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• RickPhil Using WorkItemType, State, etc. in Event Filter

  Hi, I'm trying to create an event filter using VSEFL(Visual Studio Event Filter Language) as described in "Team Foundation Eventing Service.doc" in exntensibility kit. The event filter I'm trying to create is "send a email when a bug is closed" i.e. fire iff WorkItemChangedEvent is fired. Its WorkItemType is Bug. Its State is Closed. For WorkItemChanged event, following fields are defined in WorkItemChangedEvent.xsd. PortfolioProject AreaNod ...Show All

• angelbear How to force check out locking?

  Is there any way to disable the checkboxes that allow the lock type to be selected each time a file is checked out and set the check-out locking option as the default Ahh that makes a lot more sense; I was just about to post that we'd noticed that the reverse wasn't quite matching our expectations. What I meant was, if a file type is non-mergeable then it will be locked even ...Show All

• MaqboolHussain Should I install VS Team Foundation Server on a W2003 Server

  I am getting ready to install VS Team Suite on my development system. I will be the first in my group to do this. Question is about the Team Foundation Server I am reading is included in this package. Do I need to install Team Foundation Server on my W2003 Server and is that the best place for it Or should it on my dev box along with the VStudio pieces. If installing it on my W2003 Server is the preferred place, will I be prompted to insta ...Show All

• angelboy_31 ValidateArgumentsOfPublicMethods rule in VS2005

  I have the following bit of code that the built-in Code Analyisis of VS2005 is complaining about... [Description("{0} is required")] public static bool ValueRequired(object target, RuleArgs e) {    bool result = false;    if ((target != null) && (e != null))    {       PropertyInfo pi = target.GetType().GetProperty(e.PropertyName);       if (pi != null) &n ...Show All

• JCS What does TestID mean? How to get this information?

  Hi all, When I create a bug, there is a field under Test tab named "ID". What does it mean In the bug.xml file, I find it is "FieldName="Microsoft.VSTS.Test.TestId". Can I know a test case's TestID before I run it It sounds a test case's attribute, but I cannot find its value in a test case's property. I know if I create a bug it will automatically have a TestID valut inputted in the bug. But if I do not cr ...Show All

• Kurt Harriger Problem in rule validation for local member variables

  HI,             I have created a Custom rule to check the naming conventions. It works well for the module level variables/controls etc.           when we want to validate the variables of a private function/method . It does the validation for all its varibales. But the rule violation is reported for only one variable. While debugging every t ...Show All

• Scott Thurlow Reports node in Team Explorer sticks at Working...

  I'm running TFS beta 3 refresh in a dual-server installation. I had a lot of problems getting Sharepoint working again (see my other threads) - that may have something to with what I'm seeing now. Per the migration instructions, I went into the report server and manually created all of the reports for my projects.  I made all of the necessary configuration changes and tested every report. In my project portal sites, reports do appe ...Show All

• Cláudio Teixeira Rig

  HI, I am trying to do load test in VSTS. I need information regarding the following: I want to know: 1. Setting up Rig is the only option that I ‘ve to accomplish the test. 2. If so, let me know the concept of where I need to setup controller and agent. 3. Is there any other method that I can follow. 4. How about going through web test and then load test. 5. In load test wizard, I could add computers but how can I say that ...Show All

• CaKiwi Work Item "Assigned To" field contains all domain users

  When I create a work item I find it ... complicated that the "assigned to" field contains all the users on my domain. Ideally this list would contain only the users assigned to the current project and/or users that I've assigned work items to in the past. I found an old but similar message here that implies this issue was fixed in an earlier version. If this is the case, why am I seeing all the users in this list and is there a way ...Show All

• grasshole Which languages are supported?

  Hi, all. There's a way to generate code for the web tests. It automatically produces VB code. Are there any other languages that are supported for this I'm specifically interested in C#. Can I generate C# code for the web tests Thank you. The project containing the web test is either a C# or a VB test project. When you choose "Add New Project" you choose a test project for a specific langua ...Show All

• Tika Error while Building a Setup Project

  Hi, I m trying to Build a Setup project(InstallShield) in TFS.When i build it ended succesfully with no error, 1 warnings ,no result.The warning message is: warning MSB4126: The specified solution configuration "Debug|Any CPU" is invalid. Please specify a valid solution configuration using the Configuration and Platform properties (e.g. MSBuild.exe Solution.sln /p:Configuration=Debug /p:Platform="Any CPU") or leave thos ...Show All

• Pebble_Stud Private accessors for static classes don't compile

  Hi, I'm writing unit tests for static helper classes, e.g.:   namespace  UnitTestExample {       public   static   class  Helper {           private   const   string  KEY_EXAMPLE = "Example";             public   static   void  DoSomething()  ...Show All

• Debugger WorkItemChanged event handler throws exception!

  I wrote a simple handler for the WorkItemChanged TFS event. The registration went fine and the handler is called when the event is triggered. So far so good. But, as soon as I try to get the WorkItemStore object inside the handler method, a ArgumentException is thrown:   Error:   Cannot pass a GCHandle across AppDomains. Parameter name: handle ,     at System.Runtime.InteropServices.GCHandle.InternalC ...Show All

• ExtremeShannon Problem to connect to AD while doing automated tests

  Hello All, I have a very strange behavior while running the tests on my development machines and on the production server. I have posted this thread in the CLR part but you may already have encountered this problem while doing tests. Thanks to have a look ! http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=391203&SiteID=1 Jarod Bad news. I have formated a machine, reinstalled the base components and VSTE and the t ...Show All

• Chris.Utter TF42046 when trying to build a build type

  Hi all, I'm using tfs beta 3 refresh and I'm trying to run a team build type and each time I get a TF4204 error when the build begins. I have read and checked all the settings mentioned in the following links: http://geekswithblogs.net/mskoolaid/archive/2005/12/15/63276.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/mnkish/ My topolgy is as such that the build machine and the team foundation server are in differernt machines (though in the same domain). ...Show All