Chapter 18
Customizing the Build Process
What's in this chapter?
Getting to know Windows Workflow Foundation
Creating custom process parameters
Reviewing standard workflow activities
Reviewing standard Team Foundation Server activities
Creating custom activities
Reviewing other extensibility options
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As you learned in Chapter 17, Team Foundation Server includes a rich set of features for automated builds based on the Windows Workflow Foundation technology included in the .NET Framework. The main functionality for an automated build is included in the default build process template available in the standard process templates. More than likely, however, you will find yourself needing to customize that functionality or add actions for your build process.
In this chapter, you will learn the fundamentals for working with Windows Workflow Foundation and how to customize the build process template using the workflow designer tools available in Visual Studio 2012. Additionally, you will learn how to create custom build workflow activities that can be deployed to build machines and are used by your automated builds.
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