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If you encounter the following error: Event Description: TF30162: Task "SharePointPortal" from Group "Portal" failedException Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.PcwExceptionException Message: The Project Creation Wizard encountered an error while uploading documents to the Windows SharePoint Services server on tfs2008.domain.local.Exception Details: The Project Creation Wizard encountered a problem while uploading documents to the Windows SharePoint Services server on tfs2008.domain.local. […]

  Support for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server The reference implementations are located here, including support for TFS. Description VersionOne’s integration with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (V1TFS) provides your organization with visibility into change while freeing the development team to focus on deliverables. The Integration Documentation is located here.   Technorati Tags: Team Foundation Server

The Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Foundation Server Power Tools is a set of enhancements, tools and command line utilities that improve the Team Foundation Server user experience. The following tools are installed with the tfpt.msi package: Command line tool (TFPT.EXE) Team Explorer IDE menu additions Build Notification tool TFS Best Practices Analyzer Process […]

The next release of the Team Foundation Power Tools is nearing release (about 3 weeks from now) and it has quite a number a great new features: TFS Alerts VS plugin for creating subscriptions to TFS Alerts:  A new node has been added to Team Explorer named “Alerts”.  This will make creating alerts alot easier […]

  Mike Azocar a fellow Team System MVP has just announced the following contest: Have you created a useful gadget for Team System? Do you have one in mind? I am looking for the coolest community built tool for VSTS. It can be something for TFS, for Visual Studio, or something that is stand alone. […]

The WSS Site templates included with Team Foundation Server do not use the SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Web Part.  Here is how you can install it into WSS so you can use it on your site. C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\BIN>STSADM.EXE -o addwppack -filename "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Reporting Services\SharePoint\RSWebParts.cab" -globalinstall Operation completed successfully. […]

  Add Template C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN>stsadm -o addtemplate -filename C:\tfs\XXX-VSTFS\XXXCMMI.stp -title VSTS_XXX_CMMI Operation completed successfully. IIS must be restarted before this change will take effect. To restart IIS, opena command prompt window and type iisreset. C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN>iisreset Attempting stop…Internet services successfully stoppedAttempting start…Internet services successfully restarted List Templates […]

Sandcastle produces accurate, MSDN style, comprehensive documentation by reflecting over the source assemblies and optionally integrating XML Documentation Comments. You must uninstall any previous version of Sandcastle before you install this version.  If you need a sample check out this post from the Sandcastle team blog. Required Software: Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0, available here […]

Just in case you didn’t know, they aren’t compatible.  The TFS pre-install check will fail on the RC0 version of SQL Server 2008, if you wish to use SQL Server 2008 with Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 Beta you must use the CTP6 release. The final release of TFS 2008 SP1 will support SQL Server […]

In addition to enabling SQL Server 2008 database projects, the GDR release incorporates many of the previously released Power Tools functionality as well as several new features. The new features include explicit separation of Build and Deploy, separation of Database and Server project, improved project reference support, T-SQL Static Code Analysis and integration with SQL-CLR […]