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TFS 2017 error adding member to Project Collection Service Accounts with tfssecurity

I'm using TFS 2017 and trying to add a member to Project Collection Service Accounts with the tfssecurity utility as follows: tfssecurity /server:"" /m "[MyCollection]\Project Collection Service Accounts"…
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How to checkout a file in TFS using PowerShell?

I have below PowerShell Script written to check-out the files in TFS by referring the path mentioned in the TFS Path.txt file. #$TFSCheckoutExe="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE\TF.exe" $TFSFilePaths=Get-Content…
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Is a build agent required for each project in a collection?

I have a TFS 2018 on-premise server and a separate build server. The build server has an agent that appears "on-line" on the TFS server in the "Agents for pool Default" area of the collection. However, if I go to a project in that collection I do…
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TFS 2017 Deploy ASP .NET Core

We are on TFS 2017 initial release (on premise install). I am looking to see how I can build ASP .NET Core 2.0 apps using TFS 2017 Build / Release. Right now our standard builds uses Visual Studio builds and we have visual studio 2015 installed on…
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Collapse/minimize file in pull request view

TFS 2017: Is it possible to collapse a file in the pull request view? This was possible in TFS 2015.
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TFS2017 build agents proxy settings

After upgrading our TFS2015 ecosystem to TFS2017 RTM I noticed that the build times had increased significantly. Closer inspection revealed that the get operation times were where the additional time was coming from (40 minutes longer) Our site is…
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Programmatically retrieve list of source folders and create one if not present - C# + VSTS 2017

I am trying to automate some processes to make life a bit easier. We have multiple requests from the team to create a folder in TFS 2017 (they do not have permissions) and then set up the associated builds for that source control folder. The build…
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Error TF401444 when calling TFS Server REST API with a PAT (personal access token)

I have created a PAT token for my user account in TFS Server 2017 (on-premises, not VSTS). Using Postman I am attempting to call the following REST API with Basic Auth: GET http://{server:port}/tfs/DefaultCollection/_apis/projects?api-version=1.0 In…
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Modify TFS Work Item Workflow to prevent state changes

We have a custom field on Bugs and User Stories of 'Traiged by', and the devs shouldn't start work on the ticket until it has been triaged by a product owner. What I'd like to do is prevent the state transition from New to Active when 'Triaged By'…
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TFS 2017 (Web Portal) - Modify Columns of Child grid on Links tab of a User Story

I'm trying to look for an option to modify the columns for child links of a user story. I want to add the "Assigned To" column to see who is/was working on this child task. Here's the screenshot of the web screen I am asking about:
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VS403144: The warehouse database is currently pointing to the same database that was being used on your production deployment

I am upgrading to TFS 2017 using Production restore backup in DR environment. I run the upgrade using Pre-Production upgrade. I follow link below to restore database from production to…
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Change console output language

I have set my locale to English in the TFS 2017 web interface and all the texts now appear in English. However, the language used in the console output window (where the steps being executed are shown while the build runs) remains unchanged. What do…
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TFS get build agent working folder programmatically

Is there any way to programmatically retrieve the working folder of a build agent (through TFS REST API)? I'd like to clean this folder during the reboot of the build agent.
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Can I use TFS 2017 to build a project in SVN?

We have our source code (ASP.NET Core) within a SVN repository. Now for Continuous Integration, we want to use TFS to build and deploy to Azure WebApp. We can't migrate our code to TFS. Is this possible?
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TFS2017: Project Collection Admin has insufficient permission to add a user to the Project Admin group

I am experiencing an issue where I can not add users to the Project Administrators group in a team project even though my user account is in the Project Collection Admins group. I've also tried with an account that is part of the Administration…
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