Answer Questions

• alll Rule Idea

  Just like unused variables, it is possible to specify an unused imports/using statement. Is there a rule to notify you when this happens Nick I remember reading recently that the .NET compiler is smart enough to only load the needed imports. Unless you are really picky, like me, about unnecessary code this is really not an issue. Bottom line...excess using statements do not affect performance. Phil ...Show All

• N Camp Synchronization of two TFS?

  Hi, I'm wondering if there is a possibity to synchronize 2 team foundation servers I want to synchronize a project (worked on on both tfs) every day or so. thanks, Rhapsy I agree with kayers, the most simple and effective way which comes to my mind, is make some webservices and subscribe them to the main events of the TFS, and then replicate the objects (work items, projects, builds, etc) on t ...Show All

• Adam Willden Appending data to a work item field as opposed to COPY

  Hi, I am trying to create the equivalent of the History control but for notes. I would like to have a Notes PlainText field as well as a Notes Log. upon writing in the Notes field, I would like to be able to do the equivalent of a APPEND to Field->NotesLog on a transition for instance. For the moment, only the COPY functionality seems to be available. The reason for this is that in a given workflow, multiple state transitions requ ...Show All

• venkatesaperumal 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 Have you tried posting this question in the NET Framework inside SQL Se ...Show All

• nye How to change the default checkin action in Pending changes window

    In the pending changes window you can associate an workitem with the checkin. Is it possible to change the actions here At least I want to change the default value from resolved to Associate..   Thanks for any help   borg3000 Yes it was borge3000 Please see thread http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=200898&SiteID= ...Show All

• Jason_Bullock Workspace is already mapped problem

  I just installed TFS (beta 2) and I get the following error message when opening a solution from source control using VS 2005 beta 2 : The path 'd:\temp\xxx' is already mapped in workspace PCMRE\Disney\JMP. PCMRE is the workstation having this problem, Disney is the domain where TFS is installed and JMP is my own user account. The guy using this workstation has the MRE account. Due to security misconfigurations on the TFS server (my fault), MR ...Show All

• DanDMan TFS RC: Error loading Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Server.EventFilter ...

  Even though the installation was successful, I am getting the following error four times in a row, every hour: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Server.EventFilter' or one of its dependencies Is this a serious problem Should I be able to fix it or is it a problem with thr RC build Thanks in advance, here is the entire event log entry: Event Type: Warning Event Source: TFS Services Event Catego ...Show All

• pashford Check OUt - Get Latest Version

  We had an issue this morning where a developer checked out some code that I edited last night. When she went to check it in, it told here there were conflicts. It seems that when you check out a file, it does not get the latest version. Is it possible to change this so when you check a file out, it gets the latest version from Source Control It seems really silly and awkwards to not have this option available by default. Please bri ...Show All

• Frank Winter Team Test Load Agent vs ACT

  What is the difference between Team Test Load Agent and the Application Test Centre (ACT) It seems both products simulate a large number of users to stress test Web Servers and Applications, but when should I use ACT and when should I use Team Test Load Agent Can they interoperate ALSO - is a Team Test Load Agent licence provided with the Visual Studio Team Edition for Developers or just with Studio Team Edition for Testers Do I need to b ...Show All

• Mark DAlton Links control.

  Hello. I customized many of work item templates. But now i have a problem. In Links control i cann`t add columns - this is known v1 issue. I wan to change title of work item by adding some symbol like "+" according on work item`s state. For example, i have a bug which assosiated with requirement.If i close the bug then some symbol like "+" must automatically become added to title. Is it possible Y ...Show All

• Mark Sonnier user or group might be in a different domain

  I have just set up a dual server installation. Everything seems to have installed correctly. When I try to add a member to the team foundation groups using the "add users and groups" / "windows user or group", I get the error: Team Foundation Server could not resolve the user or group [user display name here]. The user or group might be a member of a different domain, or the server might not have access to that domain. Ver ...Show All

• TeamWild TFS to do Builds and Test vs Manual process.

  So we have this debate going on here at work. The debate is this: In regards to doing a build and running a visual studio test package, all TFS provides is an interface to information and scripts that CAN be compiled manually. So is this true Is there anything the build and test process in TFS gives you that you cant get manually running the tests in Visual Studio and doing the builds command line I am not talking about other features in TFS, ...Show All

• Arturo_RX7 replicate cool history tab in report

  How can I determine field/old value->new value through the warehouse (relational tables) like on the WI History tab Thanks in advance. Bernie There is an object model you can use to access work item revisions using Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.WorkItemStore. To get all of the field values for a work item and all its revisions: TeamFoundationServer tfs = TeamFoundationServe ...Show All

• Omen Lock level of file superceded by check out

  When check out operation is performed on file, the lock set will be that of the check out option specified. It may lead to some not entirely obvious consequences. Obvious example 1) No lock on file prior to check out 2) After check out is performed with lock option other than "None"("Check-out" or "Check-in" lock), the file is editable and has changes "Lock,Edit" associated with it (in "View Pendin ...Show All

• rajesh rane Problems with versions of code in Visual Studio 2005

  Hi! TFS, Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are installed on the server. On my machine are installed le client version of TFS , Visual Studio 2005 and SQL 2005 too. We saved a primary C # solution (solution 1) on the server using source control. Next, we develop a second solution (solution 2) that extends and modifies solution 1 but we don't save this second solution yet in the source control. But when we execute solution 2, we ...Show All