Questions tagged [tfs-2010]

Use this tag for version specific questions about Team Foundation Server 2010. Also, always tag the question with the "master" tag [tfs] as well. If this is not version-specific, use [tfs] for general questions and use [azure-devops] for Azure DevOps questions.

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Team Explorer's "Compare With Unmodified Version" is disabled

I'm using VS2010 professional with TFS; in the Team Explorer window, when I right-click and say check-in changes, I see a list of my changes; for some reason, when I right-click and choose Compare > With Unmodified Version is disabled (greyed…
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TFS 2010 power tools not downloading the latest custom policies to developer machines

I have developed and installed a custom checkin policy dll in windows 2008 server TFS 2010. I am trying to distribute this dll to developer machines I followed the instructions as per…
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How to deploy custom policy in TFS from remote machine

I am trying to deploy a custom policy in TFS2010. Since the deployment needs to be done in 2 steps, 1) update registry path "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/VisualStudio/9.0/TeamFoundation/SourceControl/CheckinPolicies" 2) Paste the custom…
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WorkItem-only view in TFS-2010

In our company, Project Managers want to keep track of all Requirements in TFS using Web portal. I heard about a limited version of Web Access (Work Item Only View). Can this be done using it?
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TFS2010 Deploy solution two web project

I am working on solution with 2 web-projects. There is a problem. After building the projects on the test server they should be placed in two different folders and sites IIS. I use TFS2010 to build it and I start buildind with MsBuild…
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Does a TFS 2010 backup require the server to be offline?

I have been told that our TFS 2010 server must be taken offline during the backup process, which means that there is a chunk of time every night where the server is unavailable. I have searched through the TFS documentation, and writeup of using…
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How can I make a desktop build in TFS 2010?

I know that the short answer is "you can't". Desktop builds are no longer a part of TFS 2010. However, I figure that I can somehow, if I install a build agent on my machine, and direct the WF to not get the latest version or a shelveset, and use the…
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Excel report which rolls-up task work item attributes original estimate, completed, and remaining work hours to a parent requirement work item

In TFS when I setup a new iteration, I start out by creating "Requirement" work items, which are then associated with multiple child "Task" work items. On the task work items I put the estimate for the task and then as the task is worked on the…
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Team Foundation Server 2010 Project Structure With Small Teams

At my company, we have a very small (<5) team. We build internal web applications of which we support about a dozen and expect to add more. We are setting up TFS 2010 and wonder what the best structure is? We don't work concurrently on a project, so…
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File sharing options in TFS2010

All, We're thinking of migrating our existing VSS sourcecode to TFS2010 but there is one big block. We cannot share source between multiple solutions. We need this for good reason - we have a large common code base in the "server" world with our…
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TFS 2010 Multiple build Agent User Management

With a Windows 2008 Server, that is the Build Server (TFS 2010), that has 2 Build Agents, how do you configure these agents that use the same account, to use multiple workspaces ( or to stop it from using multiple workspaces) with the same paths?…
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LOCAL SERVICE displayed as a TFS user

I installed TFS 2010 on Windows 7. In the TFS users list (when creating a new work item) I can see not only real TFS users, but also the "LOCAL SERVICE" user - which I surely would not like to appear in the list. What can be done about that? How can…
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Scrum for Team System 2010 - How to use story points instead of Hours

I have installed TFS 2010 using the Scrum for Team System v3. The work item templates want you to enter a Project Backlog Item that includes story points, then you need to add linked tasks as a child of the PBI. It is at the task level where you…
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TFS cannot connect to Sql Server after Server updates

Over the weekend, our network admin install updates on our Windows Server 2008 R2 server. After the updates, TFS can no longer connect to Sql Server. Both TFS and Sql Server are on the same box. I am getting the following error when trying to…
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I can connect to server but I cannot map in Indusoft Web Studio

I am using the collaboration feature in Indusoft Web Studio which involves Team Foundation Server 2010. I made the server, I made the collection and also the team Project. I have successfully also added permissions. The problem is that when I try to…
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