Questions tagged [tfs-process-template]

The TFS process template is used to configure a Team Foundation Server ([Tag:TFS]) Team Project.

The TFS process template is used to configure a Team Foundation Server () Team Project. It includes a number of elements:

  • The process to use, default supported: , MSF Agile and MSF CMMI.
  • Work Item Tracking ()
  • Default Build Process Templates ()
  • Area's and Iterations
  • Security
  • Reports
  • Default Source Control structure

A gui editor is available as part of the TFS Power Tools

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How to determine which Process Template in VS2010 to use?

I am curious as to which Process Template in Visual Studio's Team Foundation Server people tend to use and why. I am a Solo Developer in a .Net shop that makes in-house apps only. I make all kinds of applications for our company. Many are critical…
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TFS, Scrum template and Product Backlog Item

I am trying to add stories to my product backlog. Am I right in saying that, within the PBI in TFS(2012), for a story that sounds like: As a user, I want to login to the system so that I have access to the features my login allows. Is that a valid…
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VSTS 2010 Create a custom Process Template

I am required to create a custom Process Template on using VSTS 2010 Beta 1. Given that I did not use templates in VSTS 2008 I am not even sure where to start. The TFS and VS 2010 are all installed and configured. First I tried to create a test…
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How to identify the process template of already created team project using TFS SDK programmatically?

I'm implementing a web interface for TFS bug tracking system, so customers can log in and enter bugs. In here I want to add fields according to the template type of the VSTS team project created. For example, a team project created using 'Agile'…
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How do I bind a field definition rule to an AD Group for a custom TFS 2010 Work Item Template?

I am attempting to add a "Requested By" field to a custom Work Item Template in TFS 2010. When I create the field in the work item, I wish to have the values restricted to a particular AD group. I'm looking for functionality similar to the "Assigned…
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Test results not shown in summary when no compilation is made

UPDATE AND SUMMARY: I need to (via API/custom activity presume) set a certain build's flavor and Platform during its execution. I have implemented a workflow (extended from DefaultTemplate.xaml) in Team Build 2010 that allows for running unit tests…
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TFS 2010 - MS Scrum process template - PBI -> Test case ->Bug Link

We are moving from TFS 2008 SfTS 2 to TFS 2010 MS Scrum template. Right now we have Bug as an individual work item - not attached to a PBI. Each and every Bug go through triage process. Now in TFS 2010, with the introduction of Test case work item,…
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Cannot add Transition Links by Process Template Editor for Visual Studio 2019 and TFS 2018

I use a Visual Studio 2019 CE and a TFS 2018 Update 3. I installed the Process Template Editor from the Marketplace: download site Here you can edit the WITs like in the old editor. In the 'Workflow' tab I can edit and modify everything, I can even…
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TFS: Condition for transition on field-based rule

How to create a rule to skip transitions or choose other ones by specific field volume? I've created a custom workflow for Item and there are a lot of States \ Fields inside. Some States have to be skipped by Fields volumes but i can't create…
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Tfs 2018 upload process template through c#

I would like to upload a custom process template(zip file) through C# code to TFS I've been searching through the documentation but couldn't really find any proper way or rather any way to do it from pure c# code (I would rather not use power shell…
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TFS: How can I create a project group before creating the project?

One of my colleagues quit last year and I am now responsible for some of his old tasks. He created a customized process template for us. I downloaded it now from TFS and am trying to upload it again into a new collection. This does not work, because…
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How to add columns on the online sprint board

I'm trying to understand how to add columns on the web version of TFS for my latest sprint but can't find the options to do so. Using the default model (To do, In progress, done) does not capture the complexity and need for my team so I need an…
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TFS Default Group Membership for the Project Administrator group

We have been using TFS 2010 for about 6 months and we have decided to alter the default CMMI v5 Process Template to add default memberships to the TFS security groups. When creating a new Team Project we want to default the membership of the Project…
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VSTS Iterate over all WorkItems in an Epic

I am building a VSTS dashboard widget where I would like to iterate over all Features in a particular Epic, and then for each Feature gather data about all the WorkItems to create a status report. I know I can use getWorkItem() and getWorkItems(),…
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Is there a way to remove dev days from Story Points?

In the cards under Planning there is a Story Points section. It also has "(dev days)" next to it. There is a concern that this might cause confusion so I was wondering if there is a way to edit it and remove the (dev days) part. Story Points (dev…
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