Use this tag for version specific questions about Team Foundation Server 2017. When using this tag also include the more generic [tfs] tag where possible.
Questions tagged [tfs-2017]
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How to Check-in a file in BitBucket Repository with TFS CI Build Definition?
The situation:
I am new to BitBucket.
I currently I have a repository created in BitBucket and I have a TFS CI build definition with which I have linked the BitBucket Repository through an Endpoint.
The TFS CI Build Definition basically downloads…

SRP
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Configuring Notifications Emails In TFS
How can I set up email notifications for builds fails or succeeded and check-in's on TFS 2017?
When the build fails or even if I check in it does not send the email. How to get the email notification?

nagu parimi
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TFS 2018 - How to receive build started and finished events
We are writing plugin for TFS that expects to receive BuildStarted and BuildCompleted Events.
We found that BuildCompletedEvent can be received via WebHooks.
But BuildStartedEvent is not possible to receive via WebHooks .
Does exist any other way to…

Radislav
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Can I store TFS 2017 password for multiple build definitions in an encrypted file
In TFS 2015 we used Machine groups and weren't required to enter a Admin Login and Password for the "Powershell on Target Machines" task.
We are now using tfs 2017 and do not want to define the Admin Login and Password in every build definition…

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Missing Nuget service end point in TFS 2017.1
When I am trying to create a Nuget Service endpoint which should be used in Build Definition, I am not getting the Nuget option in the list.
TFS Version: 2017 update 1 On-Prem
License: Enterprise and its made default
URL:…

Eshwar
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TFS 2017 on Prem asking for credentails constantly
We have an issue when some team members are using TFS from home over VPN into our corporate network. If they are using their personal computer instead of the corporate computer. When they first come to the TFS endpoint they are prompted with…

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ProvisioningImportEventsCallback error while trying to import Work item type definition
I try this command in %programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\Team Explorer>
witadmin importwitd /collection:http://server/tfs/collction /p:project /f:"workitem.xml"
and get…

pabrams
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TFS 2017 build Copy files from
In a build, we have Copy files from the task. The problem we have is the source folder itself is copied to the destination. We'd want the contents of the source folder to be copied to the destination folder, not the folder itself. Is there any way…

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Incompatibility issue between TFS 2017 Extension 4.0.2, Sonarquebe Server 6.3 and Plugin C# 6.6.0.3969
We are working on the migration of TFS 2015 towards TFS 2017.
We update the new SonarQube extension (4.0.2) as well as the plugin on the server for C # code (sonar-csharp-plugin-6.6.0.3969).
We are checking that the definitions of the builds with…

Gloria Gallego
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Multiple LinksControls on the work item form
For a heavily customized process template, I'm trying to implement multiple specialized LinksControls on the front page ("Details") of the work item form (TFS2017.Update1).
What I have done is the following:

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Available build tasks in TFS 2017
In contrast to the available build tasks in my personal VSTS instance:
I have another (seems like older) set of tasks available on my client's TFS instance (e.g. a ".Net Core (Preview)" task):
What does the TFS admin have to do in order to update…

David
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TFS 2017 - Show Tags in List of Builds
Our team is quite used to the build quality value in TFS 2015 and earlier XAML builds. This is not possible with the new Build & Release, but we can add tags to a build. However, they are not shown in the list of builds, we can only filter by tags…

dan
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TFS 2017 Builds - Retain Indefinitely (Keep All)
We moved to TFS 2017 (from TFS 2013 XAML builds) and the new build & release, but we mainly do windows apps. Q&A and some people are complaining about some functionality missing, for example, there is no way to specify to Keep All builds. I find…

dan
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Add a Team Member in a client OS deployed TFS
I installed the Team Foundation server 2017 on my PC. But unable to add another member to a team.
Should I install the Team foundation server on server computer?

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Different permission descriptions in TFS 2017
I have two TFS 2017 servers, both running version 15.112.26301.0 (Tfs2017.Update1).
On one server the collection was created by TFS 2017 while the other server runs a collection upgraded from TFS 2012.
When I view the Security settings for a Team…

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