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TFS schedule tool and BPA - Webinar
TFS Backup tool and BPA December 10th, 2013 4PM - 5:30PM IST Click here to calculate your local...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/25/2013
What version of Team Foundation Server do I have?
Team Foundation Server has improved a lot over the years. From being deployed to physical machine(s)...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/21/2013
TFS 2012 Upgrade scenario – WalkThrough
TFS 2012 Upgrade scenario October 29, 2013 4PM - 5:30PM Indian Standard Time Click here to calculate...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 10/08/2013
Backup Team Foundation Server 2012- Best Practices
This blog is written for Team Foundation Server 2012 and it is also applicable for Team...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 09/24/2013
Configure Features for process templates based on v 4.2 process templates
I have seen customers facing issues while configuring the new features for process templates based...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 09/18/2013
How to generate a report of active users who log onto the TFS server
One of the usual questions people ask is how to keep track of people connecting to TFS. It’s...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 09/18/2013
Unable to configure backup plans when the TFS connection string is of the syntax - ,
Note: The following applies for TFS 2012 QU2 and QU3. Recently we faced an issue when configuring...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 08/21/2013
How to configure a single SharePoint Server with multiple Team Foundation Servers
This blog is about using a single SharePoint farm to configure and run two different...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 08/21/2013
How to disable a TFS Warehouse or Analysis Job?
This post outlines the steps to disable a warehouse /Analysis job: 1. Visit...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 08/06/2013
Error while configuring Build controller / Http code 500 System.ServiceModel.ServiceActivationException"
Issue: While configuring Build controller you might see Http code 500...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 04/09/2013
Steps to configure Sharepoint for TFS when “Network Service" is used as the Sharepoint Service account on a remote farm
Even though it’s advisable to use a domain account as the service account for TFS and...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 04/09/2013
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Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 03/28/2013
TFS 2012 Upgrade options
Right from the launch of TFS 2012 a lot of users have been upgrading their previous version...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/30/2013
Build Controller and Build Agents for TFS 2012 stop immediately after they are started
Scenario: The build controller and the build agents stop within few seconds, after started. Reason:...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/24/2013
Update the customized web parts on the SharePoint portal after the hardware move of TFS 2010.
Scenario: The TFS 2010 is moved to a new hardware by following the steps from the documentation:...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/24/2013
Permissions needed for TFS service account in SQL – for TFS 2012
Server Role – Public Database Role · System databases...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/24/2013
TFS 2012 upgrade best practises
Read through the current installation guide from MSDN – Download the latest installation guide from...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/24/2013
TFS 2010 to TFS 2012 upgrade fails with error in Analysis services
Recently, I have seen the below issue more frequently in which the TFS 2010 to TFS 2012...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 12/19/2012
Moving .RDL files from one reporting services instance to another
Scenario: The “.rdl” files have to be moved from one Reporting services instance to another....
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 12/19/2012
Reports icon not showing in Team Explorer everywhere 2012 on eclipse
Recently, we came across an issue in TEE 2012. Reports node is not displaying after...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 12/19/2012
TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 5
Content Developed by: Chandra Sekhar Content Reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 09/10/2012
TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 4
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Content reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 08/20/2012
TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 3
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Content reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 08/20/2012
Changing default location of reports doesn't show up data on the reports even though the reports are rendered
In Team Foundation Server 2010, for each collection there is a “Current Default Folder Location”....
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 05/28/2012
TF246017: Team Foundation Server could not connect to the database, “Failed to load Msxmlsql.dll".
