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Professional Team Foundation Server 2010

Name: Professional Team Foundation Server 2010
ISBN: 9780470943328

by Ed Blankenship, Martin Woodward, Grant Holliday, Brian Keller

March 2011

Intermediate to advanced

720 pages

18h 48m

English

Wrox

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Copyright
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
ABOUT THE TECHNICAL EDITORS
CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
WHO THIS BOOK IS FORWHAT THIS BOOK COVERSHOW THIS BOOK IS STRUCTUREDDevelopersTestersProject Managers and Business AnalystsExecutive StakeholdersTeam Foundation Server AdministratorsExtensibility PartnerWHAT YOU NEED TO USE THIS BOOKFURTHER LEARNINGCONVENTIONSSOURCE CODEERRATAP2P.WROX.COM
I. Getting Started
1. Introducing Team Foundation Server 2010
1.1. WHAT IS TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER?1.2. WHAT'S NEW IN TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 20101.2.1. Project Management1.2.2. Version Control1.2.3. Build1.2.4. Administration1.3. ACQUISITION OPTIONS1.3.1. Trial1.3.2. Volume Licensing1.3.3. MSDN Subscription1.3.4. Microsoft Partner Network1.3.5. Retail1.3.6. Hosted Team Foundation Server Instances1.4. SUMMARY
2. Planning a Deployment
2.1. IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PAIN2.1.1. Transparency into the Release or Project2.1.2. Collaboration Across Different Teams and Roles2.1.3. Automated Compilation, Testing, Packaging, and Deployment2.1.4. Managing Test Plans2.1.5. Parallel Development2.2. HOW TO ADOPT TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER2.2.1. Adoption Timeline2.2.2. Phased Approach2.2.3. Hosting Team Foundation Server2.2.4. Identifying Affected Teams2.2.5. Generating Consensus2.2.6. Team Foundation Server Administrator2.2.7. Pilot Projects2.3. MIGRATION STRATEGIES2.3.1. Version Control2.3.1.1. Visual SourceSafe (VSS)2.3.1.2. Other Version Control Systems2.3.2. Work Item Tracking2.4. STRUCTURING TEAM PROJECT COLLECTIONS AND TEAM PROJECTS2.4.1. Considering Limitations in Team Foundation Server2.4.1.1. Renaming a Team Project2.4.1.2. Moving Work Items Across Team Projects or Team Project Collections2.4.1.3. Managing Work Items from Multiple Team Projects in Office Excel or Project2.4.1.4. Tracking Merged Changes Across Branches in Multiple Team Projects2.4.1.5. Reports and Dashboards Scoped to Team Project2.4.1.6. Moving Team Projects Between Team Project Collections2.4.1.7. Artifacts Scoped to a Team Project Collection2.4.2. Server Limitations2.5. PREPARATION FOR A TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER ENVIRONMENT2.5.1. Understanding the Architecture and Scale-Out Options2.5.2. Hardware Requirements2.5.3. Virtualization2.5.4. Planning for Software Prerequisites2.5.4.1. Operating Systems2.5.4.2. SQL Server2.5.4.2.1. Included Edition2.5.4.2.2. Enterprise Editions of SQL Server2.5.4.3. SharePoint Products2.5.5. Service Accounts2.5.6. File Share Folders2.5.7. SMTP Server2.5.8. Firewall Concerns and Ports Used2.5.9. Friendly DNS Names2.5.10. Legacy Visual Studio Versions2.6. SUMMARY

