Index

A

• activity-specific logic
  • about / Activity-specific logic
• Agent
  • reference link / A walkthrough of the new build system
• Agent Samples
  • reference link / A walkthrough of the new build system
• Agent Tasks
  • reference link / A walkthrough of the new build system
• ALM Rangers Community Extensions
  • about / ALM Rangers Community Extensions
• ALM Rangers GitHub account, for VSO-Extensions
  • reference link / ALM Rangers Community Extensions
• Azure Service Bus / What service hooks are available?
• Azure Storage / What service hooks are available?

B

• Bamboo / What service hooks are available?
• board settings
  • about / Where do I find the board settings?
• Build.xml file
  • reference link / Build
• build status
  • pinning / Pinning the build status
• build template
  • custom activity, using in / How do I use a custom activity in a build template?

C

• Calc Api project, GitHub
  • URL / The prerequisites
• Campfire / What service hooks are available?
• card settings
  • configuring / Configuring card settings
  • Show ID option / Show ID
  • Show Assigned To field as option / Show Assigned To field as
• Categories.xml file
  • exporting / Exporting and importing Categories.xml
  • importing / Exporting and importing Categories.xml
• changes
  • uploading, after team project creation / Uploading changes after team project creation
• charts, MSDN
  • reference link / Pinning work item query charts
• check-in policies
  • versus server plugins / Check-in policies versus server plugins
• check-in policy
  • prerequisites / Prerequisites
  • project setup / The project setup
  • implementation / Implementation
  • deploying / Deploying a check-in policy
  • configuring / Configuring a check-in policy to be used
  • deploying, to masses / Deploying to the masses
  • reference link / Deploying to the masses
  • existing check-in policies / Existing check-in policies
• Classification.xml file
  • reference link / Classification
• Class Library project
  • about / The project setup
• client applications
  • Windows Forms Control, creating for / Creating a Windows Forms Control for client applications
• Client Object Model / Registering, queueing, and deregistering a TFS job
• cloak
  • about / How do I create a new build?
• Colin's ALM check-in policies
  • about / Colin's ALM check-in policies – VS 2015 and VSO
• columns
  • configuring / Configuring columns
• community built components, GitHub
  • reference link / How do I use a custom activity in a build template?
• complete process template
  • importing / Importing a complete process template
• configuration settings, for cards
  • Show Effort option / Show Effort
  • Show Tags option / Show Tags
  • Show additional fields option / Show additional fields
• connection to team projects, Team Foundation Server
  • reference link / How do I get started?
• custom activities
  • creating / Creating custom activities
• custom activity
  • using, in build template / How do I use a custom activity in a build template?
• custom control
  • using, in process template / Using a custom control in the process template
• custom control, debugging
  • about / Debugging our custom control
  • TFS Debug Mode, enabling / Enabling TFS debug mode

D

• dashboard
  • work item query counts, pinning to / Pinning work item query counts to the dashboard
• Definition of Done (DOD) / Configuring columns
• demands system
  • reference link / A walkthrough of the new build system

E

• Edit collection-level information permissions
  • about / What permissions do I need?
• Edit project-level information permissions
  • about / What permissions do I need?
• existing check-in policies
  • about / Existing check-in policies
  • Colin's ALM check-in policies / Colin's ALM check-in policies – VS 2015 and VSO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools / Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
• extension
  • building / How do I build my own extension?
  • packaging / Packaging and publishing on the marketplace
  • publishing, on marketplace / Packaging and publishing on the marketplace
• extension manifest
  • about / The extension manifest – content and SDK
  • reference link / The extension manifest – content and SDK
• extension model
  • benefits / Why invest time in this extension model?
• extensions, for VSO site
  • about / The extensions for the VSO site
  • reference link / The extensions for the VSO site
  • Overview page / The extensions for the VSO site
  • release notes / The extensions for the VSO site

F

• Fiddler
  • configuring / Configuring Fiddler – an AutoResponder rule
• FieldMapping.xml
  • reference link / Classification
• Flowdock / What service hooks are available?

