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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Is it possible to save Board settings as Templates in VSTS?

Our team made several changes to the available settings on the Boards of Visual Studio Team Services. I would like to know if there's a way to save these settings as templates in order to apply it to new projects and teams.
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Custom Title value is not getting displayed in TFS Work Item

Sorry for confusing you with the terms. I may not be explaining correctly. I have created a new field called Request Title (refname:SAM.OI.Requesttitle) and my Work Item Type name is Request Details. Note: Not using refname System.Title. Please see…
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TF400930: The reporting attribute is inconsistent between the imported XML and what is currently configured for the field

We've just upgraded from TFS 2015.2 to TFS 2017.3 and we're running in to an issue when creating new team projects. For some reason, we're getting the following error in the error log when we try to create a new team project: [09:54:24.797] …
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How do I change my board from CMMI to Agile in Team Services?

My team is currently using the CMMI board in Team Services and we would like to switch to the Agile board. I was told we can't just change the template, but I can't figure out how to export all of our open tickets to a new board. How do I easily…
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State Transitions in Visual Studio Team Services

Is it possible to customise the transitions between states on work items on VSTS? I have some custom states and want to restrict what the next available states are. For example when a new bug is raised in the 'New' state the user should only able to…
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TFS Work items: user in the "Assigned to" field is the only user who can update this work item

I am creating my own process template using process editor on Visual Studio 2010 & TFS 2010. I want to modify work item type definition to achieve any of the following: The work item can only be updated by the user assigned to it (the user in the…
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Get all available TFS Fields for a Project Collection

I need all Fields for a TFS Project Collection without specifiying a workitem. I'm already using the TFS API for a few other things, but I haven't found anything on this. What I found was using the witadmin.exe listfields command, which gives me…
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How revert to tfs 2015 stock agile process template

After (or before) we convert from TFS 2012.2 to TFS 2015.3 (which we have done just fine in a test run) we would like to revert our team project to the standard TFS 2015 Agile process template, and no longer use the customized agile process that we…
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User Specified CUSTOM Work item- with particular group members as drop down list in TFS 2015

User Specified CUSTOM Work item- with particular group members as drop down list in TFS 2015, In VS2015, its working but in TFS 2015 WebPortal its not showing. Showing all the members list added rules:
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How to order rules in work item field

Is there a way to apply rules in a specific order? I want to offer YesNo ONLY if two specific values are selected from another field... my rules in XML look like this:
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TFS 2015 update 2 : Customize task board cards in the process template

I'm trying to customize a process template in TFS 2015 update 2 so when I create a new team project, my task board is setup as we want it in our team. So far, by editing the processconfiguration.xml file, I've been able to add the required columns…
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Implementation and change request tab in requirement work item

In TFS 2010 a requirement work item had also an implementation and a change request tab. In TFS 2012 the requirement work item also had an implementation and change request tab as written in the documentation, but the picture of a newly created…
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Build process template already exists

I cannot select a new build process template while editing a TFS build definition. It's showing the below error while selecting a new template file...! Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Error TF277000: A build process template for…
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TFS Work Item configuration - concatenate multiple fields to 1 string field

I've noticed, as we've started customizing TFS work item types, the workarounds that we have to do to have TFS support some basic tasks. One thing that we are trying to do is have a field that consists of concatenating 3 other fields. For example:…
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Scrum for Team System 2010 - How to use story points instead of Hours

I have installed TFS 2010 using the Scrum for Team System v3. The work item templates want you to enter a Project Backlog Item that includes story points, then you need to add linked tasks as a child of the PBI. It is at the task level where you…
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