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Why is the Estimated Work field not available in TFS Reports?
The Estimated Work field is used to maintain the estimate for a Task work item in the MSF for CMMI Process Template. However, if you’re creating your own report, you’ll find that it’s missing from the available data from both the TfsWarehouse (data warehouse) and TfsWarehouse (OLAP cube). That’s because the process template
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Required fields on state change
So, you have a field which you want to make required when the state of a work item changes to a given value. How do you do it? Well, I had to do it for a customer recently and forgot how difficult it can be so I thought I’d blog it. Be aware that there are probably multiple ways to do this but
Why can I see my source code in the Source Control Explorer even after using TfsDeleteProject?
If you’ve axed a Team Project using TfsDeleteProject.exe, you may still see remnants of it in the Source Control Explorer. This can be very frustrating. But the solution is simple. You simply need to delete any workspaces that are currently referencing the source code in the deleted projects
How do I use Areas? Really. (Mike Azocar)
Mike Azocar, of So Long and Thanks for all the Fish fame, has jumped on board with his own FUQ! Let’s face it, you can ask how to use Areas in a Team Project, and you normally get answers like “It
How do I pass Exam 70-510 (Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server)?
How do you prep for Exam 70-510? The first place to start is the Preparation Guide for Exam 70-510 on the MS Learning site. That gives you a quick overview of the topics. However, the guide
FUQs (Frequently Unanswered Questions)
One of the categories for this blog is FUQ. It stands for Frequently Unanswered Questions. Basically, there are plenty of places on the web for you to get data about questions everyone runs into during their Team System implementation. One of the best sources is the
How can I listen to TFS Events (without building everything from scratch)?
I’ll be the first to admit, creating a TFS listener from scratch is a pain. The work isn’t creative work, and you spend the majority of time creating plumbing. So, what can you do. There are two approaches I see right now (leave a comment if I’ve missed your favorite). 1. Use Howard
How many Team Build types should I have for one solution?
How many Team Build scripts should you create? Basically, you should create one build script for each and every way you’d like to report on your data. For instance, you should have a build script for your Continuous Integration (CI) build, one for your daily build, one for a weekly build, and
How can I register for TFS Events without using Bissubscribe.exe?
Let’s face it. BisSubscribe is a mess. It’s a fine command line tool, but how on earth do you know what the proper values are for creating a Filter statement. You don’t want ALL the build events, after all. Only those for Project X that have Failed. To express those filter items
Can I recover my source code after I use TfsDeleteProject?
Surprisingly, you can, at least in Visual Studio Team System 2005 (including SP1). If you’ve deleted your team project using TfsDeleteProject, the source code files are still actually there in the database, just not visible any longer. To recover the files, you’ll need to create a new team project