G

• GroupsAndPermissions.xml
  • reference link / Groups and permissions

H

• HipChat / What service hooks are available?
• home page
  • tiles, rearranging on / Rearranging tiles on the home page

J

• Jenkins / What service hooks are available?

K

• Kato / What service hooks are available?

L

• Lab.xml
  • reference link / Lab
• LinkTypes
  • about / Link types
  • importing / Exporting and importing Link Types
  • exporting / Exporting and importing Link Types

M

• markdown
  • reference link / Welcome pages
• Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
  • reference link / Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
  • Custom Path Policy / Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
  • Forbidden Patterns Policy / Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
  • Work Item Query Policy / Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Power Tools
• MyGet / Why would you want to use service hooks?

N

• new build
  • creating / How do I create a new build?
• new build system
  • versus old build system / Should I use the old or the new build system?
  • about / A walkthrough of the new build system
• Node.js
  • URL / Packaging and publishing on the marketplace
• notificationType function, values
  • DecisionPoint / The basics of server plugin code
  • Notification / The basics of server plugin code
• NuGet
  • URL / Creating custom activities

O

• old build system
  • versus new build system / Should I use the old or the new build system?
• one team project to rule them all concept
  • reference link / Teams in TFS
  • about / Configuring columns

P

• Package Manager Console
  • about / Creating custom activities
• PATH option / Packaging and publishing on the marketplace
• permissions
  • about / What permissions do I need?
• Populate Reports task / Reports
• process configuration
  • exporting / Exporting and importing the process configuration
  • importing / Exporting and importing the process configuration
• process template
  • prerequisites, for customization / Some prerequisites
  • about / What is a process template?
  • customization, starting / How do I get started?
  • custom control, using in / Using a custom control in the process template
• process template structure
  • about / The process template structure
  • Root folder / The root folder
  • Build folder / Build
  • Classification folder / Classification
  • Groups and permissions folder / Groups and permissions
  • Lab folder / Lab
  • reports folder / Reports
  • Test Management folder / Test Management
  • Version control folder / Version control
  • Windows SharePoint Services / Windows SharePoint Services
  • WorkItem Tracking folder / WorkItem Tracking
• Product Backlog Item / Using a custom control in the process template
• project setup
  • about / The project setup, The project setup
  • code, for custom client control / The code for our custom client control
  • custom client control, deploying / Deploying our custom client control
  • custom client control, debugging / Debugging our custom client control
  • starting / The project setup

R

• recent code changes
  • pinning / Pinning recent code changes
• remote debugging
  • reference link / Debugging server plugins
• Reporting Services site / Reports
• ReportTasks.xml
  • reference link / Reports

S

• Server Object Model / Registering, queueing, and deregistering a TFS job
• server plugin code, basics
  • about / The basics of server plugin code
  • event type DecisionPoint, using / Solution attempt 1 – use event type DecisionPoint
  • event type notification, using / Solution attempt 2 – use event type notification
  • hybrid approach / Solution attempt 3 - hybrid approach, validate the policy
  • policy, validating / Solution attempt 3 - hybrid approach, validate the policy
• server plugins
  • versus check-in policies / Check-in policies versus server plugins
  • deploying / Deploying a server plugin
  • debugging / Debugging server plugins
  • complicated example / A slightly more complicated example
• service hooks
  • Azure Service Bus / What service hooks are available?
  • Azure Storage / What service hooks are available?
  • Bamboo / What service hooks are available?
  • Campfire / What service hooks are available?
  • Flowdock / What service hooks are available?
  • HipChat / What service hooks are available?
  • Jenkins / What service hooks are available?
  • Kato / What service hooks are available?
  • Slack / What service hooks are available?
  • Trello / What service hooks are available?
  • WebHooks / What service hooks are available?
  • Zendesk / What service hooks are available?
  • reference link / What service hooks are available?
  • benefits / Why would you want to use service hooks?
  • using, in TFS / How can you use service hooks in TFS?
• service hook works
  • completing / Completing and verifying the service hook works
  • verifying / Completing and verifying the service hook works
• Site task / Reports
• Slack / What service hooks are available?
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) / Reports
• swimlanes
  • configuring / Configuring swimlanes

