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• SpaghettiCode TFS requirement

     Can someone verify for me this is the right components I need to install for a single server setup TFS beta3, SQL 2005 Sept CTP and VS 2005 RC on the Client tier (the DVD from PDC). The reason I asked because I got lot of incomptablie messages when I was trying to install with TFS beta 2 with SQL 2005 Sept CTP or April CTP. Or is there a Virtual machine image I can download from msdn which has everything setup pr ...Show All

• Gramm Can/Will beta 2 SCC/WI data be preserved in the GA release

  OK, we're interested in starting to use beta 2 for our next big project, however I need to know if the data we create using beta 2 can be preserved (or at least migrated) in the GA release Does the "go live" license apply to TFS too Dave Dave, what is it that your needing Keeping the history on your source once RTM roles around or just making sure you don't lose your source code come RTM I'm assuming it's the former. But being this real ...Show All

• wm_al Upgrade Project Portal to RTM?

  Hi. I've just upgraded our Team Foundation Server from RC to RTM. I was just wondering if there is a way to upgrade a Project Portal as well. Our current Project Portal has a lot of bad links because of the changes (it was created during Beta 3). Can I somehow drop it and recreate it Cheers, Chris Unfortunately, no. You'll have to manually update your portal. ...Show All

• Stardust Scenarios list, when?

  The Scenario List is an entry point for Planning Trac k and for its workstreams Create a Scenario and Define-Update Test Approach too. I couldn't find it as a result of any activity of Envision Track . When should it be done There is an exit criteria for Create a Scenario , Prioritized list of scenarios , so I'm assuming this is the point we create the Scenario List . But in other hand, Scenario List is an entry point for Define-Update Test App ...Show All

• Mubshir Raza Ali Installing Visual Team Foundation Server 2005 Beta2

  Hallo, I have 2 partitions on my portable              C : Windows XP             D : Small business Server 2003 I formatted the D partition completely on my portable and I reinstalled a clean Windows Small Business Server 2003. The C partition I did not touch at all. Afterwards I installed in the following order (there is ...Show All

• CommonCents Area Path as parameter on reports

  How does Area Path work as a parameter for reports What type of query would I use to display the values so they don't show as a\b\c, etc I like the tree structure of Area Path, but I am concerned about its usefulness in reporting. For example, if I have a feature structure of Application/Feature Area/Sub-Area: Application A Core Services Configuration Security Data Access Module 1 User Interface Business S ...Show All

• GS3422 recommended scripting tools

  I am looking at scripting tools to standardize on for future build environments and utilities. I see 2 options that should work well, however I would like to know what the TFS team would recommend. The 2 candidates are Iron Python and Monad. Both support .NET naitively Iron Python is clearly the more robust of the 2 but Monad seems to be where MS is putting the focus. What do teams plan to use internally or what will the TFS team recommen ...Show All

• IloveThis Vssconverter migration on Dual Server setup question

  I have successfully run a  VSSConverter Analysis on the VSS branch I want to import into TFS. No when I try and run the VssConverter Migrate command, I'm getting the following error: Initializing... TF60022:  Unable to connect to Microsoft SQL Server. In the settings.xml I have specified the AppServer name when it asks for the TeamFoundationServer name in the 'Settings' section. Where do I need to specify the DataServer name ...Show All

• KoMas Load test that is not a web app

  I remember hearing that I should be able to create a load test that is not a web based application.  Our application is a sockets based server.  It looks like I should be able to create a test application and select it as a load test.  Is there any documentation or a walk-through/sample of this any where i was trying to do exactly that - but on the test mix page my list of tests is always ...Show All

• Scotty Davis Passing values from one web test to another

  I realise that values can be passed from one WebTest to another using the Context. I have written a generic ValidationRule and I want people to be able to pass me an XPath to use as part iof the Validate evaluation. The XPath statement they are intertested in may be dynamic with parts of it changing based on test variables. For example, I could have a test that lets me buy from a shopping site and the item i buy is data driven. The test coul ...Show All

• Balakrishnan Muthubabu To detect the use of 'return' keyword

  Explicitly using return allows the JIT to perform slightly more optimizations. Without a return statement, each function is given several local variables on stack to transparently support returning values without the keyword. How to detect whether a method uses 'return' keyword (of course irrespective of language). Can Fxcop do this SourceContext seems to be null irespective of Build mode I think this can be done, though in ...Show All

• pavanr Renaming files under source control in VS.NET

  Is there an issue with this at all anymore In other words, if I rename a file under source control from within the VS.NET 2005 environment, will the file: a- be renamed correctly (and not deleted+created) in VSS b- retain it's history in VSS Thank you, Sammy In Team System Source Control, the item would both be renamed/moved correectly (i.e. rename is not a copy/add/delete old), and history would be retained. ...Show All

• davidelloyd Visual Studio 2005 Team System Virtual Images

  Hi All I was trying to find the Visual Studio 2005 Team System Virtual Image on MSDN but I couldn't find, did they take it out or am I missing something, Please help this is very urgent and I cannot find it I can't tell if you are looking for the client or Team Foundation Server image. If the former, you are probably going to have to inquire elsewhere in the forums. For TFS, I don't believe we have relea ...Show All

• teneriffebogan Problem whith Variable Rule

  I have this code: using System; using System.Globalization; using Microsoft.Cci; using Microsoft.FxCop.Sdk; using Microsoft.FxCop.Sdk.Introspection; namespace Microsoft.FxCop.Rules.Samples { internal class ReglaVariableObject : BaseRule { public ReglaVariableObject() : base("ReglaVariableObject") { } public override TargetVisibilities TargetVisibility { get { return TargetVisibilit ...Show All

• fmccown Delete workitem CMMI Project

  Hi, Please let me know any wok items in CCI project or some make them not appear in queries. I need to know, if I delete workitem from the tables WorkItemsAre, WorkItemsWere, and WorkItemsLongTexts in that order in a transaction will that ensure that the given workitem is entirely deleted (assuming no attatchments or links for the given workitems) Also I identify work items by title.... (assuming they are unique) so what s ...Show All