Use this tag for version specific questions about Team Foundation Server 2013. 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.
Questions tagged [tfs-2013]
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TFS 2013 Multipipeline builds like in Jenkins
I have been looking for a while now. Is there any way to create something like multipipeline branches from jenkins in TFS 2013?
Multipipeline builds in Jenkins work such that everytime a developer creates a branch in the repository, Jenkins would…

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git-tf configure problems with space (%20)
Currently trying to copy a local git repository to my 2013 TFS server.
When I try to use this command:
git tf configure http://ip:8080/tfs/collection%20name/ $/project
I get the error:
git-tf: 'http://ip:8080/tfs/collection%20name/' is not a valid…

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Is it possible to copy an TFS-Project folder from one collection to another
I'm currently trying to migrate from TFS 2013 to GitLab. The problem is I want to keep some projects on my TFS server but get them all into one collection.
I don't want to copy a whole project from one collection to another, I want to copy a folder…

brachi
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TFS 2013: work item customization: need TreePath functionality for custom field
I am trying to customize a work item template and need to add a field which can capture hierarchical data.I am using TFS power tools to edit work items. I tried to create a new field with datatype as TreePath but when I save it, it throws an error:…

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Query children of a predecessor in TFS
I'm working in a project with a huge backlog, which structure is defined and can't be changed anymore.
In our Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) we have several epics and their user stories defined. For project reporting purposes we do have…

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TFS 2013 SSL Seetings on build and release server
Currently we are running TFS2013 version. As per our organization support standards we are no longer recommended to enable SSL 2.0 & SSL 3.0 and as an alternative to SSL, need to implement the strongest proven version of TLS when encrypting a data…

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Workitems migration from TFS 2013 to Visual Studio Team Services
What are the best practices to migrate workitems say PBIs/Features manually from TFS to VSTS? And how to ensure we don't lose any linking to changesets or other linked child workitems?
Have referred the below link and the migration tool mentioned is…

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Folder move with history and labels in TFS2013
Will it possible to move the folder along with history and labels within the same collection but different projects.
I've gone through several links and got to know folder history can't be preserved whereas individual file history will be moved.…

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TFS 2013 EPIC not available
My TFS version is 2013.4 and I need EPIC workitem type in the Scrum 2013.4 process template.
I was trying to follow the instructions here but EPIC.XML is not found in the process template. Can anyone please let me know will I be able to make the…

Rama
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Team Foundation Server source control - can I prevent a group from seeing an entire collection
I wish to give a small number of users (in their own Windows Group) access to their own collection in TFS 2013 source control, but prevent them from any access at all to the default collection on that TFS server. The idea is they can use source…

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How to use TFS 2013 Power Tools without visual studio
I installed Team Explorer 2013 and power tools. In the team explorer tools option, I have an export-import WIT option, but they are not working. How to use it or is it compulsory to install visual studio to use WIT?

Ramesh
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Git Pull Request-like process in Team Foundation Version Control
Suppose I have a team project with two branches: "main" and "dev" (fictional names).
As things are now, new code is merged into "main" without any code review. Also, anyone can check-in directly to it. We would like to change that.
I would really…

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TFS Prevent two people from editing the same bug
I am working on an evaluation of TFS 2013, specifically for bug tracking. We are already using it for source control. The question that has been asked, is regarding the "locking" of bug records in TFS. Our folks have demonstrated that they can get…
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Get historical data in TFS 2013
I'm trying to get historical data from a server in Team Foundation server 2013, does someone know how? In TFS 2015 there is a way with AsOf but it doesn't work in the 2013 version.

Taty Millan
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TFS 2013 Web Portal 'checkout' status
I have check out my project via VS2013 and form VS2013 explorer, I can see the status of locked by which users. However, I could not see such status via a web portal.
Any advice?

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