Team Foundation Server Team Blog

Application Lifecycle Management with Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

Allen Clark has published the Team Foundation Server process template schema files to Code Gallery:...

Author: jontsao Date: 01/18/2011

Programming for the TFS Excel Add-in

  Some folks have asked about how to program against the TFS Excel Add-In. The summary is that...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 11/06/2010

Tool to configure SharePoint Server for dashboard compatibility with Team Foundation Server 2010

If you have or planing to have Team foundation server 2010 integration with SharePoint Server(MOSS)...

Author: Smitha Saligrama- MSFT Date: 08/07/2010

Visualizing Team Foundation Server Work Items with Live Labs Pivot

Live Labs Pivot is a great way to visualize sets of data, and glean insights/understand patterns...

Author: jontsao Date: 07/08/2010

Flat List Query (Old) The general Syntax: select <fields> from WorkItems [where...

Author: Smitha Saligrama- MSFT Date: 07/02/2010

Extending Work Item Tracking Context Menus

This blog post was written by Hayder Casey, a developer on the work item tracking team. The work...

Author: jontsao Date: 06/24/2010

Work Item Tracking Queries Object Model in 2010

The following post was written by Smitha Saligrama, a software development engineer in test on the...

Author: jontsao Date: 06/16/2010

Announcing Team Foundation Server Scrum v1.0 Beta

Today , we’re announcing and releasing a brand new process template… Team Foundation Server Scrum...

Author: Aaron Bjork Date: 06/07/2010

Change in HTML Field Behavior in the 2010 TFS Excel Integration

TFS has changed how Excel interacts with HTML fields to only allow HTML fields to be editable on...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 05/26/2010

New Work Item Type Controls in TFS 2010

The following post was written by Smitha Saligrama, a software development engineer in test for the...

Author: jontsao Date: 05/25/2010

When trying to enable reporting after upgrading my server I get a schema warning

  A couple of customers have reached out recently with this question, so I wanted to elaborate...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 04/27/2010

VS 2010 and TFS with Office 2003

You have installed Visual Studio 2010 and found out that the TFS Office Add-In is no longer working...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 04/24/2010

Visual Studio 2010 and TFS with Office 2003

You have installed Visual Studio 2010 and found out that the TFS Office Add-In is no longer working...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 04/24/2010

MSF Agile 5.0 Tips

With the launch of Visual Studio 2010 last week I thought it would helpful to start a series of blog...

Author: Aaron Bjork Date: 04/22/2010

Using the TeamProjectPicker API in TFS 2010

This post was written by Hayder Casey, a developer on the work item tracking team. If you have used...

Author: jontsao Date: 04/20/2010

Visual Studio Certified Process Template Program

With the launch and release of Visual Studio 2010 we’re pleased to announce the new Visual Studio...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 04/20/2010

Downloading Unbound Agile Workbooks

I’ve had a few people ask where they can get unbound (not connected to a team project) copies of the...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 04/20/2010

Compat Matrix for 2010 RTM Team Foundation Server to Team Explorer 2008 and 2005

TFS has continued to improve and add to the compatibility guidance. This blog includes links to the...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 04/13/2010

Compatibility Matrix for 2010 RTM Team Foundation Server to Team Explorer 2008 and 2005

TFS has continued to improve and add to the compatibility guidance. This blog includes links to the...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 04/13/2010

Reporting in Team Foundation Server 2010 – Part 8: Custom Reports: Options & Tools

  In my last post in this series I covered the new feature for generating reports in Microsoft...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 04/07/2010

TFS 2010 Upgrade Guide from Beta 2 or RC to RTM

With the Visual Studio 2010 RTM family of products, including Team Foundation Server 2010, due to be...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 04/01/2010

Work Item Tracking – Custom Controls

Custom Controls provide a mechanism to extend the work item form to include user developed controls....

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 03/30/2010

The VS 2005 Forward Compatibility Update is Available!

