Category Archives: Team Foundation Server
To connect to a Team Foundation Server using Visual Studio with Team System (VSTS) Note: Before connecting to a TFS server, Team Explorer must first be downloaded. For Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer, download Team Explorer 2008 1. Launch Visual Studio with Team System. 2. On the Tools menu, click Connect to Team Foundation Server. 3. In the Connect to Team Foundation Server dialog box, select a Team Foundation Server (ie: http://yourcompanyname.com) from the drop-down list. Click … Continue reading
The central struture of TFS is to have local copies of a ASP.NET project on a developers machine, while having the “quality controlled” pool of code in a centralized location. The way to do that is after logging onto the TFS server through the Visual Studio client you map a local folder that then syncs with the TFS server when you checkin or check out code. Here’s the instructions from MSFT for doing so: How to: Create a Mapped Workspace … Continue reading
Team Foundation Server is, at its heart, a code management system. It ensures that coders stay organized and don’t edit code at the same time. Each developer keeps a local copy of the code, and “checks out” the portion of the code that they need that day. While their code is checked out, other developers are able to do so, but they’re notified that someone else is working on th code. Typical best practise states that only one coder at … Continue reading
Hosted Team Foundation provides a collaborative platform for software developers using Visual Studio. Often times software development projects nowadays include, to some extent, the use of off shore development teams. This structure is required for economical reasons on larger projects and is very difficult to manage. With multiple developers working on the same source code, the risk for errors or version control issues is high. Our hosted Team Foundation Server offers a collaborative platform for developers to check out-check in … Continue reading
Redmond Developer News wrote a profile of our Hosted Team Foundation Server in their latest edition. They do a review of the service and interview our TFS customer OnPoint. Outsourcing Team Foundation Server Phase 2 International offers hosted SaaS solution for Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server. by Kathleen Richards September 2008 The rent-versus-buy model is moving beyond IT and business apps to source code and Team Foundation Server (TFS). Honolulu-based IT consultancy Phase 2 International has offered Software as a Service … Continue reading
Our hosted Team Foundation Server has advanced error checking capabilities, we are often asked to explain how they work. Please see below for a brief description: Syntax errors: Visual Studio handles Syntax checking natively on the client. Compile Errors: When TFS builds or compiles the project, whether from an automated Build (on Check-in, or Scheduled) or a manually scheduled build, Any Compilation errors automatically generate “Bugs” as Work Items in the TFS Database. Local compilation does not generate these bugs. … Continue reading
1. Before connecting to a TFS server, Team Explorer must first be downloaded. a. For Visual Studio 2008 and Office 2007, download Team Explorer 2008 After Team Explorer 2008 is installed, a connection to the TFS server will have to be created. 2. Launch Visual Studio 2008 and select Team Explorer from the menu. 3. On the ‘Tools’ menu, click ‘Connect to Team Foundation Server’. 4. In the ‘Connect to Team Foundation Server’ dialog box, select a Team Foundation Server … Continue reading
Our TFS Customers who wish to extend or program against their Hosted TFS Server cannot use the TFS object model remotely. Instead they must use the web services that TFS exposes, much like Team Explorer does. TFS web Services come in two flavors V1.0, and V2.0, perhaps for backward compatibility with Team Explorer 2005. Find your various services at the following web addresses. Build Service V1.0 http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V1.0/BuildController.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V1.0/BuildStore.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V1.0/Integration.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V1.0/PublishTestResultsBuildService.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V1.0/PublishTestResultsBuildService2.asmx V2.0 http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V2.0/BuildService.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Build/V2.0/Integration.asmx Services Service V1.0 http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Services/v1.0/AuthorizationService.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Services/v1.0/CommonStructureService.asmx http://YOURServerNameHERE:8080/Services/v1.0/EventService.asmx … Continue reading
Phase 2 is proud to announce that we now offer Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server as the newest product in our lineup of hosted services. This is a one-of-a-kind offering, and we’re very excited to be able to offer it at huge discounts compared to buying this as a stand-alone product. This fits in nicely with our SharePoint and MS Project offerings as it integrates tightly with both. We’ve been getting requests now for months from people asking about Team Foundation … Continue reading