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• timw86 Permission problems

  hello, I've created a domain group "ts\developers" with two users: dev and dev2. Then in Team Sysem I created a TFS global group "Developers" adding "ts\developers" windows group as members (not each devx windows accounts). The "Global\Developers" TFS group has the following permissions: - Access the version control system - Create a workspace - Create new projects - Edit domain-level information - View domain-level information At the team proje ...Show All

• Blaine Anderson Warehouse not updated due to field deletion

  I had posted a problem deleting a field definition ( http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=162221&SiteID=1 ).  We eventually were able to delete the field but now it seems that by removing the field the cube has been affected and the warehouse no longer updates correctly.   The field deletion worked, the fields are no longer appearing. (noticed that the fields get renamed in the Field table, they are no ...Show All

• Yogesh Shah Can not visit project portal site

  This is odd. While the source control functionalities are working well. The Menu item Project Portal Site.... becomes gray. Then I logon to TFS server, I tried following sites. http://localhost:8080/bisserver/registration.asmx http://localhost/ http://localhost/reportserver http://localhost/reports all became inaccessible.   All gives out " Service Availabe ". Enviroment is TFS beta3 and WSS sp2. Help!Thanks. Yi http://loca ...Show All

• armadya TFSB3r security issue

  I'm having a problem where i've created a new domain group and added the group to the server global security using server - security when i look in server - group membership i see that the group is added to the tfs valid users. When i now want to remove the group this seems not to be possible in any single way. In the server - security page the group magically dissapeared. I now have the situation that some members of the group CAN access th ...Show All

• Don w. Reports is not gennereted

  Hi All,, When i try to create a project in Visual Studio in dual server installation, using the MSF Agile Template, my reports is created correctly, i've just have to 'kick' the reportserver.. But if i try to create the site from SharePoint also using the TFS for MSF Agile Template, i get an error: The item '/Team Web Site/Builds' cannot be found. (rsItemNotFound) And nothing else happens It's Dual server insatllation.. Hi t ...Show All

• Mike Kendall How do file attachments get saved?

  Through the API, If I look at the collection of Attachments associated with a work item and look at an indivdual attachment I see the following: AttachedBy: "" AttachedTime: {5/18/2005 12:15:39 PM} AttachedTimeUtc: {5/18/2005 5:15:39 PM} Comment: "" CreationTime: {5/18/2005 7:10:56 AM} CreationTimeUtc: {5/18/2005 12:10:56 PM} Extension: ".doc" IsSaved: true LastWriteTime: {5/18/2005 12:10:57 PM} LastWriteTimeUtc: {5/18/2005 5:10:57 PM} Length: ...Show All

• stitch23 Can't Install TFS RC on a Domain Controller???

  We can no longer install TFS (RC) on a domain controller This worked in earlier betas and CTP versions. But now I'm told with the installer that this is not a supported configuration, yet the installation guide talks about installing on a DC. I wasted all this time setting up the DC system and get to the point of running TFS install and am told I can no longer do this I've seen Microsoft respondents in the past indicate that you can install on ...Show All

• Dataman911 At double the price and some other questions...

  Hi, I am still a bit unsure about the version of Visual Studio that will be available at release.  I get the whole thing about the 'Architect version', 'Developer Version' and 'Tester Version' with TFS shipping as a product in its own right.  However in my current job i play the role of a Architect, Developer and Tester.  Which version of Visual Studio will have all the testing tools, and all of Whitehorse many thanks Arran ...Show All

• kkkwj About Visual Studio Team System 2005 Trial Edition

  Recently i received the Visual Studio Team Suite 2005 Trial Edition from Microsoft. I have already install this software into my PC. I want to ask about the data and the application that i will develop through Trial software during this trial period the following questions: 1. Can i use the application that i will produce and after this period (180 days) without the expiration of my application. 2. Also can i use or mig ...Show All

• bendodge Publishing test results fails - not sure why...

  I ran a unit test and wanted to publish the results back to the "operational store" to see what would happen and if I could do something with the data - however I got the following error: EndPublishRun: Server was unable to process request. ---> A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. The help is va ...Show All

• Mr Guy Good God what a mess!!!!

  well it's getting better but the install / setup process for TFS is still way to hard IMHO! for example the notes in beta 3 say "after installing Share point and Report services test to see that they are both working" but when I did the steps as given SSRS web UI fails to work... then I found a blog post that says to go into the admin of SPPS and exclude the report server folders... ok now the test works... so start to install the main TFS and I ...Show All

• PL_Pit Project delete left source folder in inconsistent state

  While deleting a project (or actually I think while creating the first team project on the TFS) all the permissions were not set correctly. This left me with an orphan Souce code control folder. I have no other obvious portions of the project but a folder does show up under source code control (it's empty). Is their a means to get rid of this Hi, The following steps may work depending on what pieces are missing from the faile ...Show All

• skg1063 WorkspaceMapping.xml map/cloak

  When I setup a new build type, workspacemapping.xml, by default directs team build to do a 'get' of all the source in $/MyTeamProject. Is there some 'cloaking' under the covers that means it doesn't do a get of $/MyTeamProject/TeamBuildTypes Manish's blog http://blogs.msdn.com/manishagarwal/archive/2005/10/13/480584.aspx says how you cloak the TeamBuildConfigurations folder, but my build seems to do this by default. The reason I ask is I ...Show All

• AhmetBolac Differences between FxCop GUI and VS 2005

  Hi all, is there any place where I can find what the main differences are between FxCop GUI and VS IDE (as far as code analysis goes) For instance, I see that VS doesn't show the URL for the documentation on a given rule. What else is missing Is the "suppress message" in VS relative to the "exclude" in FxCop If so, how do can I force developers to type in the reason why they're supressing a message And how can I see ...Show All

• Vinu_P Absent Pane

  What is the purpose of Absent pane in FxCop UI This pane tracks messages that used to exist but which went away after the last analysis. If you use the standalone GUI, while compiling fixes side-by-side into binaries, you'll see messages appear here as they are resolved in the source code. We don't persist this information to projects or reports by default. ...Show All