I had an assignment that needed to migrate defects (bugs) from IBM Rational Focal Point to TFS (Team Foundation Server). The data for the defects was as follows: 13000 defects 9000 attachme...

Getting the System Root Directory during TFS Build was not straightforward as I thought, so I decided to share my experience on how to get that. I used the InvokeMethod activity. In the Target ...

I run into a situation which needed to run a batch file from TFS Build, this batch file downloads some files from a file server and I just needed to copy those files later during the same build pro...

If you want to run Coded-UI test on Lab Environment machine then you need to copy the binaries files to that machine. You can create a script that does that, but you can also create some customizat...

In this post I will explain a step-by-step walk through on how to upgrade TFS2008 to TFS2013 Update-2. Here is the flow of the walk through: Here are the steps: TFS2008 Backup TFS2008 database...

You may face the following error while you are running your Build-Deploy-Test workflow: Exception Message: There are no test cases matching the criteria specified. Use Microsoft Test Manager to...

Microsoft released Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 CTP 1{target=”_blank”} yesterday (May 22, 2014). It’s a cumulative update that includes all new features and fixes from previous updates, so there’s...

Maybe this post is very simple but it could save some time :-) From tools, select Import and export settings Select Reset all settings Check yes if you want...

In this blog post, I will share a PowerShell script that automates a comprehensive customization for TFS 2013 Backlog. The script performs the following tasks: Export Categories.xml, ProcessCon...

If you migrating a TFS Server or a Collection to another domain? You will need to be very careful about Service and User Accounts, you will need a well plan for that, otherwise it will end up with ...