We have already mentioned investigations in passing in Chapter 8, Integration with Other Tools. In this section, we will look at it in more detail and understand the purpose better.
Investigations are the mechanism through which a member of the team can inform others that they are looking into the build issues in one or more build configurations.
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Investigations are not only assigned for build configurations, but can also be assigned to one or more failed tests and other problems in a build configuration as well.
A team member can also assign another team member to investigate the problems in a build based on the VCS changes shown in TeamCity.
Assigning investigations to oneself, or any other team member, is straightforward. This can be done by hovering over the down arrow next to the concerned build configuration and choosing Investigate… from the menu. This brings up a dialog similar to the one shown in the following screenshot:
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