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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

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

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