 | Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 Power ToolsPower Tools are a set of enhancements, tools, and command-line utilities that increase productivity of Team Foundation Server scenarios. |
Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2012 Power ToolsThis release supports
If you use Visual Studio 2013, please download the TFS 2013 power tools. If you have an older version of Visual Studio or Team Foundation Server, please visit thedownload center. PrerequisitesBest Practices Analyzer: install on the TFS Server (Application Tier) Process Template Editor: VS Pro and up Other: Team Explorer or VS Pro and up Note: VS Express users download Team Explorer for free to use the power tools (except for the Process Template Editor) Known issuesWe have seen reports of customers who receive a the error 1001 during the installation of the Power Tools. We have seen this error when we enabled the PowerShell power tool in an environment that did not have the .Net Framework 3.5 enabled or installed. To work around the issue, please install the .Net 3.5 framework or deselect the PowerShell power tool. If you try to enable the .Net 3.5 framework for Windows 8, you might an receive error message. Please see thisKB article on that subject. Best Practices AnalyzerA diagnostic tool that you can use to perform the following actions:
Check-in policiesA Visual Studio add-in, located under the Team | Team Project Settings | Source Control menu. It adds the following checkin policies:
Process Template EditorA Visual Studio add-in, located under the Tools menu. The Process Template Editor provides a graphical user interface for customizing work items (field, workflow and the form) and process templates. Storyboard ShapesThis tool enables you to create shapes for the PowerPoint storyboarding add-in with custom resize logic. Team Explorer EnhancementsThis tool provides additional Visual Studio menu options and functions to support finding files under version control by status or wildcard, opening a folder using File Explorer from the Source Control Explorer context menu, and labeling files and folders in Source Control Explorer. Clone builds definitions easily and copy work item paths. Collaborate and share with your teammates within Visual Studio using the new Team Members page in the Team Explorer tool window. You can communicate with your team through instant messaging, share queries and components, create workspace templates, and track your sprint progress. Team Foundation Power Tool Command Line (tfpt.exe)A companion tool to “tf.exe” that offers additional version control commands, work item tracking, and team project manipulation. Some commands invoke a graphical user interface when run. Run tfpt.exe /? to find a list of the supported commands:
Test Attachment CleanerThe execution of a Test Run (whether automated or manual) generates a bunch of diagnostic data, which may be captured either automatically by the system or manually by the tester. This diagnostic data is critical in eliminating the “no repro” bug scenarios between the testers and developers. However, the downside of this rich diagnostic data captures is that the system/user generated diagnostic data, over a period of time, can grow at a rapid pace and start taking up database space. In Visual Studio 2012, the database administrator has little or no control over what data gets attached as part of Test Runs. For example, she has no policy settings to limit the size of the data capture, or how long to hold the data before initiating a cleanup. This tool addresses these issues by:
Windows PowerShell CmdletsThis tool provides a Windows PowerShell interface that supports basic version control commands and a pipeline and glue to enable scripting. Windows Shell ExtensionsThis tool provides integration with Windows Explorer and the common file dialogs. With this integration, you can perform many source control operations without having to run Visual Studio or a Team Foundation command-line tool. Work Item TemplatesA plug-in to Visual Studio, this tool provides an add-in to the Team menu and a new section on the Work Items page in Team Explorer. Use this tool to create new work items with default values, or to easily apply values to existing work items.
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