3. Installation and Configuration
3.1. WHAT YOU'LL NEED3.1.1. Team Foundation Server 20103.1.2. Team Foundation Server 2010 Installation Guide3.1.3. SQL Server 20083.1.4. Operating System3.1.5. SharePoint3.1.6. Client Software3.1.7. Service Packs and Other Updates3.2. INSTALLING TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER3.3. INSTALLATION TYPES3.4. CONFIGURING TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER3.5. CREATING YOUR FIRST TEAM PROJECT3.6. CONFIGURE FRIENDLY DNS NAMES3.7. SUMMARY
4. Connecting to Team Foundation Server
4.1. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER ARCHITECTURE4.2. ADDRESSING TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER4.3. INTRODUCING TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER SECURITY AND ROLES4.3.1. Users4.3.2. Groups4.3.3. Permissions4.4. TEAM EXPLORER4.4.1. Understanding Team Explorer in Visual Studio 20104.4.1.1. Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2010 from Visual Studio 20104.4.1.2. Team Explorer4.4.1.2.1. Work Items4.4.1.2.2. Documents4.4.1.2.3. Reports4.4.1.2.4. Builds4.4.1.2.5. Source Control4.4.1.3. Connecting to Older Versions of Team Foundation Server4.4.2. Connecting to Team Foundation Server 2010 from Older Versions of Visual Studio4.4.2.1. Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 20054.4.2.2. Prior Visual Studio Versions4.4.3. Connecting to Team Foundation Server from Eclipse and Cross-Platform4.4.3.1. Team Foundation Server Plug-in for Eclipse4.4.3.2. Cross-Platform Command-Line Client for Team Foundation Server4.5. ALTERNATE WAYS TO CONNECT TO TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER4.5.1. Accessing Team Foundation Server Through a Web Browser4.5.2. Using Team Foundation Server in Microsoft Excel4.5.3. Using Team Foundation Server in Microsoft Project4.5.4. Windows Explorer Integration with Team Foundation Server4.5.5. Expression Blend Integration with Team Foundation Server4.5.6. Connecting Microsoft Test Manager to Team Foundation Server4.5.7. Access to Team Foundation Server via Third-Party Integrations4.6. SUMMARY
II. Version Control
5. Overview of Version Control
5.1. WHAT IS VERSION CONTROL?5.1.1. Repository5.1.2. Working Copy5.1.3. Working Folder Mappings5.1.4. Get5.1.5. Add5.1.6. Check-out5.1.7. Changeset5.1.8. Check-in5.1.9. History5.1.10. Branching and Merging5.2. COMMON VERSION CONTROL PRODUCTS5.2.1. Microsoft Visual SourceSafe5.2.2. Apache Subversion5.2.3. Team Foundation Server5.2.4. Distributed Version Control Systems5.3. SUMMARY
6. Using Team Foundation Version Control
6.1. GETTING STARTED WITH TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER VERSION CONTROL6.2. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER VERSION CONTROL CONCEPTS6.2.1. Workspace6.2.2. Working Folder Mappings6.2.2.1. Active Working Folder Mappings6.2.2.2. Cloaked Working Folder Mappings6.2.2.3. Recursive Working Folder Mappings6.2.2.4. Mapping Individual Files6.2.3. Get6.2.4. Check-out6.2.5. Locks6.2.5.1. Check-out Lock6.2.5.2. Check-in Lock6.2.5.3. Using Locks Effectively6.2.6. Check-in of Pending Changes6.2.6.1. Check-in Notes6.2.6.2. Check-in Policies6.2.7. Undo Pending Changes6.2.8. Changeset6.2.9. Shelvesets6.2.10. Branches6.3. USING SOURCE CONTROL EXPLORER6.3.1. Pending Changes View6.3.2. Viewing History6.3.3. Labeling Files6.3.4. Recovering When Things Go Wrong6.3.4.1. Get Specific, Force Overwrite, Force Get6.3.4.2. Detect Local Changes in Eclipse6.3.4.3. Return Online Power Tool6.3.4.4. Re-create the Workspace6.4. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER VERSION CONTROL IN ECLIPSE6.4.1. Installing the Team Foundation Server Plug-in for Eclipse6.4.2. Sharing Eclipse Projects in Team Foundation Server6.4.3. Importing Projects from Team Foundation Server6.4.4. Differences Between the Eclipse and Visual Studio Clients6.5. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER VERSION CONTROL FROM THE COMMAND LINE6.5.1. Getting Help6.5.2. Using the Command Line6.6. TEAM FOUNDATION VERSION CONTROL POWER TOOLS AND THIRD-PARTY UTILITIES6.6.1. Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools6.6.2. Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider6.6.3. Team Foundation Sidekicks6.7. CONFIGURING VERSION CONTROL6.7.1. Security and Permissions6.7.2. Team Project Source Control Settings6.7.2.1. Check-out Settings6.7.2.2. Check-in Policy Settings6.7.2.3. Check-in Notes6.7.3. File Types6.7.4. Local User Settings6.7.4.1. Eclipse Preferences6.8. SWITCHING VERSION CONTROL TO TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER6.8.1. Team Foundation Server for Visual SourceSafe Users6.8.1.1. Speed, Reliability, and Scalability6.8.1.2. Versions6.8.1.3. Pinning and Sharing6.8.1.4. Labels and History6.8.1.5. Keyword Expansion6.8.1.6. File Timestamps6.8.1.7. Concurrent Editing of Files6.8.1.8. Get Latest on Check-out6.8.1.9. New Features in Team Foundation Server6.8.2. Team Foundation Server for Subversion Users6.8.2.1. Differences in Terminology6.8.2.2. Differences in Version Control Model6.8.2.3. Shell Extension Functionality6.8.2.4. Differences in History6.8.2.5. Offline Support6.8.2.6. Administration and Setup6.9. SUMMARY
7. Ensuring Code Quality
7.1. WHAT IS QUALITY?7.2. CHECK-IN POLICIES7.2.1. Monitoring Check-In Policy Overrides7.2.1.1. E-Mail Alerts7.2.1.2. Data Warehouse7.2.2. Check-In Policy Pack in Power Tools7.2.3. Creating Custom Check-In Policies7.2.4. Deploying Check-In Policies7.3. GATED CHECK-IN7.3.1. Why Gated Check-In?7.3.2. When Not to Use Gated Check-In7.3.3. Setting Up a Gated Check-In Build7.3.4. Checking In for Validation7.3.5. Reconciling the Local Workspace7.4. MANAGING CODE REVIEWS7.4.1. Shelvesets7.4.2. Check-In Note for Code Reviewer7.4.3. Third-Party Tools7.4.3.1. Team Foundation Server Sidekicks7.4.3.2. TeamReview7.5. SUMMARY
8. Migration from Legacy Version Control Systems
8.1. MIGRATION VERSUS UPGRADE8.1.1. Upgrade8.1.2. Migration8.2. MIGRATING HISTORY OR LATEST VERSION8.3. MIGRATING FROM VISUAL SOURCESAFE8.3.1. Preparing to Use the VSS Converter Tool8.3.2. Analyzing the Visual SourceSafe Repository8.3.2.1. Analyze Settings File8.3.2.2. Executing the Analyze Phase8.3.2.3. User Mapping8.3.2.4. Reviewing and Resolving Issues8.3.3. Migration8.3.3.1. Migration Settings File8.3.3.2. Executing the Migration8.4. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER INTEGRATION PLATFORM8.5. POPULAR THIRD-PARTY MIGRATION TOOLS8.5.1. Subversion, CVS, and StarTeam8.5.2. ClearCase8.6. SUMMARY
9. Branching and Merging
9.1. BRANCHING DEMYSTIFIED9.1.1. Branch9.1.2. Merge9.1.3. Conflict9.1.4. Branch Relationships9.1.5. Baseless Merge9.1.6. Forward/Reverse Integration9.2. COMMON BRANCHING STRATEGIES9.2.1. No Branching9.2.2. Branch per Release9.2.3. Code-Promotion Branching9.2.4. Feature Branching9.3. IMPLEMENTING BRANCHING STRATEGIES9.3.1. The Scenario9.3.2. The Plan9.3.3. Implementation9.3.4. Dealing with Changesets9.3.4.1. Branch from Label9.3.4.2. Branch from Changeset9.3.4.3. Ladder Merge9.3.4.4. Baseless Merge9.3.5. Tracking Change Through Branches9.4. SUMMARY
10. Common Version Control Scenarios
10.1. SETTING UP THE FOLDER STRUCTURE FOR YOUR BRANCHES10.1.1. Application Source Code10.1.2. Automated Tests Source Code10.1.3. Architecture Assets10.1.4. Database Schema10.1.5. Installer Assets10.1.6. Build and Deployment Assets10.2. THIRD-PARTY SOURCE CODE/DEPENDENCIES10.2.1. Folder Inside Branch10.2.2. Folder at Team Project Level10.3. INTERNAL SHARED LIBRARIES10.3.1. Choosing a Location in Version Control10.3.1.1. Dedicating a Branching Structure in the Same Team Project10.3.1.2. Dedicating a Branching Structure in a Different Team Project10.3.2. Storing Library Assemblies as Dependencies10.3.3. Branching into Product Family Branches10.4. MANAGING ARTIFACTS USING TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER10.4.1. SQL Reporting Services Encryption Key Backup10.4.2. Process Templates10.4.3. Custom Build Assemblies10.4.4. Master Build Process Templates10.4.5. Source Code for Custom Tools10.5. SUMMARY
III. Project Management
11. Introducing Work Item Tracking
