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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return Get-TfsItemHistory specific value
I am using powershell to try to make a email script that will send out a list of changesets and affected work items for the latest build
I am doing this with
Get-TfsItemHistory WorkspacePath -Version "LBuild 9.1.71.1~LBuild 9.1.72.1" -Recurse |
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TFS 2015 Build: PowerTools - Unable to determine workspace
For our TFS 2015 vNext Build system I'm trying to check-out/edit/check-in a file with a PowerShell script.
Currently the following lines are called within a custom Build-Step:
#checkout file
Add-TfsPendingChange -Edit -Item $localVersionPath -lock…

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Copy 2015 build definition with tfpt
I have an build definition that will be used for many projects. But when saving to template it's still "locked" to the project.
So I'm trying to use tfpt to clone the definition to a new project.
PS C:\> tfpt builddefinition…

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TFS 2015 - tfpt Create new Team Project
Trying to create a powershell script to create a new project in Team Foundation Server 2015.
When running the script I get the message:
The project collection does not have a default location for creating
project portal sites configured. Either…

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Deny workitem workflow editing
We are using tfs 2013 update 4.
One of our colleagues downloaded TFS PowerTools by itself and started to edit workflow and fields of our projects.
Is there any way to deny this functional for him?
Hi is not a project administrator, not TFS…

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TFS Power Tool (tfpt) update datetime field syntax
I'm attempting to use Team Foundation Power Tools to update a custom datetime field and cannot seem to find the correct syntax.
Context
VS2013 with TFPT installed
TFS 2013 Update 4
I'm trying to do this through powershell
I've created a custom…

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Is it possible to rollback a shelveset in tfs?
I have done some work on my code and shelved it, then I had to apply a patch to the code from a shelveset to get things working properly. I then had to fix something else in the code and now wish to make a shelveset, but without the patch, so I…

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Is it possible to create a new TFS workspace in PowerShell with Power Tools?
I am building a function in PowerShell that creates a new Workspace and gets the latest version of the directory specified in addition to some other TFS and file system related tasks. Right now I'm using a mixture of PowerTools and TFS assemblies…

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Copy output powershell TFS data into an excel sheet
I am querying TFS with TFPT.exe and powershell as shown below:
$TFSSERVER = "http://tfsserveraddress"
Function Get-WorkItem {
$query = "SELECT [System.Id], [System.Title], [System.State], [Completed Work] FROM WorkItems " +
"WHERE…

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New-TfsChangeset with multiple items
I am just learning to use the powerscript cmdlets for PowerTools for TFS (2012), and have come across the command New-TfsChangeset, which I understand can be used as follows: New-TfsChangeset -Item "C:\fake\path" -Comment "checking in a folder"…

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How to handle missing 'added' files during check-in
I have a bunch of files in the 'added' state across many folders that were accidentally deleted from the file system. How can I easily either undo them or convert all of them to a 'delete' status? I'd prefer not to have to manually undo each file…

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Creating a Visual Studio Online team project with Team Foundation Power Tools
Is it possible to create a new team project with Team Foundation Power Tools?
I have tried using tfpt.exe as follows:
createteamproject /collection:"https://myvsonline.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection" /teamproject:NewProjectName…

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Using TFS power tools 2013 to query checked out files in Visual Studio 2013 return nothing
I was trying to find all checked out files from TFS using TFS power tools 2013 add-in in Visual Studio 2013. But the search results are always empty.
The TFS server is 2012 though. See the following screenshot I took for testing.
I checked out few…

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Team members power tools 2012 with TFS 2010
I have visual studio 2012 installed with TFS 2010. I installed power tools 2012 recently but I do not see the Team Members tab.
Is there compatibility issue between TFS 2010 and VS 2012?
If yes, any work around to see the Team Members tab in VS…

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TFS Online 2012 / How to Deploy Custom Check-In Policies
I am going to create a custom check-in policy and I'm using TFS Online and VS2012. I could find a video describing this procedure but it's rather old documentation. I've tried to find clear documentation on how to accomplish this in my specific…

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