The Team Explorer 2005 Forward Compatibility Update (GDR) The VSTS 2005 Forward Compatibility Update...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 03/15/2010

The Visual Studio 2005 Forward Compatibility Update is Available!

The Team Explorer 2005 Forward Compatibility Update (GDR) The VSTS 2005 Forward Compatibility Update...

Author: John Nierenberg_Bing Date: 03/15/2010

Configuring SharePoint Server 2010 for Dashboard Compatibility with TFS 2010

Team Foundation Server 2010 supports integration with both Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)...

Author: jontsao Date: 03/05/2010

In 2005 and 2008 versions of TFS, the work item links control that displayed the links always showed...

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 03/04/2010

TFS 2010 Warehouse Sample Adapter is now available!

  We have been working on getting a sample adapter ready for you to build a custom warehouse...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 03/03/2010

Reporting in Team Foundation Server – Part 7: Excel Reports from Work Item Queries

  In my last post in this series, I covered the new SQL RS reports we have in TFS 2010. Let’s...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 03/02/2010

New Agile Guidance and CMMI Guidance

You may have already noticed in the Beta 2 version of Team Foundation Server that the Agile guidance...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 03/02/2010

With TFS 2010, you can define multiple work item link types. This allows for you to customize link...

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 03/01/2010

Reporting in Team Foundation Server 2010 – Part 6: Rich SQL Reporting Services Reports

  I started this series with a set of topics and broke the first one down into sub topics to...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 02/27/2010

Reporting in Team Foundation Server 2010 - Part 5: SharePoint Foundation Dashboard

  In my last post, I covered the topic on creating a team dashboard. Let’s look at the...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 02/27/2010

Reporting in Team Foundation Server 2010 – Part 4: SharePoint Dashboards: Creating a team dashboard

  In my last post, I covered customizing the SharePoint Server dashboard. The next topic is...

Author: Sunder Raman Date: 02/27/2010

Names changed for core WIT fields, and implications thereof

In work item tracking, there are several system fields that always exist in every work item type....

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 02/25/2010

Resolving bugs using 2005/2008 clients on TFS 2010 RC

There is an issue where 2005/2008 clients connecting to a TFS 2010 RC server, with team projects...

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 02/25/2010

SharePoint Integration Troubleshooting Guide

If you are having issues integration Team Foundation Server with SharePoint, then this...

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 02/25/2010

Creating SharePoint Portals, Reports, and Upgrading Reports for an existing team project

In the Release Candidate, we have added the ability to do the following: Create a SharePoint portal...

Author: Gregg Boer - TFS Product Team Date: 02/25/2010

Compatibility Update for TFS 2010 RC

The compatibility experience has continued to improve between TFS 2010 Beta 2 and RC. Good progress...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/15/2010

Compatibility Update for Team Foundation Server 2010 RC

My name is John Nierenberg and I’m a Program Manager for Team Foundation Server (TFS) where I work...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/15/2010

Video : Configuring TFS 2010 Build Services on Windows 7

TFS 2010 includes a new configuration experience for build services. In this short (5:54) video, I...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/10/2010

Video : Configuring TFS 2010 on Windows 7

New in the TFS 2010 release is the ability to install and configure version control, work item...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/10/2010

Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 2 to RC Upgrade Guide

My name is Bryan Krieger and I’m a Program Manager for Team Foundation Server (TFS) and have worked...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/05/2010

New Visual Studio Process Template Certification Program

In this month’s newsletter, the Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP) program announced the creation...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/05/2010

TFS 2010 Beta 2 to RC Upgrade Guide

While every attempt has been made to ensure a smooth upgrade process from previous versions to...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 02/05/2010

Resources for Team Foundation Server 2010

This is an index of on-line resources currently available for TFS 2010. Although we’ll do our best...

Author: Team Foundation Date: 01/13/2010

Resources for Team Foundation Server 2010

My name is Jim Lamb and I’m a Program Manager for Team Foundation Server (TFS). I work at the...

Author: Jim Lamb Date: 01/11/2010