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• Morphy Context menu in Team Explorer extension

  I'm trying to implement a context menu on a node in my Team Explorer extension. I have my own node object that inherits from BasicHierarchyNode. I have my ctc file created and a header file to hold the guids and ids used in the ctc file and I have created classes in the solution to make the guids and id available to my other classes. To implement I override the ContextMenu method of the BasicHierarchyNode class like this. public CommandId ...Show All

• TechGirl FxCop and DateTime

  Hey Is it possible to detect the use of DateTime.Now and DateTime.Today from a custom FxCop rule If so, could someone please let me know how this is done (I've already written a handful of custom rules so the basics of writting a FxCop plugin need not be explained) Thanks You can use the VisitMemberBinding override:          public override ProblemCollection Check(M ...Show All

• Carlos Guzmán Álvarez Required Domain Accounts - why?

  Why does the single-server deployment installation require one to use separate accounts for VSTF I would much rather use the service account so that I don't have to change these passwords every 90 days (our policy). Do I really need these three accounts (TFSSetup, TFSService and TFSReports) for a single-server deployment Good point. Thanks for taking the time. I'm not sure if there's an operational reason, but I know there's a sec ...Show All

• Spidermans_DarkSide - VSIP Unit Test Wizard doesn't let me select certain projects.

  When adding a new unit test to my test project, the Unit Test Wizard jumps back to the "Add New Test" dialog when I select certain projects.  If I try to click either the '+' sign for the tree structure of the project or try to click on the project's CheckBox, the dialog returns to "Add New Test".  Is this because test units cannot be auto-generated for this project, and if so why do I not see some form of message dialog --Edit-- ...Show All

• lumpynose Is there a way to associate the release version to a work item?

  I have installed TFS Server Beta 3 Refresh and started messing around with it.  Everything seems to be working good (for a beta) for me.  All the main path functionality works. My one question for now is if there is a way to associate a version number with a Work Item(bug).  If I wanted to fix a specific set of bugs for the v3.0 release how is that organized   Right now I just see one big pool of bugs with no way to organize ...Show All

• srinivas reddy 2 Projects do I need 2 installs of VSTFS?

  Hi, I'm currently working on administrating a VSTFS. I have a Dual-Server Deployment on Virtual PC for learning purposes. What I have been asked to do is segment one project for a client from all of our projects on VSTFS. The client will want to take over the management of there own projects using VSTFS on their system. I will have to migrate our copy of the project to their system. Everything I've seen so far leads me to believe that proj ...Show All

• kgreer Microsoft Project Template - MSF Agile

  Hello, I will begin a new Development next week and my customer is waiting for the Project Plan. To make this plan I'm searching for a Microsoft Project Template for MSF Agile. I'm not using Visual Studio Team System right now but I will use it in the future (with MSF Agile) and I think that use a MSF Agile Project template will be a good first step. I found one in the MSF Agile .zip but it's empty. Thanks! ...Show All

• Epsilone3 Remove local copy from workspace?

  Is it possible to remove the local copy of a folder from tfs when I've finished working with it Our source is setup as sub-folders within a single workspace, however we don't usually have all of the source locally and only work within a couple of these folders. Once we've finished with one, the local folder can be deleted to get back the disk space. I know that I can just delete the folder from the disk, but tfs still remembers the last ve ...Show All

• VB-Newbie Simple Example of sending a request

  Hi, Can anyone please post a simple example in C# of using VSTS and the Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WebTestFramework  to send a request to a web application from within a program. TIA Sree The easiest way to see the code is to record a test and then generate code from the recorded test. 1) Create a test project 2) Add a web test, record a few pages, and hit stop on the recorder in IE. 3) When you are back in VS, click t ...Show All

• JeremyBoy Team Suite or Professional?

  Would anyone be able to tell me what makes Team Suite any better than having Professional plus another free unit testing model. I have had a look at the comparitive table, but I'm only fairly new to this and to be honest I ended up not knowing anymore after reading it. So if someone could tell me in practical terms why paying all that money for Team Suite over Professional is a good idea it would be appriciated. The integration with Team ...Show All

• RobA89 How do I retrieve the username of the user that has a locked file checked out using the API?

  The headline pretty much says it all.  I am writing a small app that checks out files.  If it is unable to checkout a file using the Workspace.PendEdit(filePath) method, I want to be able to log the user the username/login/something of the person that has it checked out.  This will be used as a debugging aid.   Any help from MS or the larger community is greatly appreciated! You have to register an even ...Show All

• GiPer Single Server Deployment

  Hi, Is single server deployment gone forever Dean Ahh - the Proxy...  Certainly a good reason to consider looking into the July CTP.  If it's really important to you and you only have one box, the Virtual PC/Virtual Server technology is probably the way to go. If you can afford to wait, I am encouraged by Michael's reply.  Since single server will be supported again, the question is when and can ...Show All

• Adams Any good books out there?

  Are there any good books or references on building tests TIA Ken Also A Tester's Guide to .NET Programming by Root and Sweeney. And Sam Guckenheimer has a book on VSTS with a lot of great test info that will be published soon. Ed. Have a look at the following books: Test-Driven Development in Microsoft .NET (Microsoft Professional) by James W. Newkirk XUnit Test Patterns : Refactoring Test Code ...Show All

• RajuK Sample: Continuous Integration Using Team Build

  A sample to setup Continuous Integration using Team Foundation Build has been posted.  A detailed article on the sample will be getting published soon on MSDN meanwhile you can use this blog to get started with it. -Khushboo   Yeap, it is super cool!!! Great news! I've just installed it here and everything seems to be working correctly. Thanks. Ye ...Show All

• Travis Baseflug The SCM in Team System?

  So, we are evaluating Team System to see if it suits our needs. One problem I have come across is that I cannot find a application for the SCM in Team System. Now, I realize that Team System is about "work flow" and "work items". But, what about these people: - Tech writers who want to check in some help pages into the source control at a certain place, so it gets deploy as a part of the automated build process - Graphics guy ...Show All