I read some articles but my English isn't too sharp and I am still confused.
I have shelved changes. Is it possible to restore these changes in local repository?
I found my shelve changes and opened. Than I have two checkboxes:
a) Restore work items and check-in notes;
b) Preserve shelveset on the server.
If I press "Unshelve" what will happen? Restore changes? What is the purpose of these checkboxes?
a) Restore work items and check-in notes;
When you shelve the changes it is similar to doing a Check in, by that you can shelve your files and tag workitems and add the check-in notes that you would use if you were doing a check-in. so the shelveset will be created and any comments you have added and any work items you have linked will be stored with the shelveset. when you then unshelve, the files will be brought back to your local workspace and associated work items and comments will be prefilled in the pending changes window
b) Preserve shelveset on the server.
when you choose this option the files will be restored to your workspace, but the shelveset will remain on the server. by ticking this box you can unshelve the changes and make changes to the files, should you decide that the changes yyou have made are not required, you can then undo the pending changes and again restore the same shelveset as it was retained on the server.
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Working in VS 2019. I forgot to check in the original source into TFS before making changes. So now, I need to get the original source into TFS and the changes in. What are the steps?
Source code in TFS. Latest changes in TFS as history.
If you hadn't checked your local code in TFS.
You could simply manually restore your changed code to original source (also remember to back up changes) and then check in your files.
Finally add your changes to local, check in pending changes. Now everything get back on track.
If you already checked your code in TFS.
You could delete all files in local workspace and add your source code, now Visual Studio will auto detect the pending changes, you just need to check in changes.
At present, the latest changeset is your original source. You could not change the order of generated changeset. However, you could choose to Roll back changesets.
A changeset is a permanent part of the history of your
version-controlled items and cannot be undone or removed. However, you
can roll back the effects of one or more changesets.
Then your local should be original source + changes, keep working and moving forward.
good morning, people!
A co-worker has made some changes to the project and now it is necessary to do the same so that I do my part now. However, he can not give a check-in because another team member "pulls" the latest version, it will pick up that part that no case could not, only I could remove those changes and after I do as the changes, yes do the standard check in.
This refeel a my doubt, should be something simple. And neither is it done the same for this not TFS. It's possible?
Your title is talking about how to share shelve with other TFS Members. There is a concert called Shelvesets in TFS. Shelvesets are useful when you want to stop work for:
Collaboration: You have pending changes that are not ready for check
in but you need to share them with another team member.
Other peoples could share their pending changes(haven't checked in) to you through shelveset. You could unshelve his shelveset which restores shelved file revisions, check-in notes, comments, and work item associations to the current workspace.
If you don't want the shelveset mess up your local work in VS, please also take a look at my reply here: Undo TFS Unshelve
I have little question, we have an project and I have made some changes in one file and I need to undo those changes ( I have not checked them ) and I need to get the latest version. If I will go for "Undo pending changes" it will only change my files and will not change TFS files right ?
Yup. Changes are only local until you commit them in tfs.
I'm in a company now that forces TFS upon us. I have used Git all my life, and I am struggling to find some features I am used to in TFS. For example, I'd like to make small commits locally and push them up later together. This way I can keep track of my changes and roll back if I ever need to. Is there a way to do this in TFS?
What you're looking for is called "shelvesets" within TFS.
This link explains how to create one:
MSDN on how to create a shelveset
To shelve folders and files from Solution Explorer
In Solution Explorer, right-click, and then click Shelve Pending Changes.
In the Shelve - Source Files dialog box, type the shelveset name (for example, shelvetest) in the Shelveset name box.
The Shelve - Source Files dialog box includes two options:
Preserve pending change locally
By default, this option is selected. When this option is selected, the changes you made to the files or folders in your local workspace are preserved.
Evaluate Policies and check-in notes before shelving
When this option is selected, all check-in policies are evaluated before the shelveset is created. For more information, see Set and Enforce Quality Gates.
In the Comment box, type Testing my shelveset, and then click Shelve.
The files and folders are copied to the version control server and are available for other team members to unshelve.
And this link provides some background about using shelvesets:
MSDN on reasons to use a shelveset
For a variety of reasons, sometimes you need to set aside some or all of your work in progress. Shelvesets are useful when you want to stop work for:
Interruption: You have pending changes that are not ready for check in, but you need to work on a different task.
Collaboration: You have pending changes that are not ready for check in but you need to share them with another team member.
Code Review: You want another team member to perform a code review of your pending changes.
Private Build: Before you check in your changes, you can use your automated build system to build and test your code.
Backup: You have work in progress that you cannot finish now so you want a backup copy that is stored on your server and available to other team members who might need to access it.
Handoff: You have work in progress that you want to hand off to another team member.
TFS shows some pending changes under my name, but I have not changed anything. When I check in and see View Pending changes, I see some of the changes which I have never made, changes pending under some other user might be shown as my pending changes. When I unselect and check-in my changes, these are still locked under my name? Is this due to auto-checkout or any other reason? (TFS policy requires a compile before check-in)
This is probably due to the automatic checkout feature in TFS.
TFS uses an atomic check-in process and is very careful about recording who did what. When you start editing a file (or the IDE edits one on your behalf, for example a .csproj or .vbproj file) then the file will show up in your pending changes list to show you that you have the file checked out with an edit pending.
To see your pending changes list, go to View, Other Windows, Pending Changes in Visual Studio.
To check-in any pending changes you can right click on the file in solution explorer or you can select it in the pending changes view. Only then will the change be committed into version control. From the pending changes view you can compare with the server version to see what changes you have made.
To see the changes that have been committed to the server you can right click on a file or folder and select "View History".
If you want to remove the pending change and restore the file to what it was before you edited it you can right click on the file and select "Undo Pending Changes".
If you want to change the auto check-out behaviour to prompt you before it performs a check-out, then go to Tools, Options, Source Control, Environment and change the Checked-in items for Saving and Editing to "Prompt for check out" rather than the default which is "Check out automatically".
Hope that helps,
Martin.
I've had a similar issue; TFS still says I've got pending changes that when I compare declares as being identical. This post comes up with a way to prune out all the identical ones and to leave you with only the files that actually have changed.
The problem might have to do with different workspaces that you use or have used possibly on different computers. Check the workspaces that exist and see if the files are checked out anywhere else. Here the sidekick tool mentioned in a comment can help.