Tfssecurity - Set Permission for Release and Deployment Groups - tfs

at the moment i´m writing a script for setting TFS-Permissions with Tfssecurity.exe.
I solved the stuff for about all areas in TFS, but now i´m getting stuck with "Release" and "Deployment Group" permissions.
For "Release" i found in the securitynamesspace Json a Namespace called "ReleaseManagement" - if i do a tfssecurity /a i can´t find that namespace.
If i try to set permission with tfssecurity.exe /a+ Release Management it also tells me that there is not Workspace with that name, also if i write it without space between (ReleaseManagement).
Also i can´t find anything for Deployment Groups.
So i hope to get a hint from you guys for these two permission areas (namespaces).
==> System: VSTS
Here are the namespaces i´m getting with /a:
Hey, thx for your answer. My problem is that on VSTS i don´t get this namespace back with /a => I´m getting all namespaces, but this one is missing and also tells me it can´t find it. The only way i got it back is in the json i get from https://XXXXXX.visualstudio.com/_apis/securitynamespaces/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000?api-version=4.1.
Here are the namespaces i´m getting with /a:
WorkItemTrackingAdministration
DistributedTask
WorkItemQueryFolders
Git Repositories
VersionControlItems2
EventSubscriber
WorkItemTrackingProvision
ServiceEndpoints
ServiceHooks
Chat
Collection
Proxy
Plan
Process
AccountAdminSecurity
Library
Project
EventSubscription
CSS
TeamLabSecurity
ProjectAnalysisLanguageMetrics
Tagging
MetaTask
Iteration
Favorites
Registry
Graph
ViewActivityPaneSecurity
Job
WorkItemTracking
StrongBox
Server
TestManagement
SettingEntries
BuildAdministration
Location
UtilizationPermissions
WorkItemsHub
WebPlatform
VersionControlPrivileges
Workspaces
CrossProjectWidgetView
WorkItemTrackingConfiguration
Discussion Threads
DataProvider
Social
Security
IdentityPicker
ServicingOrchestration
Build
DashboardsPrivileges
VersionControlItems
Identity

The namespace that contains the group to which you want to add permissions for a user or group. You can also use the tfssecurity /a command to view a list of namespaces at the server, collection, and project level.
tfssecurity /a /server:ServerURL
You could first use above command to check if there are corresponding namespace as your need. For the name contain a space in the middle, you should use "" for the name and enter space in the "" such as "Release Management"
More details please refer this official tutorial-- Change groups and permissions with TFSSecurity

realise this is long gone but you get back different namespaces when you use the /collection: rather than the /server: parameter.
So when you don't see the namespaces the same as REST api, that's why.
Hopefully helpful for anyone who ambles by.
I just got caught with this.

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The account you entered is not recognized. Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator to add your account

I am using TFS 2013 and I am trying to customize a workitem template using the ProcessEditor form (I also tried to do the same using the editing and importing xml file),I am trying to add a "ReadlOnly" rule to a field only for some new TFS global group, so I added the new Group and after that I could see and select the newly added Group from the "For" dropdown but when I am trying to save the changes I always got the error "The account you entered is not recognized. Contact your Team Foundation Server administrator to add your account" I googled the error and found a suggestion here http://www.databaseforum.info/30/943697.aspx that it may be a caching issue so I waited days for this and restarted the client and the TFS server machines but without any luck although I can use old created groups without any issues however if I renamed one of these old groups then tried to use it I still got the same error message no matter I add the new groups as a member of any other group.
First, make sure your TFS admin not have done any security changes (adding account or groups or permissions) for your account.
If not, you could try below two possibilities to narrow down the issue:
Check if you had added a field that contained backslashes as values
and TFS may interpreted it as user account. For example if your field
contained a list of suggested values that looked like this: Category
1\Subcategory 1
When you add a value such as
<TRANSITION from="Resolved" to="Complete" for="[project]AllTesters" not="[project]NewTesters">
</TRANSITION>
you should not extend the project to [your project name]AllTesters, should just use [project]AllTesters
For more detail info and ways, please refer below similar issues:
TF26204: The account you entered is not recognized
Experiment on Limit AssignedTo field of WIT to Team Members
Warnings TF26171 and TF26204 during WIT import
Here is the thing, I left it for couple of days and when I returned to it I found everything is working like a charm, I added now some new groups and couldn't see them so I guess I will wait some days for it to work!
the issue was the service agent job that was responsible on syncing the AD changes with the tfs was stopped, everything worked fine when I started it

