Team System Users Group Meeting- Virtual Edition

Team System Users Group Meeting- Virtual Edition

You want to know more about Team System?

Leaving the home is a problem?

I have the perfect solution for you: Virtual User Group

If you want to join us ,The next meeting - In Friday, October 31st at 6PM (Israel Time) all TSUG-VE members are invited to attend join us on Microsoft Island

TSUG Home Page

Hope to see everyone there!

Let’s Report With Team System

Let’s Report With Team System

I started to write copule of posts and screencast about Team System Reporting.

In those posts and screencast I’ll explaine the significance and probabilitys for using Team System Reports.

Here is a glimpse:

• Understanding the Data Warehouse Architecture
• Understanding the TFS Cube
• Creating and Customizing TFS Reports
• Report Designer
• Aggregate Report
• Detailed Report
• MDX & T-SQL
• Training and Examples

How To: Manage Custom Controls In Team System and Web Access

How To: Manage Custom Controls In Team System and Web Access

Here is couple of question I'm hearing from people about Custom Controls:

1. Why after I add a custom control to my work item I see an error message in the Web Access?

2. Even when I have Web Access Custom Control and Team System Custom Control I can't get them to work together, always one of them shows me an error, Why?

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Answers:

1. Custom Controls for Team System and for Web Access are different!
How To Write Team System Custom Controls
How To Write Web Access Custom Control

2.Because those Custom Controls are different you need to modify the Work Item definition for Team System and Web Access.

This is how you do it:

First install TFS PowerTools 2008.

Use Process Editor to export the Work Item we want to modify.

After we export the work item to our local drive, open it for edit.

Inside the Work Item Definition Duplicate the <Layout> information and add Target Attribute.
One Layout with Target="WinForms"
And the other one with Target="Web"

Now you got two options:

1. If you only have Team System Custom Control, Remove the Custom Control within the <Layout Target="Web"> .
So now in the Team System you will see the custom control and in the Web Access this Custom Control will be gone!

2. If you have both Custom Controls , Web Access and Team System, just replace the name of the Custom Control.

<Layout Target="WinForms">
......
<Control Type="Forms_CustomControl" Label="Custom Control For WinForms" LabelPosition="Left" />

<Layout Target="Web">
......
<Control Type="Web_CustomControl" Label="Custom Control For Web" LabelPosition="Left" />

After you finish modifying the Work Item Definition use process editor to import the changes.

Perform iisreset /restart to apply changes in Web Access.

Enjoy.

How To: Write Web Access Custom Controls

How To: Write Web Access Custom Controls

Before you start writing Web Access Custom Control install PowerTools 2008.

After installing TFS PowerTools 2008 open "Work Item Custom Control Reference.doc".
You can find this file in "Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Web Access\Sdk"

"Work Item Custom Control Reference.doc" is a full tutorial on how to write Web Access Custom Control.

In the same folder you will have a project contains lots of examples for ready Web Access Custom Controls.

I'll soon publish my own examples on how to create Web Access Custom Controls.

Enjoy

Using Team Foundation Server to Develop Custom SharePoint Products and Technologies Applications

Using Team Foundation Server to Develop Custom SharePoint Products and Technologies Applications

Here is a nice article about how to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server to support SharePoint application development, and provide an integrated development environment and single source code repository for process activities, integrated progress reporting, and team roles.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc948982.aspx

How To: Write Team System Custom Control

How To: Write Team System Custom Control

In this tutorial I'll show how to create simple Team System Custom Control.

Create new project:

Add reference to:
(Version 9.0.0.0 for Visual Studio 2008)

• Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls
• Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client
  

You can find those dll's in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies

Add using

using Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Controls;
using Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client;

Add new User Control and lable.

public partial class Header : UserControl, IWorkItemControl

    {

        private System.Collections.Specialized.StringDictionary properties;

        private bool readOnly = false;

        public Header()

        {

            InitializeComponent();

        }

        #region IWorkItemControl Members

        /// Raise this events before updating WorkItem object with values. When value is changed by a control, work item form asks all controls (except current control) to refresh their display values (by calling InvalidateDatasource) in case if affects other controls

        public event EventHandler BeforeUpdateDatasource;

        /// Raise this event after updating WorkItem object with values. When value is changed by a control, work item form asks all controls (except current control) to refresh their display values (by calling InvalidateDatasource) in case if affects other controls

        public event EventHandler AfterUpdateDatasource;

        /// Control is asked to clear its contents

        void IWorkItemControl.Clear()