T

• Task Board Enhancer
  • reference link / Configuring card settings
• Team Administrator
  • about / What permissions do I need?
• Team Dashboard
  • about / What is the Team Dashboard?
• team project creation
  • changes, uploading after / Uploading changes after team project creation
• teams, in TFS
  • about / Teams in TFS
• testing charts
  • pinning / Pinning testing charts
• TestManagement.xml
  • reference link / Test Management
• Test Management folder
  • TestVariables.xml file / TestVariables.xml
  • TestConfiguration.xml / TestConfiguration.xml
  • TestSettings.xml / TestSettings.xml
  • TestResolutionState.xml / TestResolutionState.xml
• TFS
  • teams / Teams in TFS
  • service hooks, using in / How can you use service hooks in TFS?
• TFS build customization
  • prerequisites / The prerequisites
• TFS Debug Mode
  • enabling / Enabling TFS debug mode
• TFS job
  • writing / Writing the TFS job
  • deploying / Deploying our TFS job
  • queueing / Registering, queueing, and deregistering a TFS job
  • deregistering / Registering, queueing, and deregistering a TFS job
  • registering / Registering, queueing, and deregistering a TFS job
  • verifying / How do I know whether my TFS job is running?
• TFS time tracker
  • URL / What is VSO Extensions?
• Tiago Pascoal's Task Board Enhancer
  • URL / Why invest time in this extension model?
• tiles
  • rearranging, on home page / Rearranging tiles on the home page
• Trello / What service hooks are available?
• TypeDefinitions
  • about / TypeDefinitions
  • fields section / Fields
  • WORKFLOW section / Workflow
  • form section / Form

V

• VersionControl.xml
  • reference link / Version control
• Visual Studio 2015
  • about / Prerequisites
• Visual Studio Code
  • URL / Some prerequisites
• VS 2015
  • about / Colin's ALM check-in policies – VS 2015 and VSO
• VSO
  • about / Colin's ALM check-in policies – VS 2015 and VSO
• VSO Extensions
  • about / What is VSO Extensions?
  • reference link / What is VSO Extensions?
  • staying up to date with / How can I stay up to date with VSO Extensions?
  • URL, for blogs / My blog
• VSO Market
  • URL / Packaging and publishing on the marketplace
• VSS SDK, GitHub
  • reference link / The extension manifest – content and SDK

W

• web control, creating for web access
  • about / Creating a web control for the web access
  • code, for custom control / The code for our custom control
  • custom control, deploying / Deploying our custom control
  • custom control, debugging / Debugging our custom control
• WebHooks / What service hooks are available?
• welcome pages
  • about / Welcome pages, Where are the welcome pages?
• Windows Forms Control
  • creating, for client applications / Creating a Windows Forms Control for client applications
• Windows SharePoint Services
  • about / Windows SharePoint Services
• Work In Progress (WIP) / Configuring columns
• work item query charts
  • pinning / Pinning work item query charts
• work item query counts
  • pinning, to dashboard / Pinning work item query counts to the dashboard
• work item query data
  • pinning / Pinning work item query data
• Work Item Query Language (WIQL) / Pinning work item query data
• work items
  • exporting / Exporting and importing the work items
  • importing / Exporting and importing the work items
• WorkItem Tracking folder
  • about / WorkItem Tracking
  • LinkTypes / Link types
  • queries folder / Queries
  • TypeDefinitions / TypeDefinitions
  • reference links / Reference links
  • process folder / Process
  • Categories.xml file / Categories.xml

X

• XAML build template
  • about / What is an XAML build template?
  • downloading / How do I download a build template?

Z

• Zendesk / What service hooks are available?