Use this tag for version specific questions about Team Foundation Server 2015. 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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Changing publish version using Powershell
I have written a Powershell script to build a solution(.sln) file.
My script is working properly without any issues even sanity test passes but the problem is it is not changing the publish version.
The solution is needed to be published. It is…

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TFS 2015 vNext build configuration + FIPS
I am trying to configure the vNext build on a Windows 2012 server, where the FIPS is enabled. I am getting exception as below:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. --->…

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How can I use project macros in TFS 2015 vNext Build definination?
I want to use macros of current csproj such as ${TargetPath} $(TargetName),in vNext Build defination as part of vs build task property of MSBuild argument,to do some copy etc.
But I found it not work,in build log, the macros did not be change into…

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TFS2015 Release Management Execute Powershell on Remote Machine
Evening,
I have recently installed TFS2015 and investigating the Release Management integrated solution, but have come across a huge blocker that I just cannot make sense of.
I currently have a RM2013 build working with TFS, RM Server 2013, and…

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Sharing custom fields across TFS 2015 Update 1 work items
I am working adding some customization to TFS 2015 Update 1 work item templates. I have started with the bug template and have successfully mirrored that across multiple projects.
I now have to make changes to the feature template, those changes…

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How to track the branched history through tf command?
I know this can be achieved through IDE from this link How to Branch and keep the branch history with TFS 2013
However, I want to achieve this by tf command. I have tried tf history, not the wanted result.

Jerry
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TFS 2015 OnPrem Nuget Restore Error
Setup:
TFS 2015 Update 2
Build Agent is running on a Windows 2012 Server
Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 installed on Build System
I have a build (new) definition running on an agent that has VS 2015 Update 2 installed. I have a project that has…

Jason H
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how to change collection config "delete source label" in TFS 2015 build definition
I have a Build definition that creates a label on successful build.
I want to be able to delete the build, but retain the label.
When I delete the build manually, the label is deleted.
Also when selecting the option "retain indefinitely", the label…

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On-Premise Team Foundation Server missing create new project link
We have updated our On-Premise Team Foundation Server to 2015. A couple of year ago, I had created Default Team Project, but I forgot how I created it.
In TFS 2015, I could not find New link next to Browse which we normally see in Visual Studio Team…

Win
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TFS 2015 web portal code editor not working on mac - multiple browsers tested
We are experiencing issues in the tfs code editor when opening it in mac, however it works perfectly fine on windows machines.
The portal is working fine, but as we click on the code tab and select a file, the code doesn't display in the editor. Any…

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Changing task to "In Progress" in TFS 2015 kanban board does not reflect in Visual Studio "My Work"
With TFS 2015, when dragging a task from "Not Started" to "In Progress" on the kanban board, the task's status is updated correctly and all is good. However, when logged into Visual Studio 2015, the task does not show under the "In Progress Work"…

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CodeActivity integration with TFS2015
I've included custom code activities in TFS2012 and below.
In the "new world" changes in TFS2015, (non-work-flow driven)......I cannot figure out how to add a custom activity.
Now do I integrate the below into a TFS 2015 build?
using…

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TFS 2015 stopping a build gives error
We had upgraded our TFS from TFS 2012 to TFS 2015 and after the upgrade, whenever a build is triggered and stopped a error is thrown.
The build has been forcefully stopped by the server because the build machine did not respond to a stop…

Dhruv Patel
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TFS2015 new work item widget
I'm looking for a way to change the default work item type from the "New work item" widget.
Currently the default value is Bug and I'd like to change it to Feature.
I'm using TFS2015.2 on-premise.

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TFS 2015 how to manually post a link to a Changeset in team room
I can use #workitemID to link to a workitem, and I realised I can add events to add "code changes" to the room.
But how can I manually post a link to a Changeset (or even git commit/push)? I don't want to post the whole URL.
e.g: how can I add the…

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