Team Foundation Server 2013 Customization : Learn How to Customize TFS and Create Useful Plugins for Your Organization / Gordon Beeming.

Online resource; title from cover (Safari, viewed February 7, 2014).

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Customizing the TFS Process Templates for Your Business; Prerequisites or tools; Customizing the TFS work items; Adding a new field using the TFS Power Tools; Adding a field to the work item form layout using the TFS Power Tools; Importing a WITD using the TFS Power Tools; Adding a new field using the raw .xml files; Adding a field to the work item form layout using the raw .xml files; Altering the work item workflow using the raw .xml files

Importing a WITD using the raw .xml filesAdding a new portfolio to the process template; Creating a new work item type definition; Adding a new portfolio backlog; Adding a new work item category; Importing a new work item portfolio; Importing the work item type definition; Importing the categories file; Importing the process configuration file; Summary; Chapter 2: Increasing Web Access Usability; Customizing TFS dashboard tiles; Adding a tile to the dashboard; Pinning build definitions to the team dashboard; Pinning recent changes to the dashboard

Changing the default columns for portfolio boardsAdding fields to the add panels; Creating a basic JavaScript plugin; Getting started with an empty plugin; Importing a plugin into TFS Web Access; Setting up the debug mode; Enabling the Script Debug Mode; Configuring a Fiddler AutoResponder rule; Adding information to display work items; Summary; Chapter 3: Enhancing Work Items with Custom Controls; Creating a Windows Forms control; Writing the code; Deploying the code; Debugging the code; Creating a control for use inside the Web Access; Writing the code; Deploying and debugging the code

Using the control on an existing work item definitionDisplaying a web page with rich data inside a WITD; Summary; Chapter 4: Creating Server Plugins; Using a TFS plugin over a check-in policy; The basics of a server plugin; Setting up the code; Deploying server plugins; Debugging server plugins; Creating a check-in plugin; Creating a work item changed plugin; Summary; Chapter 5: Creating TFS Scheduled Jobs; Creating a TFS job; Writing the code; Deploying the code; Registering the custom job and adding it to a schedule; Verify that the job is installed; Checking the job history

Debugging a TFS jobDeregistering the custom job with TFS; Summary; Chapter 6: Customizing a TFS Build Process; Creating a copy of the default build template; Downloading the default template; Using the template in a build; Creating a custom build activity; Creating the custom activity project; Zipping the current build; Uploading the ZIP file to FTP; Sharing the build number and URL to the ZIP file; Adding a custom activity to an existing build template; Creating a build template project; Adding a build template argument; Summary; Index

This book utilizes a tutorial based approach, focused on the practical customization of key features of the Team Foundation Server for collaborative enterprise software projects. This practical guide is intended for those who want to extend TFS. This book is for intermediate users who have an understanding of TFS, and basic coding skills will be required for the more complex customizations.

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