After upgrading your TFS Build Server to TFS 2012 Update 2, you will need to configure it. To do so, go to your TFS Admin Console on your build server and click on “Configure Installed Features” under the Build Configuration section: Note that you only have to do this if you upgraded your build […]
Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 2 was officially released so it was time for me to upgrade my local TFS (the one that I run on my laptop). I was on TFS 2012 Update 1 and I was very happy with how easy and straight-forward the upgrade process was. It took me about 20 minutes […]
So you’ve heard your friends talk about Git and you want to give it a try! This year, Microsoft added Git integration with TFS Service. This allows you to create a team project and use Git instead of Team Foundation Version Control. You can only do this on hosted TFS (http://tfs.visualstudio.com/), so if you don’t […]
If you have a customized TFS Build Template, you are able to use it across multiple team projects without copying it to every team project in your collection. This is how you do it: From the Process tab of your build definition, expand the Process Template section by clicking on “Show Details”: Then, select “New” […]
Last Friday, my Pluralsight course titled “Customizing TFS 2012” went live. The course helps you learn about different extensibility points in Team Foundation Server 2012 by customizing Work Item Tracking, Build Automation, Web Access, Process Templates, and internal services. The course will take you through real-world examples and teach you customization and deployment best practices […]
I often get asked about the Virtual Machine that I use for my TFS presentations. I use the VM created by Brian Keller and it can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/briankel/archive/2011/09/16/visual-studio-11-application-lifecycle-management-virtual-machine-and-hands-on-labs-demo-scripts.aspx This virtual machine is configured with: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2012 Update 1 […]
This weekend, I’m speaking at South Florida Code Camp. My talk is titled TFS 2012 FTW! and here is the abstract: Learn about the great new features of TFS 2012 and how you and your team can create awesome solutions with it. We will cover new Agile tools, Code Reviews, Local Workspaces, TFS Service, and […]
Now that TFS 2012 Update 2 is on the way, I upgraded my local TFS to Update 1. I know I should’ve done it earlier but between the holidays and being busy I completely forgot. The upgrade process was really simple and as I was going around looking at new features on IE, I found […]
The ALM Ranger Team that I worked with to create the TFS Branch Tool posted a video to Channel 9 where we talk about the tool, its design, and how we went about working together to create it. Check it out here: http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/RangersTalk-An-insight-into-the-inner-world-of-the-Quick-Response-TFS-Branch-Tool.
In order to create a TFS 2012 project, you must use VS 2012 otherwise you’ll get a permissions error. The error is not very clear and you may spend some time trying to figure out your permissions problem. So switch over to VS 2012 and you should be good to go. Once the Team Project […]