Create a shelveset for the latest version of all pending changes, automatically. Pending changes from the local TFS workspaces will be shelved to the TFS Server every "x" number of minutes when solutions are opened.
The tool you know, updated to work in Visual Studio 2012. Protect your code by guaranteeing your pending changes are always backed up to the TFS server.
What it does:
Automatic Shelving shelves all your pending changes while you are coding
Manual Shelving shelves all your pending changes anytime with a single menu click or Ctrl+T hotkey
Uses one shelveset per workspace to shelve all pending changes to the TFS Server
Shelvesets are re-used to save the latest version of pending changes
Functionality:
Automatic Shelving
Begins when any solution mapped to TFS is opened in Visual Studio
Disabled when non-mapped TFS solution is opened
Team Menu allows you to turn on/off automatic shelving
Team Menu -> TFS Auto Shelve (Running)
Team Menu -> TFS Auto Shelve (Not Running)
Manual Shelving
Can be triggered any time as long as you are connected to TFS
Team Menu -> TFS Auto Shelve Now
Options
Tools Menu -> Options -> TFS Auto Shelve Options
ShelveSetName – string.Format input expression for deriving the unique shelveset name. By default it is “Auto-{1}” where {0}=WorkspaceInfo.Name, {1}=WorkspaceInfo.OwnerName, {2}=DateTime.Now.
TimerSaveInterval – The interval (in minutes) which automatic shelving will occur
Note: The ShelveSetName expression supports Composite Formatting. For example, {2:hh} if you want to include just a 2 digit hour in the name. Or, {2:yyyyMMdd} for a sortable date value.
Helpful Info:
To view shelvesets, open Source Control Explorer, click on:
File > Source Control > Unshelve Pending Changes
Workspaces can be modified by:
Opening the Source Control Explorer > Clicking on Workspaces drop down > Click Workspaces… > Click Add/Edit/Removed
Custom Visual Studio Activity Logging is implemented. If you run into any errors, please startup Visual Studio with the /log switch, re-create the error, then close Visual Studio. You can browse to “%AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\ActivityLog.XML” to view the log.
