Questions tagged [vnext]

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Cloaked path not working with gated check-in in TFS build

I can't get our gated check-in build definition to ignore cloaked paths. We have a few projects shared between teams. Team A is using $/ProjectA, $/Shared, and team B is using $/ProjectB and $/Shared. I want to set up a gated check-in build…
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VNext Build 2015

Iam trying to build the solution of C# using the TFS 2015 through visual studio build step. In the solution i want to exclude a Specific folder so it will not be picked during the solution building.enter image description here I can exclude the…
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TFS vnext optional copy of folder step

In my build I need to occasionally copy a folder. i.e. If the folder's not there it's not a fail. Currently I've used the copy task with "Continue on error" set which makes it look like my build has only partially succeeded. I've also tried the…
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Use variables from V-next build into release management 2015

I have created a V-Next build using TFS 2015 and have defined some variables like IPAddress - Screenshot for variable defined Now I have to use this variable in my release management while invoking a powershell script. Release management…
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Build Automation - Naming Best Practices

Relative to Build Definition Names, I have this setup of builds in Team Foundation Server Family > Iteration (branch) > Application I am trying to establish a uniform nomenclature for the build definitions, and since currently we have the concept on…
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TFS 2017.3: vNext Run Functional Tests Task has empty dropdown list

our company has a TFS 2017 Update 3 Server behind a loadbalancer with this config: loadbalancer is listening on tfs.company.com on port 443 loadbalancer routes pakets to TFS (10.x.x.x) on SSL On the TFS Admin-Console the Server- and…
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TFS Build vNext : Lot of itrace on codecoverage enable

On our build server, we have a space disk problem. After investigation, we found a lot of te.processhost.managed_xxx_xxx_xxx.itrace files in C:\Windows\Temp. It's take nearly 50Go. There were created on a process building in TFS 2015 vNext, on the…
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VNext optionally label a build?

I am looking to find out if it would be possible to optionally create a label based on a variable decided at build time. At the moment Label Sources includes 3 options (Never, Always, On Success). I want to add/create a way that it will do it based…
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VS402325: Work item type category Microsoft.HiddenCategory does not exist in project

I am trying to create a new TFS vNext build definition in TFS 2015, and for one of my Team Projects I get this error when trying to create a build: 500: VS402325: Work item type category Microsoft.HiddenCategory does not exist in project…
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How can I run Visual Studio tests in a vNext build as a specific user

Our VNext builds are created using tfs 2015. The Visual Studio Test step is running fine, but for some applications we want to run the unit tests as a specific user. Is it possible to do this in the "Visual Studio Test" step, or do I need to use a…
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Custom command in npm tfs 2015

I'm creating vNext builds using tfs 2015 and I want to run custom command in npm task. The command - npm lint. During build I have error that this command is unknow. this is how looks my step: If it's a command like start/stop/install then…
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only test changes incremental in vnext with tfs 2017

im currently facing the issue that i am not able to test "only the things that have changed" in a change-set using vnext with tfs 2017. when using the "run functional test" step, i can only choose a test assembly but it will always test the changes…
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Getting a list of Vnext builds for TFS 2017

I am trying to get a list of Vnext builds run using C# and BuildHttpClient but unable to retrieve them. However, the XAML Builds show up. Does BuildHttpClient not recognize Vnext Builds? Some forums suggest using REST API for TFS but i am looking…
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TFS 2015 Update 3 Build Deploy TestAgent Task 'ConfigureTestAgent' Keeps Rebooting and Does Not Finish

I have a vNext build that is stuck at the step below. The VM (Windows 10) keeps being rebooted (even after the build is manually stopped). This agent needs to be configured as an "Interactive Process" (to run Selenium tests). DistributedTests: Task…
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VNext build system: don't trigger the build if code is not changed

In XAML build system in VS2012, there is an check box option "Build even if nothing has changed since the previous build", when Schedule option is selected. This is missing in VNext build and the problem is that nightly build is fired even if no…
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