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The “Automatic linking of a build with associated work items” feature was released in TFS 2017 Update 2 (see the Release Notes). In a nutshell, this feature allows users to track builds that have incorporated their work without having to manually search through a large set of builds. For a richer, more first-class experience, we decided to leverag...

Here are top stories we found in our streams this week related to DevOps, VSTS, TFS and other interesting topics.  TOP STORIES RADIOTFS TIP: If you want to get your VSTS news in audio form then be sure to subscribe to RadioTFS .  FEEDBACK What do you think? How could we do this series better? Here are some ways to connect with u...

Having executed a test - at a minimum - we want to know the outcome. But beyond that, we may want to know more. Data collectors and loggers are the key extension mechanisms intended to provide this and other such details for rich reporting. Data collectors and loggers generate information based on listening to events raised during test execution. ...

(Updated September 12, 2017) We have now published a full set of documentation that covers SharePoint integration for both TFS 2017 (and earlier versions) and TFS 2018. Also, the following solutions are no longer in private preview:   Team Foundation Server (TFS) has provided SharePoint integration since its inception in 200...

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Updating off pre-RTM bits once RTM ships ought to be routine. But if you have not already done so in the case of the .NET Core based Test projects, let me give you a reason to do so. vstest delegates discovery and execution of tests to test-framework-specific adapters. Adapters indicate the kind of test containers that they can process – for e.g. ...

The Git community has disclosed a serious security vulnerability in Git that can lead to arbitrary code execution. This has been assigned CVE 2017-1000117. The Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) team takes security issues very seriously.  We encourage all users to update their Git clients as soon as possible to address this issue. ...

Nicole Forsgren, Gene Kim, participants of the DevOps Enterprise Forum and I collaborated on a free starter self-assessment for your team's DevOps performance. It's now available at https://DevOpsAssessment.net. As input, we used the research from the State of DevOps Reports (presented by DORA and Puppet) that Nicole has been leading for years, ...

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The Sprint 121 Update of Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS) is rolling out more broadly to accounts this week and includes Wiki in public preview and many features to make your workflow more integrated and consistent. Wiki, now included with every project, leverages the simplified editing experience of markdown syntax to write pages that help your...