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2017 16

  1. Understanding Build and Release Pipelines - Visual Studio Team Services/Team Foundation Server.
  2. TFS 2018 RC2 is now available for download!
  3. Unconfigure Team Foundation Server
  4. Test TFS Upgrades: Pre-Production and Production Upgrade to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2017.2
  5. Disabling Get Sources step in vNext build
  6. TFS 2018 RC1 is now available for download!
  7. Error while detaching the Collection database : TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database.
  8. Connecting to TFS 2017 using VS 2008/MSSCCI Provider for 2013.
  9. TFS 2017 Update 1, Nuget Restore task always fails trying to find packages even though they exist on the feed.
  10. Use TFS API to add or update ACEs in the ACL for the provided token
  11. Testing - Test Case automation: Executing automated Test Cases in a remote environment.
  12. Setting up Test Controller - Agent to do Automation Testing
  13. AD Group refresh times out in Release Management 2013/2015 WPF setups: “Unable to refresh AD groups at this time. This can happen if AD is temporarily unavailable. Please try again. If the problem persists contact your application administrator.”
  14. Visual Studio (VS) 2015.3 does not detect any files added under the folder named 'Release' on Team Projects with Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) on VSTS
  15. TF401256: You do not have Write permissions for query Shared Queries.
  16. The test agent being used does not support the feature to execute tests by selecting Test Suite(s)

2016 23

  1. In-place upgrade to TFS 2017 RTW (Release To Web) with Reporting and SharePoint
  2. Error: SSL certificate problem: unable to get local issuer certificate
  3. TFS 2017 NuGet publisher task fails with 401 - Unauthorized exception
  4. Upgrade to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2017.
  5. XAML build service fails with: “The type initializer for LibGit2Sharp.Core.NativeMethods' threw an exception”
  6. Test execution failing when a Data-Driven test methods is referring parameter values from a test case WorkItem
  7. Building a website with TFS build.
  8. Running Automated Test on agent machine using vNext Build
  9. vNext Build: Using a variable for Server Path for repository is not supported.
  10. Code Review default queries not fetching data after upgrading to TFS 2015
  11. How to add iterations in Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)?
  12. Readiness check fails on Application Tier with the error, “Cannot create a binding on port ‘XXX’ because the specified certificate could not be found. Select a different certificate and then re-run the readiness checks”
  13. How to add a Web performance test plug-in to authenticate through different proxy in Visual Studio 2015?
  14. Release hub showing “Release Management is in trial and available to all basic users.”
  15. Accessing/Updating Azure Web App Settings from VSTS using Azure PowerShell.
  16. Deploying and Schedule Azure WebJobs from VSTS to Azure Web App (With bonus CRON Scheduling)
  17. TFS 2015.2 – Team project creation fails with TF51541: The Node ID is not recognized
  18. TF51541: The Node ID is not recognized.
  19. TFS 2015.2 Configuration – Verification check fails with IIS_IUSRS group requiring ‘log on a batch’ permission.
  20. Build association with work Items in vNext
  21. Release Management/Team Foundation Server compatibility list (RM - TFS Supportability Matrix)
  22. TF218017 Error message while trying to create new Team Project.
  23. Build and Deploy Azure Web Apps using Team Foundation Server/Services vNext Builds.

