Questions tagged [tfs-power-tools]

Team foundation server power tools is a set of tools that allow you to manipulate the TFS server from the command line, it also allows you access to many features that cannot be accessed from the gui.

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Importing new process definition with "witadmin importprocessconfig" in TFS has no effect, and no error message

After I customized the WIT definitions of an Agile process template, I got an TF400917 error trying to access the Backlogs in TFS. According to https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/hh500413.aspx I have to update the process config (which makes sense),…
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Team explorer 2015 View Builds generate Malformed Artifact URI error

I am having an issue with Team explorer in visual studio 2015 Update 1 RC. The server is TFS 2013. When I want to View Builds of a specific build, I have this error message Malformed Artifact URI: [Build name] Parameter name: uri This is working…
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TFS - TFPT - how to resolve conflicts when applying a shelveset from a branch to another?

I'm trying to apply a shelveset from a branch to another, following these steps: http://benjii.me/2014/04/move-shelveset-to-different-branch-in-tfs/ But when TFS opens a screen for me to resolve conflicts, it's impossible to work, because my…
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How to list files content diffs for particular TFS changeset via command line?

Changeset consists from files (let's consider only file changes, adding, removing). I want specify changeset number and obtain text output with all files modifications against previous version similar to TF difference command: full file name…
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TFS 2015 error with custom check in policy

I have a custom check in policy that works fine when I check in through VS. However, when I'm trying to check in through the file explorer (right clicking on a file and selecting Team Foundation Server > Check in) this fails. I get an error…
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Creating new Team Projects with TFS Power Tools on server fails

I'm trying to create a powershell script, which creates new Team Projects in a given Team Project Collection. This script will have to run on the Team Foundation Server. I'm using Team Foundation Server 2012, Visual Studio Team Explorer 2012 and TFS…
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TFS - Power tools - How can I add graphics in folders or files

I am using tfs. I am happy about all, but the thing is I am not getting any icons like tortoise svn do. how to make the icons to my folders/files. here is tfs view : And the tortoise view : See the commited folders with green tick icons. but in…
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Do Tfs Powershell tools work wtih remote workspaces?

Good day. I created a tfs-workspace on a remote computer, and worked with it in Visual Studio. All fine, check-ins and check-outs work correctly. Today I decided to automate some tasks, but Powershell tools throws various error during working with…
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How can I get the tfs server path for the local directory?

I downloaded Team Server Power Tools (TFPT) to be able to take a shelveset that was created on one branch and unshelve it on another. But for some reason, TFPT insists on asking for the target server path, which I find a bit ridiculous since it…
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Loop through a query in powershell TFS

I am new to TFS and powershell scripting.As a part of my assignment I got a task in which I have an array with TFS workitem ID's and I need to loop through and get the details of those id's and display the result. As a part of it I tried as…
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TFS UNDO others checkout - recursively for all users

As a TFS admin, time and again I have to archive/move the branches to other folders to make sure that our TFS folders are not cluttered with old un-used branches. But when I try to MOVE the branches, if any of the developers have checked-out a file…
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TFS : Web access not up to date

I'm using TFS 2013, Visual Studio 2013 I need special fields in my defects. so I've done some modifications on the defects template using power tools. My changes are well there in Visual studio. but my users can't see anything in webaccess.…
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TFS Team or Code Management of PHP

How can I use TFS power tools to commit php code. I want to commit the code using windows explorer. As we can do using svn or git hub. Please guide me in this regard Thanks in advance.
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Can I add a TFS Power Tools command to VS 2012 Menu or context Menu?

Specifically, I would like to add the option to run the (TFPT command: searchcs) - which opens the Commit History search GUI. It would be beneficial to be able to add it in the Source Control Explorer or in the History window or even in a…
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Is there an command line version of the Work Item Template editor in tfpt.exe?

Is there a way to edit TFS 2013 Work Item Templates from the command line? I'm looking for this because I currently don't have access to VS2013 in a version that will allow me to use the Tools -> Process Editor functionality. It seems like it would…
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