        {

        }

        /// Control is requested to flush any data to workitem object. This usually happens during save operation or when the form is left. In most cases data will be written to workitem immediately on change and hence this will not need implementation. Some customers want a way to do operations during save, and this is the closest thing we got. If you do need a way to react to before-save & after-save events, pls let us know in forums given below and we'll consider for future revision.

        void IWorkItemControl.FlushToDatasource()

        {

            this.BeforeUpdateDatasource(this, EventArgs.Empty);        

            this.AfterUpdateDatasource(this, EventArgs.Empty);

        }

        /// Asks control to invalidate the contents and redraw. At this point, control can read from work item object and display/refresh data.

        void IWorkItemControl.InvalidateDatasource()

        {

            try

            {

                string WitType = m_workItem.Type.Name;

                label1.Text = WitType;

                switch (WitType)

                {

                    case "Bug":

                        this.BackColor = Color.Blue;

                        break;

                    case "Task":

                        this.BackColor = Color.Brown;

                        break;

                    case "Requirement":

                        this.BackColor = Color.Pink;

                        break;

                    default:

                        this.BackColor = Color.White;

                        break;

                }

            }

            catch (Exception ex)

            {

            }

        }

        /// A property bag of all attributes specified in work item form xml for this control. Custom attributes are allowed and can be used to pass parameters specific for this control from work item type xml.

        System.Collections.Specialized.StringDictionary IWorkItemControl.Properties

        {

            get { return properties; }

            set { properties = value; }

        }

        /// Tells the control to display in readonly mode.

        bool IWorkItemControl.ReadOnly

        {

            get { return readOnly; }

            set { readOnly = value; OnReadOnlyChanged(); }

        }

        /// Gives pointer to IServiceProvider if you intended to access Document service or VS Services. If services are not needed, do nothing in this method.

        private IServiceProvider m_serviceProvider;

        void IWorkItemControl.SetSite(IServiceProvider serviceProvider)

        {

            m_serviceProvider = serviceProvider;

        }

        private WorkItem m_workItem;

        object IWorkItemControl.WorkItemDatasource

        {

            get

            {

                return m_workItem;

            }

            set

            {

                m_workItem = (WorkItem)value;

            }

        }

        /// The field name if the control is associated with a field name in work item form xml. A custom control can be associated with 0 or 1 work item field.

        private string m_fieldName;

        string IWorkItemControl.WorkItemFieldName

        {

            get

            {

                return m_fieldName;

            }

            set

            {

                m_fieldName = value;

            }

        }

        #endregion

        private bool IsInitialized()

        {

            return (!this.IsDisposed &&

                m_workItem != null &&

                !string.IsNullOrEmpty(m_fieldName) &&

                m_workItem.Fields.Contains(m_fieldName));

        }

        private void OnReadOnlyChanged()

        {

        }

    }

You can download the Project from Here

Exclude File From Code Churn

Exclude File From Code Churn

If you want to exclude specific file from the code churn in TFS Reports look in Neno Loje blog.

Disadvantages:

• Comparing binary files in the command line or UI will just result in "Binary files differ" rather than a diff viewer showing the changes.
• By default, multiple checkouts of binary files are not allowed.

Team System *Virtual* User Group in Second Life

Team System *Virtual* User Group in Second Life

I had a great time sitting with my Second Life character in Microsoft Land and hear lectures from 2 MVP's.

David McKinstry & Paul Hacker gave a very good presentations on Team System,
There are some things worth to be awake in 03:00 - 04:30.

Intro Session:
Visual Studio Team System 2010 unveiled with David McKinstry

General Session:
Managing Database Development with VSTS by Paul Hacker

The idea of Virtual User Group is  A M A Z I N G!!!

Custom Validation & Extraction Rules for InnerText and Selected Tag

Custom Validation & Extraction Rules for InnerText and Selected Tag

If you need a Custom Validation / Extraction rule to handle InnetText or Selected Tags in web test or load test you can download it from codeplex - http://codeplex.com/teamtestplugins

Tips for Setting Up TFS with SSL

Tips for Setting Up TFS with SSL

There is very good tips for this subject.

How to set up TFS 2008 SP1 to use TSWA links

How to set up TFS 2008 SP1 to use TSWA links

Published On Buck Hodges & bharry's blog.