2015 59

  1. vNext Build fails with error message ‘Cannot find solution’ because it does not exist.
  2. Text field in a work item changes to valid user drop down after upgrade to TFS 2015
  3. Collecting code coverage data as part of automated test.
  4. TFS 2015 RTM, Update 1 : “TF14098: Access Denied: User needs Label permission(s) for .”
  5. Controlling build result with code coverage percentage (using build vNext)
  6. Controlling build result based on code coverage percentage (For XAML Builds).
  7. Changing the TFS URL being used by a release definition from server name to DNS name in Release Management.
  8. Building ClickOnce apps using build vNext
  9. Error “4 error(s) occurred while executing upd_WorkItemTrackingToDev14M63.sql script.” during upgrade of collection to TFS 2015
  10. Tokenization with Release Management
  11. TF53001: The database operation was canceled by an administrator
  12. Upgrading Release Management 2013 to 2015 in-place.
  13. Access Denied while trying to Start/Stop a service using Release Management Deployment Agents.
  14. Migration Update from Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2013 to TFS 2015 (With Reporting and SharePoint)
  15. Enabling Code coverage from build definition in TFS
  16. Gated build using release template gives access denied exception while processing tokens
  17. In-Place upgrade to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 from TFS 2013
  18. TFS build fails to trigger coded UI tests.
  19. Configuring the “Epics” for upgraded team projects in Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015
  20. Build and Publish a ClickOnce App using Team Build/VSO.
  21. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)–Pre-upgrade tool of TFS 2015
  22. Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 – SP integration.
  23. Prepare for Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2015 Upgrade
  24. Salvaging virtual machines created in SCVMM, when deleting the SCVMM template based lab environment in TFS.
  25. Installing Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 on a TFS Application Tier can break the web access if TFS 2013 update 5 is not installed.
  26. Comments and Ratings are back!
  27. Steps to check the code coverage of a web application via command line
  28. Test agent configuration tool is crashing during the configuration
  29. Team Foundation Server 2015 RTM–Installation Steps
  30. 404 Error on TFS web access pages when OPTIONS verb is set to deny in IIS.
  31. Readiness checkup fails with VS402623: The Database TfsWarehouse is not configured properly and cannot be automatically repaired on TFS 2015 RTM
  32. MTM Client crashes when opening TFS 2010/2012 Test Plan properties.
  33. TFS Build fails with the Team Foundation Background Job Agent service stop error immediately after you queue a build upon using Revert Snapshot in Lab template.
  34. Visual Studio Update 5RC– Various errors on the TF Web Access.
  35. Create/Attach a collection on the TFS 2012 failing with the error “Object reference not set to an instance of an object"
  36. Team Collection attach/detach would not finish.
  37. Configure SharePoint with Kerberos and SSL for use with Team Foundation Server (TFS)
  38. “The new field name, Work Item Type, is already in use” Error while trying to publish from MS Project client.
  39. TFS Optimize database Jobs and their nuances.
  40. VMWare – TFS – Performance Tuning
  41. Application Tier only wizard errors out when HTTPS & SSL is not chosen again.
  42. Write-up on 4 GB String store limit in SSAS TFS Cubes
  43. TFS Pre Upgrade preparation best practices.
  44. After you restore backups to a TFS Instance, what else needs to be done?
  45. Migrating a TFVC team project to a Git team project along with changeset history in TFS.
  46. How to create a new Tool in Release management?
  47. Error while configuring the test controller - "Failed to remove this test controller from TFS Team Project Collection"
  48. Reference missing errors when building coded UI projects with automation on VS 2013 for TFS 2012.
  49. TFS 2010 RTM: Test case order doesn’t update in MTM 2012 and 2013 clients
  50. Open Webinar!!
  51. Limiting the number of work items being displayed on the Task board
  52. Add a custom work item field and fetch it in an excel report
  53. Migrating Test cases in TFS 2013
  54. Release Management – Exception with DACPAC deploy tool
  55. Release Management – Exception when releasing large file with agent based template
  56. Release Management - vNext behavior on deployment machines with unrestricted execution policy
  57. System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Management.Automation’ Error during vNext deployment
  58. Permission issues on collections exported from VSO to On-Prem during the May 2014 export window.
  59. Non site collection admins unable to publish from MS project

