CMMI Template Customization

CMMI Template Customization

• FassaBortolo

  The field name "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate" in risk.xml should be 
  "Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.ProposedDate"
  
  And "Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate" should be  "Microsoft.VSTS.CMMI.ProposedDate"
  
  In risk.xml file if everywhere you change it from Common to CMMI whereever proposedDate and proposedBy fileld are there, its uploading the process templet.
  
  
  

• MC2

  Thanks renaming From.Common. to .CMMI. did the trick
  
  Regards
  Christian
  
  

• iouri

  Hi,
  
  With TFS beta3 release, i want to customize CMMI process template.
  I could download the template, but while uploading, i am getting error
  "Failed to upload process template".
  
    Even though i don't change anything from the process template, i am getting this error.
  
  I have followed the following steps.
  
  1. Connect to the TFS server.
  2. From the Team menu selected "Team Foundation Server Setting ->Process  templete Manager"
  3. Selected "MSF for CMMI process template " and clicked download button.
      It has downloaded the template to specified location.
  4. Then deleted the template from the server.
  5. Tried to upload the downloaded template without changing anything.
  
      Got an error ""Failed to upload process template"
  
  
  Regards,
  Jayashree
  

  
  

• J. Cole

  With TFS Beta3 release, Microsoft has provided MSF for CMMI process template and it is possible to export, customize and import it back.
  
  MSF for CMMI is more formal and requires more documentation as it is intented to help with Level 3 CMMI appraisal. For a quick overview, see my blog post.
  
  

• Frankmania

  Hi,
  
  Suppose i have my own customized process. I create the new team project using this customized process. While working with this team project i thought that i need to add few more fields and work items in my process. 
  
    So i again change my process with these new fields and work item types. How do i migrate my old project with this new process templet.
  
  Same thing for the projects which are created using Agile process templet and now i want to go for CMMI process tempete. How do i migrate the project created using agile to CMMI. Is there any mechanism for the same
  
  -Jayashree
  
  
     
  

• IrishAnto

  Hi
  
  I got the same error.
  
  In the log file is the following error:
  
  Exception Message: TF26177: The field Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate cannot be renamed from 'Proposed Date - MSF for CMMI Process Improvement' to 'Proposed Date'. Team Foundation does not support renaming fields.
  
  This happens in the risk work item (Risk.xml).
  
  I have tried several solutions to correct the problem, but it seems an internal error.< xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

   

  1. Solution

  Rename 'Proposed Date' to 'Proposed Date - MSF for CMMI Process Improvement' in risk.xml.

  The same error occurs.

   

  2. Solution

  Remove the 'Proposed Date' field from risk.xml

  Nearly the same error the occurs with the  'Proposed By' field.

   

  3. Solution

  Also remove the 'Proposed By' field from risk.xml.

  This fields is used in work flows, so removing 'Proposed By' creates a lot of other errors.

   

  4. Solution

  Exclude the Risk work item in WorkItems.xml.

  This works, but then we got no Risk work item.  

   

   

  Does any one know why the error occurs and if there is a way to fix it

   

  Regards

  Christian

  
  
  

• trainer2k

  Most likely you're seeing field naming conflict - field Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate is already defined with the different friendly field name. The following should help:
  
  - Check that Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate has the same friendly field name in all work item types defined in your template (some types may not have this field at all - this is OK and should not cause any problems)
  
  - Check whether Microsoft.VSTS.Common.ProposedDate is already defined on the tagret TF server. If this is the case, please make sure that the friendly name of that field in types from your methodology matches the name of this field in the TF server.
  
  Thanks,
  Alex

  
  

• andyk93

  Hi,
  
  I want to create default alert/notifications in my process.
  For Example, if project manager creates any change request, automatic notification should be sent to Change control board for review.
  
    Or if i resolve the bug, notification to be sent to reviewer to review the code change.
  
  Thanks,
  Jayashree
  

• Belius

  You wouldn't migrate the project to the new template.. there is no way of doing this. 
  
  I have create a Process/work item customization tool that allows you to modify process definitions in XML.. more importantly, you can modify Work Item Type definitions and Global List values on a LIVE project without having to re-import the process template.. this would help you.
  
  Expect a release very soon here:
  http://www.gotdotnet.com/Workspaces/Workspace.aspx id=812a68af-5e74-48c6-9623-1a4469142a84
  

  
  
  
• CMMI Template Customization