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• anotherprogrammer Sorting by Rank sorts incorrectly

  Rank is an integer field - but when you sort it and you have say 13 items ranked from 1 to 13. When you try and sort it in the UI by Rank it will rank them 1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 2, 3,4,5... Since the UI only allows integers in this field - sorting it like a string isn't right - I am using the RC version. That is a little confusing - since an integer value in the DB for a field like this doesn't have to be unique - ...Show All

• azuomar Add Work Item menu still loading...

  I just uninstalled/reinstalled TFS on my server.  I uploaded my custom process template, and created a new team project from my template.  However, when I try to right-click the Work Items folder, Add Work Item, it says "Add Work Item menu still loading...(try again in a moment)".  It has been saying this for over an hour now.  When I remote desktop into the TFS server and use team explorer on there, I can add work items just ...Show All

• MHS-TEAM Areas not updating immediately when Adding an Area via Team Explorer

  Add a new Area You can't use it immediately - you have to wait about an hour or try the dubious [ :) ] warehousecontroller.asmx to update the TFSWarehouse. Can this be improved   We need a refresh button.   Hi Jean, Are you talking about the new areas not being available to be selected in new or update workitems If that is the problem you are facing, we have fixed few bugs on it post beta3 and the new areas sh ...Show All

• Jen.e Creating Area/Iteration Path Nodes

  We are developing an add-in that turns our MS Word documented requirements into Categorized Work Items in VSTS. However, while we can use the Object Model to create the Work Items, the Area and Iteration Node Paths do not seem accessible via the OM. We are trying to be good people and do not really want to be editing the Database directly, so can you please advise if it is possible to create Area/Iteration Nodes using the TFS Object Model ...Show All

• ErsinINAN SQL Server 2005 April CTP - Invalid SSPI Packet Size

  When I bring up SQL Server Management Studio and attempt to connect to the default database using windows authentication, I get a cannot connect error because of Invalid SSPI Packet Size.  If I try again it works.  This is causing me problems installing the application tier.  Does anyone have a clue what I can do to fix this We are having the same problem with the SQL Server 2005 June CTP.  ...Show All

• Peter Mo. Synchronizing current file in Solution Explorer and Source Control Explorer

  dear all, is there anyway i can sync current selected file in VS 2005 Solution explorer with Source control explorer tree. regards faraz sorry i didnt explained it.. by sync i meant to highlight the same file selected in the solution explorer in the source control as well. just like msdn sync..so that u can track the path..esp it'll help in finding out who has checked out the file.. ...Show All

• Kyle J Wakefield How to create process templates?

  I created a project and it only had MSF Agile. It created me some folders like reports, documents and other things In my company we use a folder structure and some templates of word documents, excel, and project files. We also use Enterprise arquitect Projects. Is there a way to customize the template projects I mean for example that when I create aproject it automaticallys creates some folders with my word templates inside it.   &nbs ...Show All

• Shilei I have 2 Q

  1. I have a problem creating a New Team Project "Unable to connect to the Windows SharePoint Services at SQL2005DEV " why See the log below.   2. if I want to backup the project and restore it on another server with a different name is it a problem , I saw the I need to back up the DB and the share print server and and and .... is there a single simple on command line way or a batch file that can do it in a more simple w ...Show All

• NKovner Add Solution to Source Control dialog box is not displayed

  Hello, I have several Team Projects and I want to create a new Solution and add it to one Team Project source control folder. I create the new Solution via: File Menu - New Project Select a Template Specify a Name and Location And check the "Add to Source Control" checkbox The new solution is added to a specific Team Project Source Control and the "Add Solution ... to Source Control" dialog box is not dis ...Show All

• orconquest Project Site Login error to Report Server

  I am getting the following error when I go to the project site: Reporting Services Error I tried the command that you suggested and it reported that RS is setup correctly. To confirm this I opened the RS config tool and cheked that the system was running under the network service. Sharepoint is still not able to bring up the reports. I have also found that other users of tfs are not able to see the reports and in the team explorer they g ...Show All

• JokerMan Missing Workspace.GetShelvedChanges API method in Beta3

  Hi all, Can someone tell me what happend to Workspace.GetShelvedChanges in TFS Beta 3. It used to be located in the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Hatteras.Client namespace in TFS Beta 2. I can find the Workspace class in the Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.Workspace namespace but the GetShelvedChanges method no longer exists. I used that in my build script to be able to build the latest checked-in source + an additio ...Show All

• Ben_userdn CA2241 Firing In Error - VS2005

  The following line of code is causing CA2241 to fire: String.Format("Error getting interface {1} in {2}", INTERFACE_NAME, ProcessorType) Where INTERFACE_NAME is a private const string, and ProcessorType a private static property. The following vioation is reported: CA2241 : Microsoft.Usage : A call to String.Format(String, Object, Object):String in SpeechFactory.GetSpeechProcessor(EventLog):ISpeechProcessing does not appear to provide ...Show All

• Mp33 Data collection during load test

  My load test is having trouble reading data from counters. I'm running it from my local machine. My current sample rate is set to 15 sec on a custom counter set that contains just the bare minimum that I want for my test. Increasing the sample rate doesn't seem to have much effect on the amount of data. I've also tried it with a standard counter set. The server isn't very busy (15 - 25% processing time). What's the best way to tweak my test to g ...Show All

• Mauro Sturaro How to resolve: Assemblies Should Declare Minimum Security

  If i want to declare minimum security, I wrote the following just above the namespace declaration [assembly: SecurityPermission(    SecurityAction.RequestMinimum, Execution = true)] [assembly: PermissionSet(    SecurityAction.RequestOptional, Name = "Nothing")] Still I am not able to solve this. That looks right and this does not repro for me here with a simple test case. Are you using the l ...Show All

• ruiefree cannot create a new team project

  Hello. I installed TFS successfully into single machine and could connect to TFS using TFSSETUP account. But once I tried to create a new team project, I got an error message. "Project creation failed with error: "Initialization failed for plugin(s): 'Microsoft.Pcw.wss'"" The TFSSETUP account is a member of Administrators group and Namespace Administrator(ADAM). My environment is below. - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 - IIS 6.0 - SQL Server ...Show All