Cant create new team project in TFS 2010

I have an old setup with a tfs2010 and sql2008 and the current Collection is holding 3 team Projects. Now i want to create a new team project but for some reason i cant. it seems that it has something to do with the SQL Reporting that dosent excists. i get an error TF218027.
Ive been going through the setup and im wondering a bit
What exactly does the TFS use the reportServer for (MSDN dosent seem to want to tell me)
is there any way to create a Team project without the reporting
Will it damage my excisting data if i create and connect to a new sql reportServer
Hope someone will take the time to give an answer
thanks.
I have already tried the different approtaches discussed on different threads and im primarily looking for information on the 3 questions written above
Try the steps below:
In browser go to: http://application-tier/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx
Press Folder settings button in the toolbar
Press New Role Assignment button in the toolbar
Specify user name in Group or user name field, check Content Manager role and press OK.
So for the people that actually read the question the answer is.
Keeps track of agile work progress
yes and its actually easy. go to the reporting service and stop it and then tell TFS not to report under reporting
Since it was never running the answer here is No

Pentaho 5.0.1 CE Adding folder to pentaho-solutions directory

How do I get a folder to appear in the browser after adding it to \pentaho-solutions in Pentaho 5.0.1 CE. The documentation I read does not seem to work with this new version.
1. Create a new directory in /pentaho/server/biserver-ee/pentaho-solutions/.
Use underscores instead of spaces in the solution directory name. Ensure that the directory has the appropriate user
and group ownership to be writable from the BI Platform.
2. Using an XML-aware text editor (or Design Studio), create a file named index.xmlin your new solution directory.
3. Copy the following text into the index.xml file, changing the content accordingly:
***<index>
<name>Example Solution</name>
<description>This solution contains examples I created while learning to
work with action sequences.</description>
<icon></icon>
<visible>true</visible>
<display-type>icons</display-type>
</index>***
4. Save the file and close the text editor.
5. Log into the Pentaho User Console as an administrator.
6. Refresh the solution repository cache by going to the Toolsmenu, then selecting the Refreshsubmenu, then
clicking on Repository Cache.
You now have a new solution directory. It will show up in all file dialogues in the Pentaho User Console as well as the
Solution Browser in the left pane.
Every time you add or edit an action sequence to your solution directory, you must refresh the repository cache as
explained above. Each user currently logged into the Pentaho User Console must also refresh their session cache; this
is best done by re-logging into the Pentaho User Console.
I am using Pentaho design studio to develop an xaction sequence script. I followed this procedure:
1. In Design Studio, go to the Filemenu, then select New, and click on Other...in the sub-menu.
The Newwindow will appear.
2. In the Newwindow, click the triangle next to Pentaho, select New Action Sequence Wizard, then click Next.
3. In the File namefield, type hello_world.xaction.
4. Select Hello Worldfrom the Templatedrop-down box, then click Finish.
The wizard will generate the new file and bring you back to the workbench.
5. Click on HelloWorldComponentin the Process Actionssection on the left.
The right side of the screen will change to show the options available for this action: Nameand Message. The
Name field controls the name of the component in the Process Actions list on the left; it doesn't do anything else of
note. The Message field contains the text that will appear on the screen when the action sequence is run. It is prepopulated with %quote, which is a token that represents a quote message in a nonexistent properties file. Pentaho
used to provide properties files for each example, but they have been removed from the standard Pentaho Business
Analytics distribution.
6. Replace the %quotewith a sufficiently inspiring message.
Alternatively, you could create a hello_world.propertiesfile and populate it with the appropriate messages and
tokens, but that has no advantage unless you intend to internationalize this action sequence.
7. Save the file.
You now have a working action sequence that prints a short text message: "Hello, World." plus whatever you typed into
the Message field. The first part of the message is determined by a message bundle packaged with the Pentaho Web
application archive.
To test the action sequence, use the Test tab if you are on Windows or OS X, or log into the Pentaho User Console and
run it from the Solution Browser.
Running the sample xaction fails with
Sorry. We really did try.
Something went wrong. Please try again
or contact your administrator.
I figure this is because pentaho cannot locate the xaction file as specified in the file path when I generate the url from within design studio. The folder I created within the solution directory does not appear in the browser directory list despite refreshing the cache. Any help?
With Version 5 the files and folders are no longer stored in "/pentaho/server/biserver-ee/pentaho-solutions/..."
It is stored now in a jackrabbit repository.
You can create folders and upload files in the user console.
I did mistake after starting biserver 5.2. Unexpectedly i deleted Public folder after configuring to jackrabbit. Now how do i create the folder so that i can see Public and Home Folders.
Sorry for getting back to this question some time later, just in case someone searches something related to Pentaho repositories management with no success, i hope this information can help.
Just to make things more clear, i'm using version 5.2.x and i'm supposing you want to create a new folder on the root directory of Browse Files screen, something that is not allowed on Pentaho5 CE Web Console.
The answers about repository management based on JackRabbit are correct, so the old way we used to configure new "solutions" folders doesn't work anymore. From version 5 on, Pentaho exposes an interesting REST api that allows you doing things not allowed in web console.
For instance, for creating a folder in root directory you should create a http REST PUT request against Pentaho Server (using tools like curl or if you appreciate Google Chrome, something like Advanced Rest Client, etc.) using the following URL:
http://localhost:8080/pentaho/api/repo/dirs/:new_directory_name?userid=admin&password=password
Pentaho repository directory REST api is documented here:
http://javadoc.pentaho.com/bi-platform500/webservice500/resource_DirectoryResource.html
It's worthy to spend some time reading REST API the documentation.

