Team Foundation Server - Steps and Settings
Steps and Settings
Steps and Settings
Process steps in the TFS plug-in
TFS Changelog
Use this step to perform a Team Foundation Server (TFS) changelog and publish the results.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| End Date |
String |
The date that the changelog is to end. Specify in one of the following formats: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z, E MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy, or milliseconds since Unix Epoch. |
No |
| Start Date |
String |
The date that the changelog is to begin. Specify in one of the following formats: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z, E MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy, or milliseconds since Unix Epoch. |
No |
TFS Create Label
Use this step to create a label in TFS.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| Label |
String |
The name of the label to create. |
No |
| Message |
String |
The message text for the commit. |
Yes |
| Source Date |
String |
The date of the initial source to get in milliseconds. |
Yes |
TFS Get Source
Use this step to perform a TFS get source action.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| Date |
String |
The date of sourcecode to checkout in one of the following formats: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z, E MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy, or milliseconds since Unix Epoch. The default value is the requested build date for the workflow. |
No |
TFS Quiet Period
Use this step to perform a TFS changelog for quiet period detection and publish the most recent change date within the period.
| Name |
Type |
Description |
Required |
| End Date |
String |
The date the changelog is to end. Specify in one of the following formats: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z, E MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy, or in milliseconds since Unix Epoch. |
No |
| Start Date |
String |
The date that the changelog is to begin. Specify the date in one of the following formats: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss z, E MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy, or in milliseconds since Unix Epoch. |
No |
Settings in the TFS plug-in
The following settings are available when you import component versions by using the TFS plug-in.
TFS Repository
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| Command Path |
String |
The full path for the tf.exe file which is the TFS command line client, if the path is not specified in the system path. |
| Password |
Password |
The password to use to authenticate with the TFS server. |
| Password Script |
String |
The script or property to lookup the password. If using a script or property, do not specify a value for the Password property. |
| TFS Server URL |
String |
The URL of the TFS server. For example: http://tfs.domain.com:8080. |
| TFS Server Version |
Enumeration |
|
| The version number of the TFS server. |
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| User Name |
String |
The user name to use to authenticate with the TFS server. Enter the user name in the following format: domain\user. |
TFS Source Config
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| Changeset |
String |
The name of the changeset in TFS to checkout. |
| Create Workspace |
Boolean |
Create the specified workspace if it does not exist. |
| Directory Offset |
String |
The directory to retrieve files. If a value is not specified, the TFS default directory is used. |
| Exclude Filters |
String |
A list of user names to exclude. Enter users names in the following format: domain/user. |
| File Filters |
String |
List of patterns to determine files to include. Files matching the pattern are included in the changelog. Start the lines with a plus sign(+) to include or a minus sign (-) to exclude. The following wildcards are permitted: asterisk(*), double asterisk(**), and question mark(?). |
| Force Get Source |
Boolean |
Use the /force flag for the tf get command. |
| Label |
String |
The label name in TFS to checkout from. |
| Remove All Files |
Boolean |
Delete all files from the local workspace directory during the cleanup step.This feature overrides the Remove Unversioned files and Revert Versioned Files properties. |
| Remove Unversioned Files |
Boolean |
Remove all local files that are not in TFS during the cleanup step. |
| Repository |
|
The repository in TFS. |
| Revert Versioned Files |
Boolean |
Reverse any versioned files during cleanup step. This feature runs the undo command for the workspace. |
| Source Location |
String |
The location of the project source in TFS. For example: $/Test-Project. |
| Workspace Name |
String |
The name of the TFS workspace. |