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• VaniK Can we do the changes in WorkItem forms in the existing team project

  Hi,    When I export process template, do the necessary changes ( like change in bug form layout) and import it back. I don't see the change taking place in the existing team project which has/uses same Process Template. How do make this happen wihtout needing to remove and then add team project. Thanks, Anu Thanks for the reply James,        When I try using witimport.exe I get the b ...Show All

• ziggyrazor Team Explorer - red cross on "documents"-folder

  Since installation of TFS I am unable to see the content of the documents-folder (teamexplorer) on a client-machine. There is always a red cross on the folder! If I start the team explorer on the server the documents folder is shown correctly. I tried to copy the http-url ( http://[servername]/sites/[Project ]) to an IE on a client and there the sharepoint site is shown without any problems. I did the changes required after installation of ...Show All

• Alfredo_Affonso Best Way to Add a Document Link to a WI

  Hi, what is the best and easiest way to link a document out of the SharePoint to a work item What I tried so far is adding a hyperlink to the WI. Therefore I selected the document to be linked and copied the URL form the selected document's properties window. The thing I don't like about this is that the URL is absolute and contains the server name. I would prefer to have a relative link to the document in question. I als ...Show All

• coolVijay Is there a Release Date for FxCop 1.35?

  I'd like to use the new features but I'm not going to use another beta. When is the release date planned Cheers, Chris The external FxCop standalone release will not be able to be installed over the Team System Managed Code Analysis, nor will it be able to integrate with the policy features of Team Foundation Server. Chris, We are still finalizing a few bug fixes in 1.35. So we will be looking ...Show All

• David Huerta bug reporting through WSS

  Hi, we're using VSTS for a new project where our customer is going to test as well. The customer doesn't have access to the VS tools, only to WSS. Is there a way to connect the issue list in WSS to the work items or is there a plug-in to use to integrate bug reporting with WSS Thanx in advance for your replies. Sjoert Sjoert, Although WSS allows you to view work items, you can't enter new work items o ...Show All

• sewyew Using CMMI Bug definition in Agile

  Hi, Is it possible to use the CMMI Bug definition type in Agile based team project Thanks Michael Yes, all of the process definitions can be exported and imported through XML. From the VS IDE: Team->Team Foundation Server Settings->Process Template Manager Download both templates Move the bug.xml file from the WorkItem Tracking\TypeDefinitions file from the CMMI folder to the Agile folder. The Upload the Agile ...Show All

• Flanman Team Explorer Beta 3 issues.

  I have 4 machines with Team Suite RC, and one machine with only the Team Foundation Client, and am running Team Foundation Server B3 (single machine install): On two RC machines, where both users are set as "Project Administrators".  In Team Explorer, the Reports folder shows "Reports (working...)" and never expands and never finishes "working".  However, these users can do Team/Show Report Site, and that works...  Further, if ...Show All

• Emmanuel Huna Best Practice of building shelved code...

  If there exists a code branch and off that branch a developer has shelved code, is it possible to build that branch using the shelved code or does there need to be a merge prior Am I correct ot think that if we really want to build a branch with shelved code, we should branch the main trunk and then merge the shelved code into the new branch and build that branch Also, can anyone point me to a best practice reference for maintaining and build ...Show All

• Dean Hiller2 Error encountered when attempting to move solution to source control

  I need help identifying why I cannot place a solution under source control. I create a simple web test and I can use it in the solution explorer but I cannot get it into source control. Here is what I do and what happens. Precondition: Solution is created and validated, connection to TE is working Open Solution Explorer Right click "Solution <project name>" in the SE tab Select "Add Solution to Source Control&quo ...Show All

• SMang a problem occurred while trying to set the "Sources" parameter

  I have experienced the IDE becoming unstable several times. Steps to reproduce: Choose "Debug Selection" from Test View to debug a coded web test that generates an known exception. My test generates the exception below. (The actual exception is not of interest in these steps -- what is of interest is that the IDE becomes unstable.) System.Collections.Generic.KeyNotFoundException was unhandled by user code   Message="The given key was ...Show All

• microzt Unable to connect to sharepoint site

  After successfull installation of TFS, when trying to create a new team project, first few steps completes, but then it says "unable to connect to sharepoint site" and stops. In the server, Default Website is on port 80 : Displays sharepoint "Home" Sharepoint admin is on port: 26442 : Displays "Sharepoint Central Admin" TFS is on port 8080: Displays "Access Forbidden"!! when directly browsed from http:\\servername:8080 The team ex ...Show All

• pteal Scripting tf.exe using wscript.shell

  I'm trying to leverage the checkin UI from tf.exe. I can call it directly without trouble, but when I use the Exec() method of wscript.shell, the checkin occurs without displaying the checkin dialog. I prefer to use wscript.shell because it allows me to capture output. Is there a way to force the checkin dialog to display when calling tf.exe through the scripting host Alan, in v1 there's not a way to force the dialog to be displayed once ...Show All

• Rafitelli TFS Add Windows Folder?

  I've searched and I haven't been able to find any posts/blogs about this.  I'm coming from a subversion world, where windows directories actually reflect what stored in the repository. I have an app that creates the directory structure for me, but I don't seem to be able to check in directories alone.  I can check in directories once they have files in them, but this would be a pain as I'm not the person who will create ...Show All

• Julio Casal T. location of servers to which a client can connect.

  Hi, I am writing a tool which will needs to display the list of servers which the client can connect to. The requirement is very simple: if VS 2005 is installed on a m/c and can connect to TFSs, then display that list. Can anyone tell me where does the Team foundation client store the history of the connections (i.e. the list of TFSs which is displayed in the "Connect to TFS" dialog box) Thanks, Deepesh Yes, the list is under ...Show All

• MarcHoeppnerNeoGeo Query for Custom Report?

  Hi, I am trying to create a Custom Report. For that I chose "Current Work Item" fact table. I am configuring fileds "Work Item ID", "Title" from dimension "Work Item ID". Till now it is ok. Then I chose field "Alias" from "Assigned To" dimension. Doing this multiplies the result. Infact there are rows of all work item with all users (eg: Say WI 1 is associated with user A but the rep ...Show All