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Work Item customization tidbits: custom controls (part 14 of X)
10 May 09 07:19 AM | eugene.z | 1 Comments   
In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I consider custom controls in WI one of the most complex types of customization to implement. Since I got asked related question let me expand on the topic. Custom work item controls provide a way to implement Read More...
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Work Item customization tidbits: limits of complexity (part 13 of X)
07 May 09 07:18 AM | eugene.z | 2 Comments   
Today I’d like to talk about WIT customization recommendations that will mostly become applicable as your custom Work Item types increase in complexity. Keep the number of custom fields limited (per TFS server) One can have a maximum of 1024 fields defined Read More...
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Branching off renamed trunk
25 April 09 06:10 AM | eugene.z | 1 Comments   
Recently I got asked a small but unobvious branching question. Suppose you have a folder named FolderName , and for some reason you have renamed it to NewFolderName . All is well, but now you decided you want to create a branch from that folder, and to Read More...
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Work Item customization tidbits: (part 12 of X)
12 April 09 07:17 AM | eugene.z | 3 Comments   
In my previous posts I have discussed various bits that are important know before taking on Work Item types customization. Today I’d like to talk more about approaching the whole process. I would like to advocate a conservative approach, since in most Read More...
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TFS Administrator chores – space offender strikes again!
02 April 09 04:15 AM | eugene.z | 0 Comments   
In my previous post I talked about management of large files in TFS version control database. Today I’d like to talk about what you can do to optimize space management in work item tracking database. As you know, it is possible to add file attachments Read More...
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TFS Administrator chores – dealing with the space offender
29 March 09 05:57 AM | eugene.z | 3 Comments   
These are the days of cheap storage - but even the cheap storage may run out. And running Team Foundation Server storing artifacts in its (multiple) databases may use up your space rack faster than you might have expected (and if you want to know what Read More...

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