2014 45

  1. Team Foundation Proxy: Use the same proxy server for multiple collections.
  2. TFS 2013: Upgrade Fails with “TF400704: ImportPlan is an invalid servicing step type for step performer TestManagement during ToDev12M65FinalConfiguration”
  3. Team Room link from visual studio gives 404 error on a collection named TFS
  4. Set MS Build output verbosity from build definition for TFS 2013
  5. What version of Release Management Server/Client do I have?
  6. Install and configure SCVMM for TFS Lab Management
  7. Configure Test Controllers and create lab environments in MTM
  8. Configure Lab Management for TFS 2013
  9. To associate your local Eclipse workspace with the same Team Foundation Server workspace
  10. Install the Team Foundation Server Plug-in for Eclipse
  11. Install the Cross-platform Command-line Client for Team Foundation Server
  12. Configuring TFS with the databases spread across different SQL server instances
  13. Displaying new columns in Kanban board
  14. Error on SharePoint portal if TFS is configured on a custom port for SQL Server
  15. Errors during configure new features for upgraded Team projects
  16. Migrating Team Foundation Server Databases
  17. How to upgrade Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 Trial edition to Full edition
  18. Change the service accounts used by TFS, SQL, Reporting Services and SharePoint
  19. Failed to find Reporting WMI namespace for machine and instance
  20. TF246019: The Team Foundation Server trial period has expired, or the license is not valid. You must update your license in order to continue to use Team Foundation Server.
  21. Migrating TFS Analysis and Warehouse Databases
  22. Migrating TFS Report Server
  23. Migrating SharePoint for TFS
  24. Walk-through 3 for Release Management – Installation of Release Management Deployment Agent for Visual Studio 2013.
  25. Integrating TFS with a SharePoint web app configured with SSL offloading
  26. Walk-through 2 for Release Management – Installation of Release Management Client for Visual Studio 2013
  27. Walk-through 1 of Release Management – Installation of Release Management for Visual Studio 2013 Server.
  28. Walkthrough – Upgrading TFS 2013 RTM to TFS 2013 Update 2 (RTM)
  29. Best practices for installing TFS updates
  30. How does TFS backup scheduling tool handle collection add/delete/detach?
  31. Webinar- NA - TFS migration
  32. Webinar- NA - TFS Upgrade scenarios
  33. Webinar- NA - TFS warehouse and reports
  34. Webinar- NA - TFS workitem customization
  35. Webinar- NA - TFS Release Management tool
  36. Webinar - TFS migration
  37. Webinar - TFS Upgrade scenarios
  38. Webinar - TFS warehouse and reports
  39. Webinar - TFS workitem customization
  40. Webinar - TFS Release Management tool
  41. "The required anti-forgery cookie "__RequestVerificationToken_L3Rmcw2" is not present
  42. Provider load failure when scheduling a backup plan
  43. SQL Always on, TFS 2012/13 and SQL mirroring! Can they live together?
  44. Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2013 using Visual Studio 2005 thru MSSCCI provider
  45. Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2010 using Visual Studio 2005 thru MSSCCI provider

2013 24

  1. Removing lab management information from TFS 2010
  2. TF53010: Unhandled Exception/ Error: Index was outside the bounds of the array” After adding a new Application Tier.
  3. Migration Upgrade from TFS 2012 to TFS 2013 (With Reporting and SharePoint)
  4. In-place upgrade from TFS 2012 to TFS 2013
  5. TFS 2013 Upgrade options
  6. How to Configure Team Foundation Server with a remote SharePoint Server
  7. Moving Configuration Database alone to another SQL Server in Team Foundation Server 2012
  8. TFS schedule tool and BPA - Webinar
  9. What version of Team Foundation Server do I have?
  10. TFS 2012 Upgrade scenario – WalkThrough
  11. Backup Team Foundation Server 2012- Best Practices
  12. Configure Features for process templates based on v 4.2 process templates
  13. How to generate a report of active users who log onto the TFS server
  14. Unable to configure backup plans when the TFS connection string is of the syntax - <server><instance>,<port>
  15. How to configure a single SharePoint Server with multiple Team Foundation Servers
  16. How to disable a TFS Warehouse or Analysis Job?
  17. Error while configuring Build controller / Http code 500 System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException"
  18. Steps to configure Sharepoint for TFS when “Network Service" is used as the Sharepoint Service account on a remote farm
  19. Test
  20. TFS 2012 Upgrade options
  21. Build Controller and Build Agents for TFS 2012 stop immediately after they are started
  22. Update the customized web parts on the SharePoint portal after the hardware move of TFS 2010.
  23. Permissions needed for TFS service account in SQL – for TFS 2012
  24. TFS 2012 upgrade best practises

