Where do I place pre-conditions for test cases in MTM 24 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I have preconditions for a test case in Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) but I don’t know where to store or how to notify the tester before executing the test. Solution: Attach a preconditions document to the first step of your test case or create the preconditions as a shared step. ... [More]
How I learned WF 4.0 for Team Build 11 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Video that got me started with Windows Workflow. [More]
How to change the name of a CodedUI method without Feature Pack 2. 06 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I want to change the name of a method generated by the Coded UI Builder. Solution: Modify the UI map and regenerate code. Explanation: I would suggest downloading Feature Pack 2. However, if you are not a MSDN subscriber you may not have access to FP2. When you record using... [More]
How to override the connection string and target database of a database project 06 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I need to override the connection string and target database of a database project built with Team Build. Solution: Pass the TargetConnectionString and TargetDatabase parameters to team build. Explanation: Although Team Build in 2010 is Windows Workflow based at the end of the day MSBu... [More]
How do I deploy Metadata during my database deploy 06 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) How to deploy Metadata with my database. [More]
How to deploy a Database Project with Team Build 2010 06 September 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) How to deploy your database project using Team Build 2010 [More]
How to write a data collector for MTM 31 August 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd286649.aspx
Can't save values in custom controls on TSWA 2010 27 August 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I just upgraded my TFS 2008 to 2010 and my custom TSWA controls are no longer saving values. Solution: Make sure the first thing you do in the InitializeControl() method from the IWebWorkItemControl inteface is call the code that populates the base.Controls collection.&nbs... [More]
Where in the world is WorkItemChangedEvent defined? 25 August 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I am not asked to write TFS Event Handler web services very often and I can never remember where WorkItemChangedEvent is defined. I spend more time searching for that missing reference than I do writing the code. Solution: For TFS 2010 WorkItemChangedEvent is in C:\Program Files\Mi... [More]
Verify SharePoint 2010 Products for Team Foundation Server 24 August 2010 Donovan-Brown Work (0) I had to install TFS against an existing SharePoint 2010 install. [More]