This post is about creating build definition. Build definition play a key role in continuous integration. Each build definition contains instructions about which code projects to compile, what action should trigger a build, what builds should be retained, and where build output should be copied. To create build definition, Select the Builds menu item from [...]
Posts Categorized: Team Foundation Server
Continuous integration using TFS 2012 express edition – Adding files to version control
The last post was about creating team project, in that we created a version control folder. This post is about adding files / solution to version control. Open Visual Studio Express 2012 For Web, Connect to the Team Project. Create project you want to add to source control / Open project. Right click on the [...]
Continuous integration using TFS 2012 express edition – Creating Team Project
This post is about creating team project in TFS Express 2012. Every team project requires a process template. A process template is a collection of files that together define various process elements of a team project in Team Foundation Server. Team Project required for version control too. You can create new team project by Create [...]
Continuous integration using TFS 2012 express edition – Connecting to TFS Server
Once TFS 2012 Express setup, we can connect to TFS Express from VS 2012 Express (Yes, the new VS Express 2012 supports source control integration. Thanks to Microsoft). Launch VS 2012 Express edition. You can connect to TFS using either Startup screen, Connect to Team Foundation Server, or using Team menu, Connect to Team Foundation [...]
Continuous integration using Team Foundation Server 2012 express edition – Build service configuration
This post is about creating build configuration for TFS Express 2012. In this we will create both Build controllers and Build Agents. The build controller processes the workflow and typically performs mostly lightweight work such as determining the name of the build, creating the label in version control, logging notes, and reporting status from the [...]
Continuous integration using Team Foundation Server 2012 express edition – Application tier configuration
This post is about configuring TFS 2012 Express. Here is the TFS Object model. Once you install TFS Express 2012, you can access the Team Foundation Server Administration Console from All Programs > Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012. The window will be like this. First we need to configure Application Tier. The Start [...]