On a Team Foundation Server instance hosting its Databases on a SQL 2008 R2 instance, If a copy of...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 05/23/2012
TFS Config import command fails to upgrade TFS 2008 databases:
Recently, I have worked on a case in which the TFS Config import command fails with below error:...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 05/17/2012
TFS 2010 upgrade fails with a custom stored procedure in TFS databases
Recently, I worked on TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 upgrade case and it failed during the project collection...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 05/17/2012
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
Sometimes when a project portal is opened, it shows the following error in the web parts:...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 05/01/2012
TFS 2010: Excel reports for Work item query would fail to load while executed from an untrusted/foreign domain
Scenario: In an environment where the users/clients have to connect to Team Foundation Server...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 04/03/2012
The dashboards in SharePoint portal shows as loading but never loads
The Excel dashboards in SharePoint 2010 portal are not loading (spinning wheel displays) after...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 04/02/2012
Unlock the files checked out by other users
One of the scenarios that I faced in couple of my cases when someone has a set of files...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 03/21/2012
Creating SharePoint Site for a Team Project in TFS 2010
Creating SharePoint Site for a Team Project For creating a SharePoint site for an existing Team...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 03/21/2012
Integrating Team Foundation Server 2010 with SharePoint 2010
This article deals with integration of Team Foundation Server 2010 with Share Point 2010. The...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 02/21/2012
TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 2
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Content reviewed by : Lakhminder Singh
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 02/21/2012
TFS 2010 workitem tracking part 1
Content developed by: Chandra Sekhar Viswanadha Contetent reviewed by: Lakhminder Singh
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 02/21/2012
Getting error while opening the Team project TF14091: you cannot perform this operation on workspace. domain/eid are not the owner of the workspace
Recently one of my customers ran into a TFS workspace issue. They were getting below error when they...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 02/20/2012
Awareness : TFS 2010 potential data corruption issue with SQL Server 2008 & 2008 R2 Enterprise
Today, we published a KB article for a potential issue in Microsoft SQL Server 2008 & Microsoft...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 02/01/2012
TF254006: No usable accounts are present in your configuration database. Use TfsConfig accounts /add to add and account and return to this wizard."
I was working with a customer on a critical situation case and customer was going through a strange...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/25/2012
TFS 2010 Upgrade simplified (best practices, caveats and FAQ)
- Install SQL 2008 R2, (SSAS,SSRS (install and configure reporting services in native mode) 2. Run...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/20/2012
TFS 2010 Power tools (December 2011) are now available
The Latest Power tools for Team Foundation Server 2010 are now available. Please go through the...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/09/2012
Exporting Selected tables from a SQL Database
Many times we run into a requirement when we have to export few tables from a database. Now it could...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 01/09/2012
TFS 2010: Error - TF249064, while configuring "Extensions for SharePoint products"
To integrate a remote instance of SharePoint with TFS 2010, one of the requirements is to install...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 12/13/2011
TFS2010 Application Tier Only Wizard Fails during preparing server databases
Recently, in one of my customer’s case I have seen an issue in which the TFS2010 application tier...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/30/2011
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.
Problem Description:- I came across a customer who is not able to configure TFS correctly...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/30/2011
Frequently used commands during TFS 2010 troubleshooting
In CSS we regularly use a variety of command line tools for troubleshooting and maintenance of Team...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/23/2011
TFS 200x to TFS 2010 upgrade: SharePoint project portal decision
This had been lying in my kitty for a long time now. Since the time I blogged about the various TFS...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/17/2011
Error when we upload a Visio document to Team foundation server: ' ', hexadecimal value 0x11, is an invalid character. Line xxx, position xx.
In the recent days I came across a customer who had some old .VSD files (made of version 5 or older)...
Author: Arunrama Date: 03/16/2011
Team Explorer Everywhere - SP1 available
Team Explorer Everywhere SP1 - the plugin that allows connectivity to Team Foundation Server from...
Author: Arunrama Date: 02/18/2011
Enabling Team Foundation Server 2010 styled features on TFS 2008/2005 upgraded projects
Many people have asked on How-To enable TFS 2010 style feature on the upgraded projects. Please...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/23/2010
TFS 2008 version control security dialog shows blank
I found this issue to be common while troubleshooting on my cases and found that when you go to team...
Author: TfsSetup - Moderator Date: 11/15/2010