In TFS 2005 you can configure work item hyperlinks that are sent from Team Foundation Server or Team Explorer to link to Web pages in Team System Web Access - Link between Team System Web Access to TFS notifications

But in TFS 2008 SP1 it's easier, you can use tfsadminutil util

TF51655 When Trying To Delete Global List

TF51655 When Trying To Delete Global List

I create a Service that ones a day create a Global List of customers from CRM system and export to TFS.

This Global List contains over 3000 items.

When I tried  to Delete this Global List using Process Editor I get this message:

So I tried  using Power Tools 2008 Command-Line - Using Tfpt Command Line Tool

The Solution:

Edit the Global List and remove all items (Leave one item.....) and make sure this Global List have the same name like the Global List You want to Delete and import the Global List to TFS.

How To: Get Build List Using TFS API

How To: Get Build List Using TFS API

Here is a example how to use TFS API to get Builds List per project.

In the next post I'll show how to use GetListOfBuild as a Team Build Task that will help you override BuildNumberOverrideTarget.

TeamFoundationServer tfs = TeamFoundationServerFactory.GetServer(tfsUrl);
BuildStore buildStore = (BuildStore)tfs.GetService(typeof(BuildStore));
BuildData[] allBuilds = BuildStore.GetListOfBuilds(TeamProject, BuildType);

    foreach (BuildData build in allBuilds)

    {

        string BuildMachine = build.BuildMachine;

        string BuildNumber = build.BuildNumber;

        string BuildQuality = build.BuildQuality;

        string BuildStatus = build.BuildStatus;

        string BuildStatusId = build.BuildStatusId;

        string BuildType = build.BuildType;

        string BuildTypeFileUri = build.BuildTypeFileUri;

        string BuildUri = build.BuildUri;

        string DropLocation = build.DropLocation;

        string FinishTime = build.FinishTime;

        string LastChangedBy = build.LastChangedBy;

        string LastChangedOn = build.LastChangedOn;

        string LogLocation = build.LogLocation;

        string RequestedBy = build.RequestedBy;

        string StartTime = build.StartTime;

        string TeamProject = build.TeamProject;

     }

MSBuild Extension Pack

MSBuild Extension Pack

New project has recently published on Codeplex - MSBuild Extension Pack

Project Description
The MSBuild Extension Pack is the successor to the FreeToDev MSBuild Tasks Suite and provides a collection of over 170 MSBuild tasks designed for the .net 3.5 Framework. A high level summary of what the tasks currently cover includes the following:

More About Creating Work Item Using TFS API

More About Creating Work Item Using TFS API

TeamFoundationServer tfs = TeamFoundationServerFactory.GetServer(ServerName);
WorkItemStore store = (WorkItemStore)tfs.GetService(typeof(WorkItemStore));
WorkItemTypeCollection workItemTypes = store.Projects[TFSProject].WorkItemTypes;

workitem.PartialOpen();

WorkItem NewWIT = workitem.Copy();

WorkItem NewWITTask = workitem.Copy(workItemTypes["Task"]);

workitem.Reset();

RelatedLink rl = new RelatedLink(324);
workItem.Links.Add(rl);

Hyper Link - Create a Hyper Link

Hyperlink hl = new Hyperlink("http://blogs.microsoft.co.il/blogs/shair");
hl.Comment = "Shai Raiten Blog";

External Link - Create link to "Test Result" , "Changeset", "Version Item"

RegisteredLinkTypeCollection linkTypes = store.RegisteredLinkTypes;

RegisteredLinkType changeset = linkTypes["Changeset"];
RegisteredLinkType versionitem = linkTypes["Versioned Item"];
RegisteredLinkType testresult = linkTypes["Test Result"];

ExternalLink el1 = new ExternalLink(changeset, "53421");
ExternalLink el2 = new ExternalLink(versionitem, "$/BuildProject/Main/WindowsFormsApplication1/Form1.cs");
ExternalLink el3 = new ExternalLink(testresult, "UnitTest1 from tfsBuild@TFSRTM08 2008-09-24");

workItem.Links.Add(el1);
workItem.Links.Add(el2);
workItem.Links.Add(el3);

Remove Link

LinkCollection WITLinks = workitem.Links;
WITLinks.Remove(el1);
WITLinks.Remove(hl);

To add Iteration Path & Area Path you need to write the full path using \

workitem.IterationPath = @"Main\Project\Product\Item";
workitem.AreaPath = @"Main\Project\Product\Item";

Using Query to find Work Items

string query = "SELECT [System.Id] FROM WorkItems WHERE [System.TeamProject] = 'MyProject'";
WorkItemCollection witlist = store.Query(query);