Jim Presto's WebLog

How is a policy installed? Where is it placed? Each client where the policy will be used will need to install and 'register' the policy. During the evaluation (or definition), the application needs to know where to find the policy and needs to know...

There have been questions about the IPolicyDefinition interface around the following parameters: - Type - TypeDefinition - Definition The main question I get is ‘What is the difference between TypeDefinition and Definition and what should...

First off, my apologies in taking so long to post the next step in creating the policy. Down below the framework for policy creation is listed; this template could be used whenever creating a new policy. Let start coding some more: Let us update the constructor...

First Step – Create/Compile a policy Basic setup: We will need to create a ClassLibrary (I used a C# library for this example). Once the project is created, we need to add a few references: System.Windows.Forms and Microsoft.VisualStudio.Hatteras.Client...

Ok – now more details on policies. NOTE: The interfaces and methods listed below are NOT in concrete and may change slightly prior to shipping. A policy can be configured to run each time a checkin is issued – either through the command line checkin or...

Earlier, I referred to the term 'Checkin Experience' - I would like to expand on that a bit to make sure everyone is aware of what it is. The 'Checkin Experience' consists of: Selecting which files to include in a checkin (changeset) Selecting...