How to data bind a Visual Studio 2013 Coded UI Test 05 January 2015 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem I need to run the same Coded UI Test with different data. Solution Data bind your Coded UI Test. To data bind a test in Visual Studio you just need access to the data source and add attributes to the test. For this example we are going to use a simply CSV file. So add a new t... [More]
How to change your default language in Visual Studio 12 December 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I want to change my default languge in Visual Studio. Solution: Select Tools / Import and Export Settings... Select Reset all settings Click Next > I suggest backing up your current settings just in case you want them back. Select the default Language setup you want to use Cl... [More]
Why is my Visual Studio 2013 Command Prompt impossible to find on Windows 8 12 October 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I can’t find the Visual Studio 2013 Developer Command Prompt! Solution: Press the Windows key and type "Visual Studio" on the Start screen, and then select "Visual Studio Tools". This will open a File Explorer that contains the command prompt. Do yourself a favor and right cl... [More]
Where are my diagnostic build logs? 12 October 2014 Donovan-Brown (0) Problem: I am trying to customize TfvcTemplate.12.xaml and can’t increase the verbosity level any longer. Solution: Open the desired build and click the Diagnostics menu and select View Logs. Explanation: In the past there was an argument on the build template that allowed you to contro... [More]
Tokenization for DSC 05 September 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Update! This resources has been officially release by Microsoft here http://tinyurl.com/xReleaseManagement Update 3 of Release Management introduced Desired State Configuration (DSC) as a deployment option in addition to the deployer based solution. With DSC we can utilized the Local C... [More]
Increase the reach of Code Lens and Code Map 30 May 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: My code lens does not see references to properties in my MVC views .cshtml files. Solution: Install the Razor Generator extension. Explanation: While watching a great deep dive of Code Map by Jean-Marc Prieur he mentioned the Razor Generator as a way to enable features in Cod... [More]
Find by Status is not working 13 February 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: "Find by Status" of the TFS Power Tools always returns zero results even though people have files checked out. Solution: Make sure the developers workspaces are Server and not Local. Explanation: Only Server workspace communicate the status of check outs back to the Ser... [More]
I keep getting error when I run tcm.exe 23 January 2014 Donovan Work (0) Problem: I keep getting the following error when I attempt to run tcm.exe from the command line: “A test run must be created with at least one test case.” Solution: Open MTM and check the status of the test case from the Test tab. Make sure the test case state is not Error. If it is ... [More]
I want code lens to show me my code health. 13 January 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I want to see my code heath without having to run code analysis. Solution: Add code health to Code Lens with Microsoft CodeLens Code Health Indicator.
I need team rooms in my IDE 13 January 2014 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I want to use the new Team Foundation Server team rooms but I don't want to leave my IDE. Solution: Install Team Rooms for Visual Studio 2013.