11.1. PROJECT MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS IN TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 201011.1.1. Rich Work Item Relationships11.1.2. Agile Workbooks11.1.3. Test Case Management11.1.4. Enhanced Reporting11.1.5. SharePoint Server Dashboards11.2. WORK ITEMS11.2.1. Work Item Types11.2.2. Areas and Iterations11.3. PROCESS TEMPLATES11.3.1. MSF for Agile Software Development11.3.2. MSF for CMMI Process Improvement11.3.3. Visual Studio Scrum11.3.4. Third-Party Process Templates11.3.5. Custom Process Templates11.4. MANAGING WORK ITEMS11.4.1. Using Visual Studio11.4.1.1. Creating Work Items11.4.1.2. Work Item Queries11.4.2. Using Microsoft Excel11.4.3. Agile Workbooks11.4.4. Using Microsoft Project11.4.5. Using Team Web Access11.4.6. Using Third-Party Tools11.4.6.1. AIT Task Board11.4.6.2. TeamSpec11.4.6.3. Urban Turtle11.5. PROJECT SERVER INTEGRATION11.6. SUMMARY
12. Customizing Process Templates
12.1. ANATOMY OF A PROCESS TEMPLATE12.1.1. Plug-in Files12.1.2. Default Security Groups and Permissions12.1.3. Initial Area and Iteration Nodes12.1.4. Work Item Type Definitions12.1.4.1. Work Item Fields12.1.4.2. Work Item States and Transitions12.1.4.3. Rules for States and Transitions12.1.4.4. Work Item Form Layouts12.1.4.5. Standard Work Item Controls12.1.4.6. Work Item Categories12.1.4.7. Work Item Link Types12.1.4.8. Global Lists12.1.4.9. Global Workflows and Fields12.1.5. Initial Work Items12.1.6. Work Item Queries and Folders12.1.7. Microsoft Project Column Mappings12.1.8. Version Control Permissions and Settings12.1.9. SharePoint Project Team Portal Document Library Settings12.1.10. SQL Reporting Services Report Definitions12.2. USING THE PROCESS TEMPLATE EDITOR12.2.1. Installing the Process Template Editor12.2.2. Working with a Process Template12.2.3. Using an XML Editor and WITAdmin12.3. DEPLOYING UPDATES TO PROCESS TEMPLATES12.3.1. Uploading Process Templates in Team Foundation Server12.3.2. Editing Work Items on an Existing Team Project12.3.2.1. Concerns12.3.2.2. Using an Automated Build to Deploy Work Item Type Definition Changes12.4. COMMON WORK ITEM TYPE CUSTOMIZATIONS12.4.1. Adding New States12.4.2. Displaying Custom Link Types12.4.3. Using Display Name Changes (New syncnamechanges attribute)12.4.4. Using a Rich-Text Description12.5. INTRODUCING CUSTOM WORK ITEM CONTROLS12.5.1. Work Item Clients12.5.1.1. Preferred and Fallback Control12.5.2. Work Item Control Interfaces12.5.2.1. IWorkItemControl12.5.2.2. IWorkItemToolTip12.5.2.3. IWorkItemUserAction12.5.2.4. IWorkItemClipboard12.5.3. Deploying Custom Controls12.5.4. Work Item Custom Control Deployment Manifest12.5.5. Using the Custom Control in the Work Item Type Definition12.6. SUMMARY
13. Reporting and SharePoint Dashboards
13.1. WHAT'S NEW IN TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 201013.1.1. Cross-Collection Reporting Support13.1.2. Changes to the Relational Warehouse13.1.3. Changes to the Analysis Services Cube13.1.4. Optional and Richer SharePoint Integration13.2. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER DATA WAREHOUSE13.2.1. Operational Stores13.2.2. Relational Warehouse Database and Warehouse Adapters13.2.3. Querying the Relational Warehouse Database13.2.3.1. Querying the Current Work Item View13.2.3.2. Querying the Work Item History View13.2.3.3. Other Considerations for Querying the Relational Warehouse13.2.4. Analysis Services Cube13.2.4.1. Cube Perspectives13.2.4.2. Cube Processing13.2.5. Data Warehouse Permissions13.3. SHAREPOINT INTEGRATION13.3.1. SharePoint Extensions13.3.2. Excel Services and Dashboard Compatibility13.3.3. SharePoint Configuration Tool13.4. CREATING REPORTS13.4.1. Tools13.4.2. Excel Reporting from a Work Item Query13.4.3. SQL Server Reporting Services Reports13.4.3.1. Permissions13.4.3.2. SQL Server Report Builder13.4.3.3. SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio13.4.4. SharePoint Dashboards13.4.4.1. Accessing Dashboards13.4.4.2. Customizing a Dashboard13.5. ADVANCED CUSTOMIZATION13.5.1. Customizing Project Portals13.5.2. Customizing Warehouse Adapters13.5.3. TfsRedirect.aspx13.6. SUMMARY