VS 2012 publishing a webside 2 big problems

I am new to coding and everytime I ask a question I feel like stupid because I mostly am unfamiliar with most known things in this "industry" so I will sum up the whole situation fastly.
I learned how to code html css and js, I learned how to use VS 2012 asp.net mvc 4 and finally I made a webside for a student club I am into. Hosting is provided by our school and they only gave me ftp user name and password, I dont know which hosting firm is it or what is going on and so on, I got Filezilla to delete and unpublish the old webside, and I didnt know a proper way to publish asp.net websides through filezilla so I used VS 2012 publish tool.
I choosed FTP as publish method because I had ftp user name... I choosed relase as configuration and thats it ( I didnt open options here ) finally I could push on publish...
I faced 2 main problems so I couldnt publish
Problems I faced were;
1) While I was trying to publish I got an error like
" Validation (HTML5): Element 'a' must not be nested within element 'a button' "
I was trying to make a nav with sub items on it, It worked while I was trying it on local host I saw similar problems spoken out here on VS 2010 I tried to make exstensions to VS didnt work out
Anyway I deleted that part from the project and I tried publishing again.
2)It worked out perfect it seemed like no problem occoured. But when I try to open the webside it was saying I had no permisson to view.
I hope I didnt write any off topic staff here just try to tell you my problems so maybe someone can get help like I did from prior topics.
" Validation (HTML5): Element 'a' must not be nested within element 'a
button' "
You cannot have one anchor tag inside another anchor tag. If you have it that will cause you the problem.
Check out this thread to find out valid elements which can be nested inside an Anchor tag.
I had no permisson to view.
You need to give proper read/write permissions for the ApplicationPool Identity on the folder structure you have for your website. Or else IIS Apppool will not be able to get the files and execute them.
Give permissions to AppPool Identity for a particular folder/file. That resource will guide you one how to give you permissions to Application Pool Identity.
Alternatively you can give permissions from FileZilla itself. Simply right click the application root folder and select permissions. Then you can specify permissions from client side itself. But in most of the production cases, we have to add app pool user to the folder/file permissions list manually. But definitely give a try with FileZilla.

Where is the build log located in Team Foundation Server 2010?

I am looking for the physical location of the TFS workflow log. Not the MSBuild Log but the log you see when you click "View Log".
I have read in other forums that the log is stored in an SQL database. But which database is it and specifically what table?
Thanks. Hope someone knows the answer to this.
The entire build log can be found in the Tfs_YourTeamProjectCollection database in the Tbl_BuildInformation. The Tbl_BuildInformation table contains self referencing entries to preserve the build log hierarchy, and all the build information is saved in XML. The information is saved as different node types which correspond to different build activities.
If you are interested in going down that route, I go into a little more detail in my blog. It is a bit much to post here.
You can view the log file by using the TFS web access link. See this MSDN post for more details. I just used this trick and it was fantastic. http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/tfsbuild/thread/14ce49ea-f61a-45e2-be32-beffc81ce415?prof=required
Another way to view the log is via the web access(right click on the build output tab and choose "copy full path" and paste it onto a browser) and the log does get downloaded so you can scroll down quickly.
The build log is a different view of the full which by default can be found under the [build location][Build name]\logs directory.
You can retrieve the list of log locations from the database by querying tbl_Build table in the Tfs_<CollectionName> database, e.g.:
SELECT [BuildId],[StartTime],[FinishTime],[LogLocation]
FROM [Tfs_DefaultCollection].[dbo].[tbl_Build]

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