It is possible to create a shelveset from a changeset with some limitations. I needed to rollback a change from a branch to remove it from a release but it wasn’t in any other branch either so I wanted to keep the change in a shelveset. I achieved this as below: Rollback the changeset and … Read more
Right-click solution Get Latest Version Try commit again Issue started for me when I upgraded to VS2017
The missing green icons can be explained here. It is because Windows has a limit of overlay icons it supports. The details on how to fix it are in that blog post. How long are you waiting after entering a folder before you perform the first Right Click? It sometimes takes a while for the … Read more
I had a situation where a branch had been deleted and there was no purpose for it to stick around. I couldn’t get tf destroy to work until I found out the deletion number of the directory like Damien mentioned. I couldn’t get that ID with tf properties since there was no local copy and … Read more
Richard suggested: Team | Manage Connections then click on manage connections, from where you can connect to servers. “Connect to a Project” form/dialog .. thanks for this comment ! i.e. in Visual Studio Pro 2019, the option is “Add Azure DevOps Server” even though wanting to add TFS server. i.e. In Visual Studio Pro 2017, … Read more
If you want to change the local path for the working directory of the Team Foundation Server (TFS), you need to go to File -> Source Control -> Workspaces (File -> Source Control -> Advanced -> Workspaces for VS2017), then select your workspace (it should match your computer name) and click Edit. In the next … Read more
For anyone having the same issue a work around is to undo your pending changes. When you get the confirmation dialog choose “No to all”. Only your pending changes should be left.
They have two different purposes, ChangeSets are when the files have actually changed and you wish to keep a permanent record of that change. Labels mark a certain version of the files so that you can easily go back to that point. Unless your build actually changes files under source control and you wish to … Read more
I just figured out what the problem was that my Code Coverage weren’t been calculated on the buildserver. I figured this out with the helpdesk of Microsoft and it is a small UI bug. Steps to reproduce: Create a new build definition. Go to the process tab of the build definition and select the solution … Read more