IV. Team Foundation Build
14. Overview of Build Automation
14.1. LET'S BUILD SOMETHING14.2. WHAT IS BUILD AUTOMATION?14.3. SCRIPTING A BUILD14.3.1. Make14.3.2. Apache Ant14.3.3. Apache Maven14.3.4. NAnt14.3.5. MSBuild14.3.6. Windows Workflow Foundation14.4. USING BUILD AUTOMATION SERVERS14.4.1. CruiseControl14.4.2. CruiseControl.NET14.4.3. Hudson14.4.4. Team Foundation Server14.5. ADOPTING BUILD AUTOMATION14.6. SUMMARY
15. Using Team Foundation Build
15.1. INTRODUCTION TO TEAM FOUNDATION BUILD15.2. TEAM FOUNDATION BUILD ARCHITECTURE15.3. SETTING UP THE TEAM FOUNDATION BUILD SERVICE15.3.1. Installing Team Foundation Build15.3.2. Configuring the Team Foundation Build Service15.3.3. Additional Software Required on the Build Agent15.4. WORKING WITH BUILDS15.4.1. Creating a Build Definition15.4.1.1. General Section15.4.1.2. Trigger Section15.4.1.2.1. Manual15.4.1.2.2. Continuous Integration15.4.1.2.3. Rolling Builds15.4.1.2.4. Gated Check-in15.4.1.2.5. Schedule15.4.1.3. Workspace Section15.4.1.4. Build Defaults Section15.4.1.5. Process Section15.4.1.6. Retention Policy Section15.4.1.7. Saving the Build Definition15.4.2. Queuing a Build15.4.2.1. Understanding the Queuing Process15.4.2.2. Private Builds15.4.3. Build Notifications and Alerts15.4.3.1. Build Notification Tool15.4.3.2. E-mail Alerts15.4.4. Managing Builds15.4.4.1. Build Explorer15.4.4.1.1. Queued Builds15.4.4.1.2. Completed Builds15.4.4.2. Deleting Builds15.4.4.3. Build Details View15.4.5. Managing Build Quality Descriptions15.4.6. Managing Build Controllers and Build Agents15.5. UNDERSTANDING THE BUILD PROCESS15.5.1. DefaultTemplate Process15.5.1.1. Understanding the Process15.5.1.2. Build Process Parameters15.5.1.2.1. Configurations to Build15.5.1.2.2. Projects to Build15.5.1.2.3. Automated Tests15.5.1.2.4. Build Number Format15.5.1.2.5. Clean Workspace15.5.1.2.6. Logging Verbosity15.5.1.2.7. Perform Code Analysis15.5.1.2.8. Source And Symbol Server Settings15.5.1.2.9. Agent Settings15.5.1.2.10. Analyze Test Impact15.5.1.2.11. Associate Changesets and Work Items15.5.1.2.12. Copy Outputs to Drop Folder15.5.1.2.13. Create Work Item on Failure15.5.1.2.14. Disable Tests15.5.1.2.15. Get Version15.5.1.2.16. Label Sources15.5.1.2.17. MSBuild Arguments15.5.1.2.18. MSBuild Platform15.5.1.2.19. Private Drop Location15.5.2. Building Ant and Maven Projects with Team Foundation Server15.6. SUMMARY
16. Customizing the Build Process
16.1. INTRODUCTION TO WINDOWS WORKFLOW FOUNDATION16.1.1. Visual Basic.NET Expressions16.1.2. Custom Workflow Variables16.1.3. Custom Build Parameters16.1.3.1. Specifying Metadata16.1.3.2. Parameter Visibility16.1.3.3. Parameter Categories16.1.3.4. Custom Editors for Parameters16.1.4. Workflow Activities16.1.4.1. Notable Workflow Framework Activities16.1.4.1.1. If16.1.4.1.2. Sequence16.1.4.1.3. Assign16.1.4.1.4. Exception Handling16.1.4.1.5. Parallel16.1.4.1.6. ForEach<T> and ParallelForEach<T>16.1.4.1.7. InvokeMethod16.1.4.2. Notable Team Foundation Server Activities16.1.4.2.1. AgentScope16.1.4.2.2. MSBuild and MSTest16.1.4.2.3. WriteBuildMessage, WriteBuildWarning, and WriteBuildError16.1.4.2.4. InvokeProcess16.1.4.2.5. UpdateBuildNumber16.1.4.2.6. SetBuildProperties and GetBuildDetail16.1.4.2.7. CopyDirectory, DeleteDirectory, and CreateDirectory16.1.4.2.8. ConvertWorkspaceItem and ConvertWorkspaceItems16.1.4.2.9. FindMatchingFiles16.1.4.2.10. SharedResourceScope16.1.4.2.11. GetBuildEnvironment16.1.4.2.12. InvokeForReason16.1.4.3. Build Log Verbosity16.2. WHEN TO USE MSBUILD VERSUS WF16.3. CUSTOM BUILD WORKFLOW ACTIVITIES16.3.1. How to Create a Custom Build Activity16.3.2. Integrating Activity into the Build Process Template16.3.3. Deployment of Custom Build Activities16.4. CUSTOMIZING THE BUILD REPORT OUTPUT16.4.1. Creating a Log Data Visualizer16.4.2. Build Summary Report Custom Section16.5. CUSTOMIZING THE BUILD PROCESS TO STAMP THE VERSION NUMBER ON ASSEMBLIES16.5.1. Defining Custom Build Process Parameters16.5.2. Allowing the Functionality to Be Optional16.5.3. Defining Local Workflow Variables16.5.4. Initializing the Local Workflow Variables16.5.5. Finding Matching Assembly Info Files16.5.6. Adding the Custom TfsVersion Activity16.6. SUMMARY
