Hans-PetterHalvorsen,M.Sc.

GettingStarted

VisualStudioTeamServices

VisualStudioTeamServices• VisualStudioTeamServicesisaplatformtakingcareofallaspectsoftheprocessofdevelopingsoftware(thesoftwaredevelopmentlifecycle)

• YoucanshareDocumentsandCodewithyourTeam,reportBugs,etc.

TeamFoundationServer(TFS)vs.VisualStudioTeamServices(VSTS)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Foundation_Server

TeamFoundationServer(TFS)

VisualStudioTeamServices

(VSTS)

“TeamFoundation Server”(TFS).Thisissoftwareyoucaninstallonaserverinyourownnetwork.YouandyourteamcanthenhookupVisualStudio tothatserveranduseTFS.Youhavetobuythesoftware,buy licenses forusersanduseyourownserver.

“Visual StudioTeamServices”(VSTS)isanonlineversion ofTFS– hostedbyMicrosoft.Youdon'tneedtoinstallanything.Youneedtopayamonthly fee(until5usersisforfree).VSTSisavailablefromhttp://www.visualstudio.com

vs.

VisualStudio

VisualStudiodon'tcareifyouuseTFSorVSTS.Youjusthook itupusinganURL.

• TeamFoundationServer(TFS)/VisualStudioTeamServices(VSTS)isanApplicationLifecycleManagement(ALM)system,– i.e.,thesystemtakescareofallaspectsinsoftwaredevelopment– fromplanning,requirements,coding,testing,deploymentand

maintenance.• TFS/VSTSisaSourceCodeControl(SCC),BugTracking,Project

Management,andTeamCollaborationplatform• TightlyintegratedwithVisualStudioasMicrosoftisthevendor

ofbothVisualStudioandTFS/VSTS• Cloudbasededition(HostingService):“VisualStudioTeam

Services”(former:“VisualStudioOnline”and“TeamFoundationService”)

WhatisTFS/VSTS?

VisualStudioTeamServices(VSTS)

• FormerlyknownasVisualStudioOnline(VSO)• VSTSisaSourceCodeControl(SCC),BugTracking,ProjectManagement,andTeamCollaborationplatform

• IntegratedwithVisualStudio• TFSintheCloud(Thismeansyoudon'tneedtohosttheserveryourself)

• Freeforupto5users www.visualstudio.com

TFS/VSTS

TFS/VSTS

Visual Studio

LabVIEWServer Clients

FileExplorer

Repository

Services

TeamExplorer

MSSCCIProvider

PowerTools

MS Excel

MS Project

Others

Web Access

SQLServer(TFVC)

TeamFoundationServer(TFS)isanApplicationLifecycleManagement(ALM)system

Git

Eclipse

RequirementsAnalysis

Design

Implementation

Testing

MaintenancePlanningTheSoftware

DevelopmentLifecycle(SDLC)

Deployment

TFS/VSTS

TFS/VSTSisanApplicationLifecycleManagement(ALM)System

SourceCodeControl(SCC)

BugTracking

ProjectManagement

CollaborationPlatformScrum

Agile

VisualStudio

SDLCManagement

MSExcelMSProject

VisualStudioTeamServiceswww.visualstudio.com

GettingStarted

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SigninwithyourexistingMicrosoftAccount

Ifyoudon'thaveanexistingMicrosoftaccount(hotmail,...), youneedtocreateanewaccount

Enteryoure-mailaddresshere

VSTSAccount

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CreateaVisualStudioTeamServicesAccount

CreateyourFirstProject

Selecttheseoptions

EntertheNameofyourProjecthere

ProjectStartPage(Dashboard)

AddorChangeWidgets

OntheDashboardyouseedifferentWidgets

AddProjectMembers

...

ClickheretoManageTeamMembers

ThisWindowpopsupwhereyoucanAddorRemoveTeamMembers

Iterations

CreateIterationsforthedifferentreleases,milestonesorsprints(internaland/orexternal);e.g.,Alpha,Beta,RC,RTM

OtherLinksWidgetontheDashboard

Areas

Thedifferent softwaremodulescouldbedividedintodifferentAreas

Example:

TheProductBacklogAlltheWork thatshouldbedoneintheProject

TheSprintBacklog

JustDragItemsfromtheProductBacklogtotheSprintBacklog

AlltheWork thatshouldbedone intheNextSprint(Iteration)

CreateTasks

TaskBoard

DragandDropTasks

VisualStudio

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How-TouseTFS/VSTSFeaturesinsideVisualStudio

UsingTFS/VSTSwithVisualStudio• ConnecttoTFS/VSTS• AddSourceCodetoTFS/VSTS• CheckIn/CheckOut• TeamExplorer• SourceControlExplorer

OpeninVisualStudio

Signin

TFS/VSTSinVisualStudio

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TeamExplorer+SourceControlExplorer

CreatelocalFolderonyourHarddriveCreatealocalFolderonyourharddrivewhereyouwanttostoreyourfiles(Documents,CodeFiles,etc.)

Note!ThisisjustanExample.

WorkspaceMapping

CreateaFolderStructure

Right-clickandselect“NewFolder”

FolderStructureExample

Upload/CheckInChangestotheServer

WhenyouareFinishedyouneedtoUpload/CheckInChangestotheServer(VisualStudioOnline).TheFoldersyoucreatedshould thenbevisibletotheotherMembersonyourTeam

TheFoldersarenowavailibleontheServer

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AddSourceCode

CheckIn

AddCodetoSourceControlCreateaNewProject,e.g.WindowsDesktop

MakesuretoSelectthisOption!!

GetLatestVersion

BeforeworkingonyourCode,youshouldalwaysgetthelatestversionfromtheServer

EditingyourCode

TheCodeyouareeditingarecheckedoutautomatically

CheckinyourCodewhenFinished

Butbeforeyoucheckinyourcodeyoushould firstgetthelatestversionfromtheserverandmakesureyourCodeCompilewithoutError!

WorkItems– NewBug

WorkItemsareusedtoAdd ItemstotheProductBacklog,ReportBugs,etc.LotsofdifferentWorkItemsTypesexists.YoucanevencreateNewWorkItemTypes

Queries• UsedtofindexistingWorkItems• YoumaycreatedifferentQueriestomakeiteasytofindtheWork

Itemsyouneed• Queriesmaybepersonalorvisibleforeverybodyintheproject

(TeamQueries)

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Hans-PetterHalvorsen,M.Sc.

UniversityCollegeofSoutheastNorwaywww.usn.no

E-mail:hans.p.halvorsen@hit.noBlog:http://home.hit.no/~hansha/