2012 24

  1. TFS 2010 to TFS 2012 upgrade fails with error in Analysis services
  2. Moving .RDL files from one reporting services instance to another
  3. Reports icon not showing in Team Explorer everywhere 2012 on eclipse
  4. TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 5
  5. TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 4
  6. TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 3
  7. Changing default location of reports doesn't show up data on the reports even though the reports are rendered
  8. TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database, “Failed to load Msxmlsql.dll".
  9. TFS Config import command fails to upgrade TFS 2008 databases:
  10. TFS 2010 upgrade fails with a custom stored procedure in TFS databases
  11. A web Part or Web Form Control on the Page cannot be displayed or imported. The type could not be found or it is not registered as safe
  12. TFS 2010: Excel reports for Work item query would fail to load while executed from an untrusted/foreign domain
  13. The dashboards in SharePoint portal shows as loading but never loads
  14. Unlock the files checked out by other users
  15. Creating SharePoint Site for a Team Project in TFS 2010
  16. Integrating Team Foundation Server 2010 with SharePoint 2010
  17. TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 2
  18. TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 1
  19. Getting error while opening the Team project TF14091: you cannot perform this operation on workspace. domain/eid are not the owner of the workspace
  20. Awareness : TFS 2010 potential data corruption issue with SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 Enterprise
  21. TF254006: No usable accounts are present in your configuration database. Use TfsConfig accounts /add to add and account and return to this wizard."
  22. TFS 2010 Upgrade simplified (best practices, caveats and FAQ)
  23. TFS 2010 Power tools (December 2011) are now available
  24. Exporting Selected tables from a SQL Database

2011 7

  1. TFS 2010: Error - TF249064, while configuring "Extensions for SharePoint products"
  2. TFS2010 Application Tier Only Wizard Fails during preparing server databases
  3. TFS stored procedure and other TFS related SQL calls might fail during TFS Configuration if the query governor is enabled and has a low threshold defined in it.
  4. Frequently used commands during TFS 2010 troubleshooting
  5. TFS 200x to TFS 2010 upgrade: SharePoint project portal decision
  6. Error when we upload a Visio document to Team foundation server: ' ', hexadecimal value 0x11, is an invalid character. Line xxx, position xx.
  7. Team Explorer Everywhere - SP1 available

