control, Team System Web Access (TWA), TFS 2005, TFS 2008, TFS Administration, TFS Process Customization, TFS Project Portal and Team Communication, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking
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Tool for creating links to pages on Team System Web Access
August 31st, 2007 · 3 Comments · Project Management with TFS, Team Foundation Server, Team Foundation Version Control, Team System Web Access (TWA), TFS Process Customization, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking, Tools and Utilities
Would you like to send links to work items, team projects or source files on Team System Web Access? For work items … you can find the answer in the offical TSWA FAQ: Q: What’s the URL to use if I want to send the link of a specific work item? A: Work item links […]
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Use SnagIt to capure your screen and create a new Work Item quickly
July 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Project Management with TFS, Screen Galleries, Team Foundation Server, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking, Tools and Utilities
Capturing screenshots and new bugs quickly is a everyday task for software developers and testers. The default Work Item form does not handle this scenario very efficiently, i.e. you have to click too many times until the new bug is created. One nice solution comes out of TechSmith, the creators of the popular SnagIt screen […]
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Validation error when saving Work Items after a user is removed from Active Directory
June 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Project Management with TFS, Team Foundation Server, TFS Extensibility, TFS Tips and Tricks, TFS Work Item Tracking
Problem: If you remove a user from Active Directory or the local machine (depending where you store your user accounts for TFS), all work items that were assigned to that user cannot be modified anymore, at least if you use the default MSF process templates. The following validation error appears that requires the value in […]
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Available Check-In-Policies for Team Foundation Server 2005
December 8th, 2006 · 4 Comments · Downloads, Project Management with TFS, Team Foundation Server, Team Foundation Version Control, TFS 2005, Tools and Utilities
Included in Visual Studio 2005 Team System: Work Items Code Analysis: Check-in policy can be used to control and improve the quality of code that is checked into the code base. Testing Policy As part of the Visual Studio SDK September 2006 (can be downloaded for free): Example.SimpleCheckinPolcy: Sample C# class to enforce check in […]
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Book: Managing Projects with Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Team System
February 16th, 2006 · No Comments · Project Management with TFS, Training and Learning
Author Joel Semeniuk; Martin Danner Pages 400 Disk N/A Level Advanced Published 08/09/2006 ISBN 0-7356-2216-7 View on MS Press website About the Book An ideal guide for using Visual Studio Team System to maximize project management effectiveness This book is a practical guide to using the integrated tools in Visual Studio Team System to manage […]
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