V. Administration
17. Introduction to Team Foundation Server Administration
17.1. ADMINISTRATOR TYPES17.1.1. Infrastructure Administrator17.1.2. Team Foundation Server Administrator17.1.3. Project Administrator17.2. LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE17.2.1. Client Tier17.2.2. Application Tier17.2.3. Data Tier17.2.3.1. Configuration Database17.2.3.2. Relational Warehouse and OLAP Cube Database17.2.3.3. Team Project Collections17.3. BUILT-IN ADMINISTRATION TOOLS17.3.1. Team Foundation Administration Console17.3.1.1. License Information17.3.1.2. Managing Application Tiers17.3.1.2.1. Update Service Account Password17.3.1.2.2. Change Service Account17.3.1.2.3. Reapply Service Account17.3.1.2.4. Change URLs17.3.1.2.5. Add Team Foundation Server Administration Console User17.3.1.2.6. Installed Updates17.3.1.3. Managing Team Project Collections17.3.1.3.1. General Tab17.3.1.3.2. Stop and Start a Collection17.3.1.3.3. Status Tab17.3.1.3.4. Team Projects Tab17.3.1.3.5. SharePoint Site Tab17.3.1.3.6. Reports Folder Tab17.3.1.3.7. Create a Team Project Collection17.3.1.3.8. Move a Team Project Collection17.3.1.3.9. Detach a Team Project Collection17.3.1.3.10. Attach a Team Project Collection17.3.1.3.11. Delete a Team Project Collection17.3.1.4. Managing SharePoint Products17.3.1.5. Managing Reporting17.3.1.6. Other17.3.2. Command-Line Configuration Tools17.3.2.1. TFSConfig.exe17.3.2.2. TFSServiceControl.exe17.4. OTHER ADMINISTRATION TOOLS17.4.1. Team Foundation Server Power Tools17.4.2. Best Practices Analyzer17.4.3. Team Foundation Server Administration Tool17.4.4. Team Foundation Sidekicks17.5. SUMMARY
18. Scalability and High Availability
18.1. WHAT'S NEW IN TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 2010?18.2. LIMITING FACTORS18.2.1. Microsoft Recommendations18.2.2. Data Tier18.2.2.1. Storage18.2.2.2. SQL Query Plan Cache18.2.2.3. SQL Buffer Cache18.2.3. Application Tier18.2.3.1. Memory18.2.3.2. ASP.NET Worker Threads Configuration18.2.4. Web Access18.2.5. Warehouse18.2.6. Team Foundation Proxy18.2.6.1. Network Performance18.2.6.2. Storage Performance18.3. PRINCIPLES18.4. SOLUTIONS18.4.1. Data Tier18.4.1.1. High Availability18.4.1.1.1. SQL Server Failover Clustering18.4.1.1.2. Failover Topologies18.4.1.1.3. SQL Server Database Mirroring18.4.1.2. Scalability18.4.1.2.1. SQL Server Enterprise and Data Center Editions18.4.2. Application Tier and Web Access18.4.2.1. Stateless18.4.2.2. Load Balancing18.4.2.2.1. Idle Timeout18.4.2.2.2. Affinity18.4.2.2.3. IP Pass Through18.4.2.2.4. Advanced Load Balancing18.4.2.3. ASP.NET Worker Threads18.4.2.4. Version Control Cache Directory18.4.3. Team Foundation Proxy18.4.4. Virtualization18.5. SUMMARY
19. Disaster Recovery
19.1. BUSINESS CONTINUITY AND RECOVERY GOALS19.2. DEFINING RESPONSIBILITIES19.3. BACKING UP TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER19.3.1. Components to Back Up19.3.1.1. SharePoint Products19.3.1.2. Reporting Services Encryption Key19.3.1.3. Lab Management19.3.2. Types of Database Backups19.3.2.1. Full Database Backups19.3.2.2. Differential Database Backups19.3.2.3. Transaction Log Backups19.3.3. Important Considerations19.3.3.1. SQL Marked Transactions19.3.3.2. New Collections19.3.3.3. Virtualization and Backups19.3.3.4. Data Security19.3.3.5. Software Versions, Installation Media, and License Keys19.4. CREATING A BACKUP PLAN19.4.1. Team Foundation Server Backup Plan Details19.4.1.1. TfsConfigPT.exe and ConfigPT.xml19.4.1.2. Take Full Backup Now19.4.1.3. Update Account Password19.4.1.4. Change Account19.4.2. Restoring a Backup to the Original Server19.4.2.1. Stop Services That Team Foundation Server Uses19.4.2.2. Restore Team Foundation Databases Using the Restore Wizard19.4.2.3. Clear the Version Control Cache19.4.2.4. Update All Service Accounts19.4.2.5. Rebuild the Warehouse19.4.2.6. Restart Services That Team Foundation Server Uses19.4.2.7. Restoring to Different Hardware19.5. SUMMARY