2010 33

  1. Enabling Team Foundation Server 2010 styled features on TFS 2008/2005 upgraded projects
  2. TFS 2008 version control security dialog shows blank
  3. How to rename a TFS collection (Part 2)
  4. Bisubscribe.exe command fails in TFS 2010 while registering web services
  5. Configuring NLB for TFS 2010
  6. User-defined Triggers may cause performance, connectivity and data integrity issue with Team Foundation Server
  7. Reports Section in TFS 2008 Project portal doesn't show up
  8. Search in Team System 2008 Web Access doesn't work
  9. Re-attaching the content database gives error while trying to do migration based upgrade from TFS 2005 to TFS 2010
  10. TFS2010: TF30063 error while enabling SharePoint site for a team project.
  11. TFS2010: “Team Project Process Guidance” throws a File Download wizard inside Visual Studio.
  12. Team Foundation Installation Guide for Visual Studio 2010 October 2010 edition is Out
  13. Team Foundation Server 2010 downgrading license
  14. How to Uninstall WSS 3.0 and reinstall WSS 3.0 for TFS 2010 – Part 1
  15. TF249063: The following Web service is not available:
  16. TF250004: The SharePoint Products installation is either corrupt or is not valid
  17. How to recover a collection database when it is not listed in the TFS admin console!!!
  18. How to rename a TFS collection
  19. TFS installation and Error 28805
  20. Minimum permissions required for the TFS Setup account on the SQL Server during TFS upgrade
  21. General Availability of Visual Studio Lab Management 2010 announced
  22. TFS 2010: Project collection creation fails with error: TF252005
  23. TFS 2010 New Media Released – includes fixes for upgrade!
  24. Working with SQL queries / Web services to retrieve information from TFS
  25. TFS 2010 related SharePoint issues
  26. Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 1.0 released!
  27. TFS 2010: After an upgrade to TFS 2010, labels are missing items, or merge relationships are missing
  28. TFS2008: Warehouse processing fails “OLE DB error: OLE DB or ODBC error: Cannot open database "TfsWarehouse" requested by the login”
  29. Import upgrade: Upgrading (merging) a TFS 2005/ 2008 instance to an existing TFS 2010 instance.
  30. VS 2010: Beat the rush! Order now, if you already have a pre-released version of Visual Studio.
  31. TFS 2010: In-Place upgrade of TFS 2005 to TFS 2010
  32. TFS 2010: A quick peek on TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 upgrade (Migration upgrade)
  33. TFS 2010 RTM out soon !

2009 30

  1. TFS installation and Error 28925
  2. TFS: "Could not start the TFSserverscheduler service on the local computer. Error 1069. The service did not start due to a logon failure."
  3. TFS 2008 SP1 installation failing with TFRSConfig.exe "Configuring Report Manager virtual directory"
  4. Team Foundation Server 2008: Error while installing - ServerProtocolViolation
  5. TFS 2010 Beta 2: Installation – First look!
  6. “Invalid namespace” error connecting to SQL reporting Services
  7. TFS installation and Error 32000
  8. TFS 2008: “Error 29112” during installation.
  9. TFS 2008: Error 32000 while upgrading TFS from 2005 to 2008+SP1
  10. TFS 2008: Prescan.exe error while performing a SharePoint upgrade
  11. TFS 2008: PCW fails with An internal error occurred on the report server. The EXECUTE permission was denied on the object 'xp_sqlagent_notify'
  12. TFS 2008 / Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Task Scheduler not starting automatically
  13. TFS 2008/ Setupwarehouse command would fail after upgrading SQL
  14. TF31005 Error is coming up, and not able to connect to Team Foundation Server
  15. TFS 2005: “Error code 26105 : failed to create web application: /LM/W3SVC/3/Root”
  16. TFS: Install/ Administration guide error message, while opening the .chm file
  17. TFS 2008: TF53010: The following error has occurred in a Team Foundation component or extension
  18. Can MS CRM 4.0 co-exist with TFS?
  19. TFS 2008: “Error TF220065” while running TFS installation.
  20. TFS 2008: “Error 28940. TFServerStatusValidator” during installation.
  21. TFS2008: upgrade from TFS 2005 to TFS 2008+SP1 fails with SQL Exception: Lock request time out period exceeded.
  22. TFS2005: Windows SharePoint Services is not using the application pool identity required by Team Foundation Server (TFSWSS) for the content virtual server
  23. TFS Connectivity: Login failed error while connecting to Team Foundation Server (TF30041: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database)
  24. TFS 2005 to 2008 Upgrade: While upgrading, Error 32000 due to a bad TFSWarehouse cube.
  25. TFS 2008: WSS/SharePoint extensions for x64 (WssExt64Bit.msi) installs non US-English templates.
  26. TFS 2008: SP1 installation might fail when CName (Canonical name) is used
  27. TFS 2008: Permission requirements for Team Foundation Server service account:
  28. Moving TFS SharePoint project portal from WSS 3.0 to MOSS 2007
  29. TFS: Common questions and Misconceptions
  30. Welcome to Team Foundation Server Setup blog!