We have recently upgraded to TFS 2015 from TFS 2013.
We've also moved over a project to TFS 2015 (which has been running since TFS 2010) which is using agile process.
We'd like to make use of the task board to display bugs and tasks, and almost all of them are not linked to a parent yet.
When I go to 'Working with bugs'-> 'Bugs appear on the backlogs and boards with tasks'
I only see user stories appearing on the task board (and any tasks linked to a user story). Please let me know how I can configure unparented bugs and tasks to appear on the board.
You should install to TFS2015 Update 1 (or better to Update 2) in order to have the unparented bugs displayed in task board.
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My team is performing an analysis on which TFS version to upgrade to (from 2010).
One issue that we have faced daily is that TFS 2010 will log pending changes on files that are unchanged. For example, if I edit the JavaScript on HomePage.aspx, while leaving HomePage.aspx.cs and HomePage.aspx.designer.cs unchanged, the later two files will still log as pending changes, resulting with 3 files in the pending changes tab.
This post addresses this issue, and even has a semi-appropriate answer. But I'm wondering, has this issue has been fixed in terms of using TFS 'out of the box' with TFS 2017 or 2018? Do I really need to use TFS Power Tools with the latest version of TFS to get around this annoyance? I see many people saying that Power Tools doesn't solve the issue for all configurations.
That's Visual Studio behavior, not TFVC. I would expect that the behavior will remain the same regardless of the version of TFS you use.
That said, you should upgrade to 2018, period. There's no benefit to upgrading to a version that's already supplanted by a newer major release.
#Daniel is correct. This behavior remains no matter which version of TFS you are using. You could see HomePage.aspx.cs and HomePage.aspx.designer.cs belong to HomePage.aspx, TFS treats them as one file. If you check the history of HomePage.aspx.cs and HomePage.aspx.designer.cs, you'll find no new history produces, as during check-in, TFS detects there is no changes for these two files:
In TFS 2017 (Web based) task board (for each iteration path), we don't see column customization options to add or remove but after migrating on premise TFS I can see some of the existing iterations having the existing customized column.
Where all the details are saved (configuration portal or TFS DB) and how can we enable option to configure columns for task board?
Regarding custom task board columns in TFS, you can refer to this thread: Modify the columns of the Sprint Board in team foundation server
Regarding VSTS, as Danko said that the feature is not available.
I believe that you are asking for the customization of the VSTS Task Board columns, which is still planned as a feature to be done, and not available yet. You could vote for it at the Visual Studio Uservoice.
I noticed that I can change the order of the PBIs of the current sprint on visualstudio.com via Drag&Drop. At work we use TFS 2013 on our own server (I think the newest version Update 4) and that's not possible. Both use the SCRUM template.
Is this a configuration issue? It would help a lot if this would work at our own TFS too. What should I do?
The features available in VSO are beyond that of TFS 2013 update 4. The feature that you are referring to is planned for TFS 2015.
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-gb/news/release-archive-vso
For most customers, regardless of size, I recommend moving to VSO to get access to the latest and greatest features as they become available.
Spent a while trying to figure this one out as our old Scrum for Team systems template did this in previous version of TFS, however I can't find a way to make a PBI automatically change its state to Done when all the associated tasks are done in TFS 2012.
Thanks
I haven't seen an out-of-the-box solution, but TFS Aggregator is a plugin that is designed to handle this scenario.
Maybe I am not understanding the scrum development model correctly, but I am confused why TFS places bugs on a different row than my backlog item even if the backlog item is set as its parent.
I thought that we would make a bug report, and it be placed in the TO DO column. Then as you commit code to that bug, you associate the commits with that particular task ID for the bug. Then once it is done it is moved to DONE. Is that not how scrum works? What is the typical process for fixing a reported bug?
That is the view of the task board. In the most recent Scrum process template (Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum 2.x), the Bug is in the Requirements category. Doing so, the Bug is treated like a Product Backlog Item (it can be stacked ranked, broken down into workable tasks, and fed through the process like any other PBI). If you are on TFS 2012 Update 1, or TFService, you should have a Kanban board tab on the product backlog page which is where you would move your bugs through the states (New/Approved/Committed/Done). In the task board (screenshot above), the Bugs and Product Backlog Items will be shown as rows (where you have Task Here and Bug Here) and the the tasks will exist in the To do, In progress, and Done columns.
When you work against a bug, you work specifically against the tasks, and associate/resolve those tasks as you check in code. Once your 'Definition of Done' has been met, you can then move the Bug work item (on the Kanban board, or manually via the state field) to Done.
We are developing agile tools for TFS since 2008 at Urban Turtle. In the 2012 version we did exactly what you are looking for. Green line represent User Story (PBI) and red box represent bugs.
You can try our Product online if you want.
This is a print screen of the feature you requested. If you need more info just contact me. ddanis#urbanturtle.com