20. Security and Privileges
20.1. USERS20.1.1. Domain Users20.1.1.1. Service Accounts20.1.1.2. Machine Accounts20.1.2. Local Users20.1.3. Identity Synchronization20.1.3.1. Identity Synchronization Job20.1.3.2. Domains and Trusts20.1.3.3. Handling Display Name Changes20.1.3.4. Display Name Disambiguation20.1.3.5. Alias Mode20.2. GROUPS20.2.1. Domain Groups20.2.2. Distribution Groups20.2.3. Local Groups20.2.4. Team Foundation Server Groups20.2.4.1. Server Groups20.2.4.2. Team Project Collection Groups20.2.4.3. Team Project Groups20.3. PERMISSIONS20.3.1. Server Permissions20.3.2. Team Project Collection Permissions20.3.3. Team Project Permissions20.3.3.1. View Project-Level Information20.3.3.2. Edit Project-Level Information20.3.4. Work Item Tracking20.3.4.1. Areas20.3.4.2. Iterations20.3.4.3. Team Query Folders20.3.4.4. Team Web Access and Work Item Only View20.3.5. Version Control Permissions20.3.5.1. Check-In Policies20.3.5.2. Branching and Permissions20.3.5.3. Destroy20.3.6. Reporting20.4. SECURITY MANAGEMENT20.4.1. Deny, Allow, and Unset Permissions20.4.2. Use Active Directory Groups20.4.3. Avoid Granting Individual User Permissions20.4.4. Use Inheritance20.5. TOOLS20.5.1. Command-Line Tools20.5.2. Team Foundation Server Administration Tool20.6. SUMMARY
21. Monitoring Server Health and Performance
21.1. SYSTEM HEALTH21.1.1. Storage System Health21.2. SQL SERVER21.2.1. Dynamic Management Views (DMV)21.2.2. Currently Running Processes21.2.2.1. Long-Running Processes21.2.2.2. High Memory Usage21.2.2.3. High Processor Usage21.2.2.4. Performance Problems in a Specific Collection Database21.2.2.5. Blocking Processes21.2.2.6. Resource Contention21.2.3. SQL Wait Types21.2.4. Storage Health21.2.5. Memory Contention21.3. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER21.3.1. Command Log21.3.2. Active Server Requests21.3.3. Server Tracing21.3.4. Client Performance Tracing21.3.5. Job History21.3.6. Storage Usage21.3.7. Data Warehouse21.4. TOOLS21.4.1. Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool21.4.2. Team Foundation Server Best Practices Analyzer (BPA)21.4.3. Team Foundation Server Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)21.5. SUMMARY
22. Testing and Lab Management
22.1. SOFTWARE TESTING22.1.1. Test Case Management22.1.2. Lab Management22.2. TESTING ARCHITECTURE22.3. MICROSOFT TEST MANAGER22.3.1. Test Plans22.3.2. Test Suites22.3.3. Test Cases22.3.4. Test Runs22.3.5. Actionable Bugs22.3.6. Test Settings22.3.7. Test Attachments Cleaner22.3.8. Assigning a Build to a Test Plan22.3.9. Analyzing Impacted Tests22.3.10. Build Retention22.3.11. Custom Work Item Types22.4. TEST AUTOMATION22.5. VISUAL STUDIO 2010 LAB MANAGEMENT22.5.1. Installing and Configuring Lab Management22.5.1.1. Ports and Protocols22.5.1.2. Capacity Planning22.5.1.3. Managing Host Groups and Library Shares22.5.1.4. Creating VMs and VM Templates22.5.1.5. Working with Virtual Environments22.5.1.6. Defining a Build-Deploy-Test Workflow22.5.1.7. Lab Management Permissions22.5.1.8. Geographically Distributed Teams22.5.1.9. Physical Environments22.5.1.10. VMware22.5.1.11. Advanced Topologies22.5.2. Maintaining a Healthy Test Lab22.5.2.1. Instilling Good Citizenship22.5.2.2. Managing Snapshots22.5.2.3. Workflow Customizations22.5.2.4. Patching of VMs and VM Templates22.5.3. Troubleshooting22.6. SUMMARY
23. Upgrading from Earlier Versions
23.1. UPGRADING FROM TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER 2005 AND 200823.1.1. In-Place Upgrades Versus Migrating to New Hardware23.1.2. Planning Upgrades23.1.2.1. Connection URL23.1.2.2. Other Servers in Team Foundation Server Environment23.2. UPGRADING PREREQUISITES23.2.1. SQL Server23.2.2. SharePoint23.3. USING THE CONFIGURATION UTILITY23.3.1. Upgrade Wizard23.3.2. Verification of Upgrade23.3.3. Consolidating Legacy Servers23.4. UPGRADING LEGACY TEAM PROJECTS23.4.1. Enabling Branch Visualization23.4.2. Enabling Test Case Management23.4.3. Upgrading Work Item Type Definitions23.4.4. Automated Builds23.4.5. Deploying New Reports23.4.6. Deploying New SharePoint Team Portal Site23.5. SUMMARY
24. Working with Geographically Distributed Teams
24.1. IDENTIFYING THE CHALLENGES24.1.1. Latency Over the Wide Area Network (WAN)24.1.2. Sources of Network Traffic24.1.2.1. Version Control24.1.2.2. Work Item Tracking24.2. SOLUTIONS24.2.1. Central Server with Remote Proxy Servers24.2.2. Multiple Distributed Servers24.2.3. Mirroring24.2.4. Remote Desktops24.2.5. Internet-Connected "Extranet" Server24.2.6. Mirroring to an Internet-Connected Server24.2.7. Metadata Filtering24.3. BUILD SERVERS24.3.1. Local Build Server24.3.2. Remote Build Server24.4. TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER PROXY24.4.1. How the Team Foundation Server Proxy Works24.4.2. Compatibility24.4.3. Configuring Proxies24.4.3.1. Proxy Cleanup Settings24.4.3.2. Automatically Detecting the Proxy Settings24.4.3.3. Active Directory Sites24.4.3.4. Setting a Proxy24.4.4. Seeding Proxies24.4.5. Personal Proxies24.5. MIRRORING WITH THE TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER INTEGRATION TOOLS24.5.1. Capabilities24.5.1.1. Field Maps, Value Maps, and User Maps24.5.1.2. Intelligent Conflict Resolution24.5.1.3. Health Monitoring24.5.2. Examples24.5.2.1. Version Control Two-Way Synchronization to a Second Server24.5.2.2. Work Item Synchronization to a Different Process Template24.6. WORKING OFFLINE24.6.1. Version Control24.6.2. Forcing Offline24.6.3. Work Items24.7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS24.7.1. Maintenance Windows and Time Zones24.7.2. Online Index Operations with SQL Server Enterprise24.7.3. Distributed Application Tiers24.7.4. SQL Mirroring24.8. SUMMARY
25. Extending Team Foundation Server
25.1. Extensibility Points25.1.1. Extensibility Points25.2. CLIENT OBJECT MODEL25.2.1. Connecting to the Server25.2.2. Handling Multiple API Versions25.2.3. Displaying the Work Item Form25.2.4. Distributing the Client Object Model25.3. SOAP EVENT SUBSCRIPTIONS25.3.1. Available Event Types25.3.2. Building an Endpoint25.3.3. Adding the Subscription25.3.4. Listing All Event Subscriptions25.4. SERVER OBJECT MODEL25.4.1. Server Extensibility Interfaces25.4.2. Server Plug-Ins25.4.2.1.25.4.2.1.1. Decision Points25.4.2.1.2. Notifications25.5. VISUAL STUDIO EXTENSIBILITY25.6. EXCEL AGILE WORKBOOKS25.6.1. Manually Binding the Iteration Backlog25.6.2. Code Behind25.7. OTHER RESOURCES25.8. SUMMARY

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Chapter 15. Using Team Foundation Build

WHAT'S IN THIS CHAPTER?

Getting to know the build automation features provided by Team Foundation Server
Understanding the Team Foundation build architecture
Installing a build controller and build agent
Working with builds
Understanding the build process
Editing build process parameters
Building both .NET and Java projects with Team Foundation Server

This chapter introduces the build automation capabilities of Team Foundation Server 2010, the core concepts, and how to install the build server functionality. You will learn how to create your own builds based on the standard build process templates, along with how to use and manage them.

Note

For information on customizing the standard build process, see Chapter 16.

INTRODUCTION TO TEAM FOUNDATION BUILD

The build automation capabilities of Team Foundation Server have probably undergone the most significant change since the initial release of Team Foundation Server 2005. Originally, the build functionality simply extended MSBuild to allow for a basic level of build automation integrated with Team Foundation version control and work item tracking.

In the 2008 release, the build system came of age in its own right as a fully enterprise-ready build automation system. That release introduced new first-class concepts into Team Foundation Server, such as the build definition and build agent, and also had powerful build triggering functionalities provided out-of-the-box. However, the build process was still tightly ...

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